| 8th Engineer Support Battalion | |
|---|---|
 8th ESB insignia | |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Role | Engineering support |
| Part of |
Combat Logistics Regiment 25 2nd Marine Logistics Group II Marine Expeditionary Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune |
| Motto(s) |
“Whatever it Takes” ”Engineers Up” |
| Engagements |
Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt. Col. Ferdinand F. Llantero |
The 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB) is an engineering support unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The unit falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
Mission[]
Provide general engineering support of a deliberate nature to the II MEF, to include survivability, counter-mobility and mobility enhancements, and explosive ordnance disposal; and general supply support incident to handling, storage, and distribution of bulk Class I (water) and bulk Class III and III(A)..
Current units[]
- Headquarters and Service Company
- Engineering Support Company
- A Company
- B Company
- C Company
- Bulk Fuel Company
- Bridge Company
- 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company
History[]
Marines of the 8th ESB work at night to lay concrete as they reconstruct a damaged section of road during a route repair mission in the Tharthar region of Al Anbar, Iraq. August 2007
1950-1989[]
Activated 11 December 1950 at Camp Geiger, North Carolina, as 8th Engineer Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLant). Relocated to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in 1958.
Assigned during September 1962 to Force Troops, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
Redesingated 1 January 1976 as 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Force Troops/ 2d Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
Provided combat service support to Marine Amphibious Units in the United States, Caribbean, and Mediterranean
Elements provided disaster relief support to Charleston, South Carolina, after Hurricane Hugo, September–October 1989
1990-1999[]
Participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, December 1990-April 1991
Elements participated in Haitian refugee operations, Cuba, November 1991-October 1992
Elements provided disaster relief support to southern Florida after Hurricane Andrew, September–October 1992
Elements provided disaster relief support to Puerto Rico after Hurricane George, September–November 1998
Elements provided disaster relief support to Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala after Hurricane Mitch, November 1998-March 1999
2000-2010[]
Deployed during February 2003 to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, March–May 2003
Elements participated in Operation Secure Tomorrow, Haiti, February–June 2004
Elements returned to Iraq in February 2004 for continued operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom 2-1.
Elements participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, January 2005-March 2006
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, March–October 2007
Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, April–November 2009
Elements participated in Operation Unified Response, Haiti, January–March 2010
Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, November 2010-June 2011
See also[]
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References[]
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