Task Force Tarawa - Order of Battle

Order of Battle

  • 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
2nd Marine Regiment
1st Battalion 2nd Marines (1/2)
2nd Battalion 8th Marines (2/8)
3rd Battalion 2nd Marines (3/2)
1st Battalion 10th Marines (1/10)
Company C, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Company A, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion (Attached to 1/2)
Company A, 8th Tank Battalion (Attached to 1/2) (deactivated currently Company E, 4th Tank Battalion)
Company A, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
Marine Air Control Group 28
2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion
Marine Air Support Squadron 1

HMM-162 - Helicopter Marine Medium

Combat Service Support Battalion 22

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