2nd Battalion, 10th Marines
2nd Battalion 10th Marines (2/10) is an artillery battalion of the United States Marine Corps comprising three cannon batteries, two rocket batteries, and a headquarters battery. The battalion is stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and its primary weapon systems are the M777A2 howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 km and the M142 HIMARS with a maximum effective range of 300km. They fall under the command of the 10th Marine Regiment and 2nd Marine Division.
U.S. Marines with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (2/10) set up security and await an explosive ordnance disposal team during a patrol through local Afghan settlements in Habbib Abad, Afghanistan, 28 May 2012
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) M1140 truck frame.
A M142 HIMARS launching a GMLRS rocket at the White Sands Missile Range in 2005
Proof-of-concept prototype of HIMARS at White Sands Missile Range, April 1991
A HIMARS launcher with armored cab
A HIMARS launcher being loaded into a C-130 Hercules aircraft in 2011
