Commanding Officer

LtCol Desmond A. Reid

Lieutenant Colonel Reid is from New York and attended Syracuse University. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and reported to The Basic School for training. Upon completion of The Basic School and the Basic Communication Off...

[Submitted On: 07/16/2008]Read More

8th Comm SgtMaj

SgtMaj Timothy R. Weber

Sergeant Major Weber joined the Marine Corps on 20 August 1990 and graduated with honors from Recruit Training at Parris Island, South Carolina in November. From there PFC Weber was ordered to Camp Geiger to attend Marine Combat Training and then on...

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Beirut Memorial

October 23, at 10:30 a.m.

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8th Comm Marines in Al-Asad

8TH COMM BN DET CONDUCTS TRAINING IN AL ASAD

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Bravo Co. Updates (Operation Iraqi Freedom)

Updated 4 Aug 2009

Check out the Bravo Company page with pictures that are updated as they are received. CLICK HERE

8th Comm Lioness and Tactical Small Unit Leadership Course

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8th Communications Battalion zeros in on combat marksmanship

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Communications Marine leads the way to a brighter future

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8th Comm. Bn. plays vital role in Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Picture perfect: 8th Comm Bn Marine draws her way to success

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8th Comm Bn radio operators return to the basics

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2nd MEB Updates

If a Marine you know deployed with 2nd MEB to Afghanistan, you can CLICK HERE to get updates from their deployed unit!!

For the Families of Marines Attached to Comm Company

Comm Company has arrived at our destination and we have begun to make good things happen. As expected, our equipment is not here but our requirement to establish command and control for the MEB CG remains. We have pieced together a "viable" netw...

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8th Communication Battalion Mission Statement

On order, 8th Communications Battalion, provides, installs, operates and maintains (PIOM) communication support to II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Command Element (CE), two Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB) CE, and three Marine Expedit...

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Want To Find Out The Newest Scoop?

Check out our Holiday Newsletter!

8th Communications Battalion Past News Letters:

January  February  March  April  May   Summer Newsletter!!!

September October

Family Readiness Officer

Contact Information

The 8th Comm BN Family Readiness Officer (FRO) can be reached at (910)450-8788. 

Additionally, we have Deputy FROs for each company who can assist you.

HQ Co:    (910)451-4866

A Co:        (910)451-3062

B Co:        (910)451-3785

SPT Co:   (910)451-7622

SVC Co:   (910)451-4989

We also have Family Readiness Assistants who can be reached by calling the FRO's office at (910)450-8788.

If you need to get in touch with the FRO after working hours, please E-mail or leave a voice mail message.  If you have an emergency after working hours, call the Officer of the Day (OOD) at (910)450-8787.

 Contact the 8th Comm Bn FRO Via Email, Click Here

Information Line:  (877)817-7322 ext 32

8th Comm BN Easter Egg Hunt

Check out the slideshow of all the photos from the Easter Egg Hunt.

Unit Contact Information

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Commanding Officer
8th Communication Battalion
PSC Box 20137
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0137

Officer of the Day:
Commercial 910-450-8787
DSN 750-8787

 DEPLOYED ADDRESSES:
Be sure to number your letters!

For All 8th Comm Marines Deployed to Iraq:
 

8th Comm Bn Family Day

Check out the pictures from the event on 18 Aug 09!!

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