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Unit Deployment Program 25.1

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2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment
4th Marine Division

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To reduce the number of unaccompanied tours and improve unit continuity, the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) established UDP to provide for the deployment of units to the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) for periods of approximately six months. The initial program was a six-phased evolution that sequenced infantry battalions and aircraft squadrons/detachments into WESTPAC deployments, thus eliminating the 12-month permanent change of station assignments for personnel assigned to these units.

 

 


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2/23 Leaves for UDP
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ezequiel Delatorre, a network chief, with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and a native of Oxnard California, counts Marines as they walk into a bus on Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 11, 2025.The Marines are headed to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan as part of Unit Deployment Program 25.1. The activation marks the beginning of an intensive period of training for 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines as they provide a total force solution in support of the UDP by aligning Marine Forces Reserve’s commitment to Marine Corps strategic objectives. This is first time since 2020 that an entire Reserve infantry battalion has activated to support the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)
UDP 25.1 PHOTO GALLERY
ARCTIC EDGE 24: HIMARS Live Fire
Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) live fire at the Yukon Training Area on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. The HIMARS live fire exercise is in response to a call for fire by a detachment of Green Berets from the 10th Special Force Group (Airborne) (not featured) posted near the simulated target. During Arctic Edge 24, more than 400 joint and allied Special Operators trained with conventional forces in extreme cold weather to sharpen Special Operation Forces’ unique capabilities such as special reconnaissance, long range movements, rapid resupply, and personnel recovery in the austere Arctic environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Darling)
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NEWS AND PRESS RELEASES


PRESS RELEASE: Marine Reserve Battalion Prepares for Deployment to Okinawa, Japan
https://www.marforres.marines.mil/News-Photos/MARFORRES-News/Article/4114762/press-release-marine-reserve-battalion-prepares-for-deployment-to-okinawa-japan/


A corpsman’s heroic actions save the life of a Marine before an upcoming deployment
https://www.marforres.marines.mil/News-Photos/MARFORRES-News/Article/4035917/a-corpsmans-heroic-actions-save-the-life-of-a-marine-before-an-upcoming-deploym/


PRESS RELEASE:  Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment Leaves for Six-Month Deploymenthttps://www.marforres.marines.mil/news-photos/marforres-news/article/4016149/press-release-fox-company-2nd-battalion-23rd-marine-regiment-leaves-for-six-mon/


Valley Springs Firefighter Deploys with the Marines
https://new.thepinetree.net/?p=187361