Our mission is to locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat. U.S. Marines and Sailors from 1st Battalion, 8th...

1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors and is nicknamed "The Beirut Battalion."

1st Battalion 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune. 4,649 likes · 6 talking about this. 1st Battalion, 8th Marines' official page managed by the battalion's Public...

2020年7月16日 · The 1/8 is a battalion-level infantry unit composed of infantry Marines and support personnel. Infantry battalions are the basic tactical units that the regiment uses to accomplish its mission of locating, closing with and destroying the …

2020年11月30日 · Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, were awarded the French Fourragere on Wednesday, as the battalion now comes under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment.

In December 2016, Sergeant Major Drechsler assumed his duties as the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Sergeant Major. From August 2017 to February 2018 he deployed in support of a Unit Deployment...

Leaders from 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV) recently welcomed “The Beirut Battalion” to their ranks, as the Marines and Sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine...

2023年8月8日 · Between recent deployments to Haiti and Afghanistan, and working consistently with Marine Special Operations Command, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, also known as the Beirut...

1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors and is nicknamed "The Beirut Battalion."

We strive to save the stories of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines. The project is called "Postea Bellum" and it is multifaceted. It will focus on 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, the War in Afghanistan and other conflicts and the guys that we lost- but also the "after" part of war.