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2nd Marine Logistics Group

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Awards
Lineage
Leaders
Command Board Photographs

Honors

Navy Unit Commendation Streamer With Two Bronze Stars

World War II (Iwo Jima, 1945) Southwest Asia (1990-1991) Afghanistan and Iraq (2001-2002)

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with One Bronze Star

World War II Victory Streamer

Navy Occupation Service Streamer with "Asia"

National Defense Service Streamer with three Bronze Stars

Southwest Asia Streamer with three Bronze Stars

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer

Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer

Afghanistan Campaign Streamer

Iraq Campaign Streamer

Lineage

1944-1949

Activated 1 August 1944 at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, as 8th Field Depot, Supply Service, Fleet Marine Force

The unit participated in the following World War II Campaign at Iwo Jima

Relocated during April 1945 to Hilo, Territory of Hawaii

Redesignated 1 June 1945 as 8th Service Regiment, Service Command, Fleet Marine Force

Relocated during September 1945 to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and reassigned to 2d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

Redesignated 15 October 1946 as 2d Combat Service Group, Medium, 2d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

Redesignated 17 April 1947 as 2d Combat Service Group, Medium, Service Command, Fleet Marine Force

1950-1959

Assigned 1 April 1951 to Force Troops, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

Redesignated 1 July 1956 as 2d Combat Service Group, Force Troops, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

Redesignated 1 March 1957 as Force Service Regiment, Force Troops, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

Elements participated in the Landings in Lebanon, July-November 1958

1960-1987

Elements participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, October-December 1962

Elements participated in the intervention in the Dominican Republic, April-June 1965

Redesignated 1 October 1975 as Force Troops/2d Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

Redesignated 30 June 1978 as 2d Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

Elements participated as part of the multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon, August 1982-February 1984

1988-Present

Elements participated in the Persian Gulf, January-June 1988

Redesignated 30 June 1989 as 2d Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

Elements provided disaster relief support to Charleston, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico after Hurricane Hugo, September-October 1989

Elements participated in Operation Just Cause, December 1989

Participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, as the Direct Support Command, and with other elements of 1st Force Service Support Group, December 1990-March 1991

Elements participated in Operation Provide Comfort, Iraq, April-July 1991

Elements participated in Haitian refugee operations, Cuba, November 1991-October 1994

Elements provided disaster relief support to Dade County, Florida, after Hurricane Andrew, September -October 1992

Redesignated 1 September 1992 as 2d Force Service Support Group, U.S. Marine Forces, Atlantic

Elements participated in Operation Provide Promise, Bosnia, July-August 1994

Elements participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Cuba, January-April 2002

Deployed during December 2002 to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom

Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, March-June 2003, March 2005-February 2006, February 2007-February 2008 and January 2009-January 2010

Redesignated 9 November 2005 as 2nd Marine Logistics Group

Elements participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, March 2009-March 2010

Chain of Command

Commanding General, 2nd Marine Logistics Group

Brigadier General Lauren Edwards

Upon graduation from The George Washington University, Brigadier General Edwards attended Officer Candidate School. She graduated as the platoon honor graduate and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in August 1998. In June 2026, Brigadier General Edwards assumed command of 2nd Marine Logistics...

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Command Senior Enlisted Leader, 2d Marine Logistics Group

Sergeant Major David L. Watts

Sergeant Major Watts enlisted in the Marine Corps and reported to 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina in September 1996. In December of 1996 he reported to the School of Infantry and received the MOS of 0311. In February 1997, he was promoted to the rank of Lance...

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Command Master Chief, 2d Marine Logistics Group

Command Master Chief Joseph L. Johnson

Command Master Chief Johnson is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, who graduated from Everman High School in 1996. Master Chief Johnson attended Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, IL. After boot camp, he attended Basic Seamanship in Great Lakes, IL. Master Chief Johnson’s initial duty stations were...

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Command Board Photographs

These files are provided to provided for self service to display locally within your unit's spaces. Files are sized to be printed on a color printer on 8.5" x 11" paper and be displayed in a frame, which can be purchased at ServeMart.

The chain of command from the 2d Marine Logistics Group up to the President of the United States is available in PDF format. For regiment and below, units can use the provided PowerPoint file to create there own command boards for display.