2nd LAAM Battalion

The 2nd Light Antiaircraft Missile (LAAM) Battalion was a United States Marine Corps unit activated on May 1, 1965, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Equipped with the HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) missile system, its primary mission was to provide medium-range air defense for Marine forces. The battalion deployed to Vietnam in 1965, operating in the Da Nang area to protect vital airfields and installations from enemy air attacks. The 2nd LAAM Battalion was deactivated on May 26, 1970, following the reduction of Marine forces in Vietnam.