Unit Bloodlines
Five combat bloodlines anchor the formation: infantry, reconnaissance, force reconnaissance, Marine aviation, and Air Force special tactics. Each page now carries its own insignia, mission lane, and task-organization brief so recruits and members can understand where the unit fits before they open a command profile.
Raised with the 5th Marines in 1917, Darkhorse carries Belleau Wood, Pacific island fighting, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan in its bloodline.
Activated at Camp Lejeune in 1958, 2nd Recon became a division reconnaissance force built for amphibious entry, surveillance, and hard patrol work.
Formed in 1958 for Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, 2nd Force Recon represents deep reconnaissance, specialized insertion, and force-level reconnaissance work.
Commissioned in 1941, 2nd MAW took its first blows at Pearl Harbor and fought across the South Pacific. HMLA-269 belongs under this aviation wing.
Activated under AFSOC at Cannon AFB, 26th STS brings combat controllers, special tactics teams, and air-ground integration into joint special operations.
Order of Battle
The archive stays locked on five parent histories. Infantry, reconnaissance, force reconnaissance, Marine aviation, and Air Force special tactics each hold their own lane. HMLA-269 remains nested under 2nd MAW because attack aviation belongs to the wing, not beside it.