Marine Corps creates first medium missile battalion

Marines dedicate first medium missile battalion at Camp Lejeune

The battalion will employ the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, a land-based anti-ship missile weapon.

The United States has formed the first medium-range missile battalion

The United States has formed the first medium-range missile battalion.The U.S. Marine Corps this month formed the first specialized missile battalion equipped with NMESIS unmanned launchers. It was transformed from an existing one and received the...

Marine Corps creates first medium missile battalion

As the service's first medium missile battalion, the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, will be equipped with NMESIS as a complement to its artillery.

U.S. Marine Corps Stands Up First NMESIS Anti-ship Missile Battalion

US Marines stand up first medium missile battalion at Camp Lejeune, built around NMESIS

1st Battalion, 10th Marines has changed from an artillery unit to the Marine Corps' first medium missile battalion, equipped with the NMESIS ground-based anti-ship missile system.