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  caption 5/10 Insignia
  dates January 1941
  country United States
  branch USMC
  type Artillery
  role Provide fires in support of 2nd Marine Division
  command Structure 10th Marine Regiment <br> 2nd Marine Division
  garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
  motto "Pain by Steel Rain"
  battles Battle Of Guadalcanal <br> Battle Of Tarawa <br> Battle Of Saipan <br> Battle Of Guam <br> Battle Of Iwo Jima <br> Operation Desert Storm <br> Operation Iraqi Freedom


5th Battalion 10th Marines (5/10) is an Artillery battalion comprised of four firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion is stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune , North Carolina and its primary weapon system is the M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30km. The battalion is currently transitioning to the M777 lightweight howitzer.


MISSION

Provide direct support of the 2nd Marine Division in time of conflict. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies. They also have the secondary mission of being the primary providers of Civilian Military Operations (CMO). CMO is defined as the activities of the commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military organizations, Government and civilian organizations and the civilian populace.


CURRENT UNITS

  • Headquarters Battery

  • Battery I/3/12

  • Battery R

  • Battery S

  • Battery T



HISTORY



World War II



The Gulf War & the 1990s



Global War on Terror



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