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List of Marine Units Deployed to Afghanistan
(Updated via database entries each week)

Unit	Unit Full Name	Unit Information & Message Boards
1st Marine Division
2/7	2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
2nd Marine Division
1/6	1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
24th MEU	24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
2nd Intel	2nd Intelligence Battalion of II MHG
CLB-24	Combat Logistics Battalion 24 of CLR 27

List of Marine Units Deployed to Iraq
(Updated via database entries each week)

Unit	Unit Full Name	Unit Information & Message Boards
1st Marine Division
1/11	1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment
1/4	1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
1/5	1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment
1/7	1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
1st ANGLICO	1st Air Naval Gunfire Liason Company of I MHG
1st CEB	1st Combat Engineer Battalion
1st Den Bn	1st Dental Battalion of CLR 15
1st Division, HQ Bn	Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division
1st Force Recon	1st Force Reconnaissance Co. of I MHG
1st Intel	1st Intelligence Battalion of I MHG
1st LAR	1st Light Armored Reconnaisance Battalion
1st Maint Bn	1st Maintenance Battalion of CLR 15
1st Med Bn	1st Medical Battalion of CLR 15
1st MLG	1st Marine Logistics Group
1st Radio	1st Radio Battalion of I MHG
1st Recon	1st Reconnaisance Battalion
1st Supply Bn	1st Supply Battalion of CLR 15
1st Tanks	1st Tank Battalion
2/11	2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment
3/11	3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment
3/4	3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
3/7	3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
3rd AAB	3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion
3rd AAB, D Co	3rd Amphibious Assault Bn~~Delta Co
3rd LAAD	3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion of MACG 38
3rd LAR	3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
3rd MAW	3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
5/11	5th battalion, 11th Marine Regiment
5th Marines	5th Marine Regiment aka RCT-5 when deployed
CLB 1	Combat Logistics Battalion 1 of CLR 1
CLB-5 aka 7th ESB	Combat Logistics Battalion 5 aka 7th Engineer Support Battalion of CLR 1
CLC-134 (CLC-16)	Combat Logistics Company 134 (CLC-16) of CLR 15
CLR-1	Combat Logistics Regiment 1 of the 1st MLG
CLR-17	Combat Logistics Regiment 17 of the 1st MLG
HMH-465	Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 of MAG 16
HMLA-169	Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 of MAG 39
HMLA-267	Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 of MAG 39
HMLA-367	Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 of MAG 39
HMLA-369	Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 of MAG 39
HMM-161	Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 of MAG 16
HMM-163	Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 of MAG 16
HMM-165	Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 of MAG 16
HMM-268	Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 of MAG 39
MACG 38	Marine Air Control Group 38 of 3rd MAW
MACS-1	Marine Air Control Squadron 1 of MACG 38
MAG 11	Marine Aircraft Group 11 of the 3rd MAW
MALS-11	Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 of MAG 11
MASS-3	Marine Air Support Squadron 3 of MACG 38
MSSS-371	Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 of MWSG-37
MTACS-38	Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 of MACG 38
MWCS-38	Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 of MACG 38
MWHS-3	Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 of the 3rd MAW
MWSG-37	Marine Wing Support Group 37 of the 3rd MAW
MWSS 374	Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 of MWSG 37
MWSS-372	Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 of MWSG-37
MWSS-373	Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 of MWSG-37
VMA-211	Marine Attack Squadron 211 of MAG 13
VMA-311	Marine Attack Squadron 311 of MAG 13
VMA-513	Marine Attack Squadron 513 of MAG 13
VMFA(AW)-121	Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121 of MAG 11
VMFA(AW)-242	Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 of MAG 11
VMGR-352	Marine Refueler Transport Squadron 352 of MAG 11
2nd Marine Division
1/10	1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment
1/2	1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
1/8	1st Battalion, 8th Marines
1/9	1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment
2/2	2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
2/6	2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
2/8	2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
2nd AABN	2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion
2nd ANGLICO	2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liason Company of II MHG
2nd CEB	2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
2nd Intel	2nd Intelligence Battalion of II MHG
2ND LAAD	2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Bn of MACG 28
2nd LAR	2nd Light Armored Reconnaisance Battalion
2nd Maint Bn	2nd Maintenance Battalion of CLR 25
2nd Marines	2nd Marine Division
2nd Marines aka RCT-2	2nd Marine Regiment aka RCT-2 when deployed
2nd Med Bn	2nd Medical Battalion of CLR 25
2nd MLG	2nd Marine Logistics Group
2nd MP Bn	2nd Military Police Battalion of the 2nd MLG
2nd Radio	2nd Radio Battalion of II MHG
2nd Recon	2nd Reconnaisance Battalion
2nd Sup Bn	2nd Supply Battalion of CLR 25
2nd Tanks	2nd Tank Battalion
2nd TSB	2nd Transportation Supply Battalion
3/10	3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment
3/2	3nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
3/6	3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
5/10	5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment
8th ESB	8th Engineer Support Battalion of the 2nd MLG
CLB-2	Combat Logistics Battalion 2 of CLR 2
CLB-6	Combat Logistics Battalion 6 of CLR 2
CLR 25	Combat Logistics Regiment 25 of the 2nd MLG
CLR 27	Combat Logistics Regiment 27 of the 2nd MLG
CLR-2	Combat Logistics Regiment 2 of the 2nd MLG
HMLA-269	Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 of MAG 29
HQ BN	Headquarters Battalion of 2nd Marine Division
II MEF	II Marine Expeditionary Force
II MHG	II MEF Headquarters Group
MACG 28	Marine Air Control Group 28 of the 2nd MAW
MACS-2	Marine Air Control Squadron 2 of MACG 28
MAG 29	Marine Aircraft Group 29
MALS-29	Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29 of MAG 29
MASS-1	Marine Air Support Squadron 1 of MACG 28
MWCS-28	Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 of MACG 28
MWHS 2	Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 of the 2nd MAW
MWSS-271	Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 of MWSG 27
MWSS-272	Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 of MWSG 27
VMA-223	Marine Attack Squadron 223 of MAG 14
VMA-231	Marine Attack Squadron 231 of MAG 14
VMAQ-2	Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 of MAG 14
VMAQ-3	Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 of MAG 14
VMGR-252	Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 of MAG 14
VMU-2	Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 of MACG 28
3rd Marine Division
2/3	2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment
3/12	3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment
3rd Recon	3rd Reconnaisance Battalion
CLB-4	Combat Logistics Battalion 4 of CLR 3 of the 3rd MLG
CLR 3	Combat Logistics Regiment 3 of the 3rd MLG
HMH-363	Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 of MAG 24
HMM-262	Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 of MAG 36
MALS-24	Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 of MAG 24
MWSS-172	Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 of MWSG 17
Stinger	1st Stinger Battery of MACG 18
4th Marine Division
1/14--A	1st Battalion, 14t