8th Communications Battalion (8th Comm Bn)
Expeditionary Units: II Marine Expeditionary Force
Unit Information
The Mission of 8th Communications Battalion is to deploy task-organized, self-sustaining combat-ready detachments capable of providing command, control, communications, and computer support to Commanding General, Marine Forces Command; Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force; Subordinate Marine Air Ground Task Forces; and Marine Expeditionary Unit Commanders, in support of Joint and/or Combined operations in any environment and across the spectrum of conflict.
BASE LOCATION:
MCB Camp Lejeune, NC
OFFICIAL UNIT WEB SITE:
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Family Readiness Information
The primary source of unit/battalion information for spouses AND parents is the Deployment Readiness Coordinator (DRC) and Unit Hotline. The DRC will work with FR Assistants, FR Advisors and FR Volunteers along with the senior command members to make up the new Family Readiness Command Team.
Note: The DRC was formerly known as FRO and in some instances, the USMC Family Readiness Page has not been updated to reflect DRC rather than FRO.
FAMILY READINESS PAGE:
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DEPLOYLMENT READINESS COORDINATOR (DRC):
Mrs. Susan R. Hayes; Email: susan.hayes@usmc.mil
DRC PHONE NUMBER:
910-450-8788 or after hours: 910-382-3165
Unit Hotline Number:
877-817-7322
Hotline Extension:
Option 32
8th Communications Battalion (8th Comm Bn) Mailing Addresses
8th Communication Battalion PSC Box 20137 Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0137
MarineParents.com Sites for 8th Comm Bn
Marine Parents Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MPCampLejeune/
Marine Parents Fleet Information Page
https://www.marineparents.com/fleet/MPCampLeJeune.asp
Additional Services from MarineParents.com
MarineParents.com, Inc. Web Site:
www.MarineParents.com
Marine Parents Fleet Pages:
www.MarineParents.com/Fleet
EGA Shop for Unit Shirts:
EGA Shop Unit Store
Our Official Facebook Groups:
MarineParents.com/Facebook
Other Helpful Web Sites
(these may or may not be official USMC web sites)- II MEF unit page: http://www.iimef.marines.mil/
- MCB Camp Lejeune: http://www.lejeune.marines.mil/
8th Communications Battalion (8th Comm Bn) Postal Facility
If you need assistance finding a mailing address for a Marine, please contact the postal facility of the last known state-side duty station. The postal facility will not give out mailing addresses to non-family members. Family members need to be prepared to provide identifying information for their Marine. The following is contact information for the postal facility that handles 8th Comm Bn mail:
Postal Facility Location
Main Post Office Camp Lejeune, NC
Postal Phone Number(s)
(910) 451-2789/2204/5134
Information on 8th Comm Bn last updated 9/26/2018 4:58:27 PM GMT.
Attention Unit DRC and/or Senior Command Elements of the 8th Comm Bn:
To request changes to the 8th Comm Bn Unit Information Page™, please contact the Marine Parents office at 573-449-2003 or via email mp@marineparents.com. Office staff will make the changes immediately.
