2nd Battalion 25th Marines 2nd Battalion , 25th Marines ( 2 / 25 ) is a reserve infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps headquartered in Garden City , New York , with units located throughout the Mid - Atlantic States . It consists of approximately 1000 Marines and sailors . They fall under the command of the 25th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division . Mission . Provide trained and qualified units and individuals to augment , reinforce , or reconstitute the active component of the Marine Corps in time of war , national emergency , and such other times as the national security may require History . World War II . The Battalion was first activated on 1 May 1943 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune , North Carolina , as the 2nd Battalion , 25th Marines . They relocated during August – September 1943 to Camp Pendleton , California . In September 1943 , 2 / 25 was assigned to the 4th Marine Division . They were deployed for combat during January 1944 to Kwajalein Atoll , Marshall Islands . They participated in the following World War II campaigns : Kwajalein , Saipan , Tinian and Iwo Jima . In October 1945 , they relocated to Camp Pendleton , California and were deactivated on 31 October 1945 . Post - war years . 2 / 25 was reactivated on 1 July 1962 at Garden City , New York , and assigned to the 4th Marine Division , Marine Forces Reserve . The battalion was mobilized piecemeal during the period of November 1990 - January 1991 in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm . The majority of the battalion trained at Camp Lejuene , N . C . for possible deployment overseas , while Fox Company 2 / 25 deployed to the Persian Gulf and participated directly in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm . 2nd Platoon of Fox Company deployed as part of 5th Marine Regiment of the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade participating in combat operations in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait , while the remainder of the company supported 2nd Marine Division operations with the 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion . With the cessation of hostilities in the Persian Gulf , 2nd platoon of Fox Company was subsequently diverted to Bangladesh for participation in Operation Sea Angel in May 1991 . The battalion demobilized during March / April 1991 and returned to Garden City , New York . The elements of Fox Company that remained active returned to the Bronx , NY on July 3 , 1991 just prior to the 4th of July weekend of 1991 . These Marines were subsequently re - assigned to other 2 / 25 elements as the Fox Company headquarters was moved from its prior home in New Rochelle , NY to Albany , NY during their deployment . In September / October 1994 , 2 / 25 participated in Operation Sea Signal in Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . In the summers of 1995 and 1996 , they participated in JTF - 6 Counter - drug missions in the Southwest United States . In 1997 they participated in a CAX at 29 Palms CA . In July Of 1998 parts of the Battalion deployed to Lithuania to participate in a CJT know as " Baltic Challenge 98 " . February 1999 , the battalion deployed to Norway for Operation Battle Griffin . Also participated in Operation Rescue Eagle , Romanian July 2000 Global War on Terror . Mobilized during January 2002 - January 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom . Demobilized in January 2003 and returned to Garden City , New York . Mobilized March 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and started demobilization August 2003 . During the summer of 2004 deployed to Mount Fuji , Japan for Annual Training . During the winter of 2005 deployed to Norway for Annual Training in support of Battle Griffin ' 05 . In March 2005 , 75 members of the battalion deployed to Iraq as individual augments with 3rd Battalion , 25th Marines . In December of that year , more than 250 individual members of the battalion were mobilized to augment 1st Battalion 25th Marines for deployment in Iraq . During the summer of 2007 the battalion , joined by medical and veterinary civil affairs units , traveled to Senegal for Operation Shared Accord . The battalion split its time between training with Senegalese commandos and fire support companies and providing veterinary and medical care to the towns surrounding the training area . In September 2008 , 2 / 25 , with individual augments from 1 / 25 and 3 / 25 , deployed to Al Anbar Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . The battalion was split in two 500 marine " half - battalion " units to pursue separate missions : Force protection of Al Asad Air Base and counter insurgency operations in the area around Camp Korean Village , Iraq . 2 / 25 Demobilized and returned to Garden City , New York on 10 April 2009 , after turning over the security of Al Asad Air Base to 1st Battalion 8th Marines . In the Summer of 2010 , over 400 Marines from 2 / 25 deployed to Mozambique to train with the local military , and conduct humanitarian medical Civil Affairs in towns near the capital . The partner based training concentrated on small arms tactics and hasty mine clearing in one of the most heavily minded countries in the world .