Marines


2d Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment

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4th Marine Division
Marine Corps Forces Reserve

1 Aviation Rd
Brooklyn, NY. 11234

Duty Phone
(504) 228-7731

Lieutenant Colonel David J. Bates

Battalion Commander

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Sergeant Major Kharn S. Phetluangsy

Command Senior Enlisted Leader

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Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Murray

INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR

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Sergeant Major Andrew Cordero

Inspector-Instructor Command Senior Enlisted Leader

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2nd Battalion, 25th Marines – the Empire Battalion – is one of eight reserve Marine infantry battalions spread across the United States.  Our Marines meet to train and prepare for war each month across the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.


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​ENLISTED  

Staff Sergeant
Sean Passehl

sean.passehl@marines.usmc.mil

   
 

 

​OFFICERS

Major
Nichalos Abbate
Executive Officer
nicholas.r.abbate@usmc.mil

 
 

Lieutenant Colonel
Patrick Skehan
Inspector - Instructor
patrick.skehan@usmc.mil

 

 



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A U.S. Marine Corps combined anti-armor team conducts a live-fire exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Dec. 6, 2025. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, execute live-fire missions designed to sustain and refine tactical decision-making, leadership, and technical proficiency. The training improves unit readiness and ensures Marines maintain combat capabilities against armored threats. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breysson Villacortacampos.)
U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen conduct a live fire exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Dec. 5-6, 2025. The mortarmen are with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. Ensuring readiness for future missions, Marines carried out live‑fire drills to improve tactical decision-making, leadership, and technical skills. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "Aggressive Determination Driving Rock" by Tasty Tunes /https://stock.adobe.com/
The U.S. Marine Corps unveiled a brand-new Home Training Center in Brooklyn, New York on Jan. 6, 2024. This facility, equipped with modern training amenities, serves to enhance the readiness of Marine reservists with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, while fostering stronger ties between the military and local community. The inauguration ceremony was attended by city officials, military leaders, and community representatives, highlighting collaborative efforts behind this initiative.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marvell Nicholson, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve uses a improvised flotation device while sighting in on his M27 rifle in Jungle Amphibious Training School (JATS) during Tradewinds 2023 (TW23) at Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 20, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, as well as increase all participants' training capacity and capability to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises and security threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jannik T. Wille, a machine gunner with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines partakes in a jungle raid drill during Tradewinds 23 at Camp Seweyo, Guyana on July 26, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, as well as increase all participants' training capacity and capacity to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises and security threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mark Rodriguez, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, conducts movement drills while attending Jungle Amphibious Training School (JATS) during Tradewinds 2023 at Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 18, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, as well as increase all participants’ training capacity and capability to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises and security threats. Rodriguez is a native of South Hadley, Massachusetts and is currently a State Trooper. Rodriguez also graduated from South Hadley High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

 



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