2nd Civil Affairs Group (2nd CAG) is a civil affairs (CA) unit of the

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. It is based at Naval Support Facility Anacostia, Washington, D.C. and is part of the Force Headquarters Group of the

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. 2nd CAG mostly supports

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. The unit was deactivated in June 2019 and turned into Marine Corps Advisor Company (MCAC) Alpha and Marine Corps Advisor Company Bravo.

Organization

2nd CAG is commanded by a

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and the unit has 38 Marine officers, 85 Marine enlisted, 4 Navy officers and 1 Navy enlisted. The unit consists of one headquarters detachment and four line detachments. The headquarters detachment also contains a standing G9 staff section of 24 Marines ready for rapid mobilization to support a brigade or larger unit.

History

On 1 October 2013, 2nd CAG stood up from

4th Civil Affairs Group 4th Civil Affairs Group (4th CAG) is a civil affairs unit of the United States Marine Corps. It is based in Hialeah, Florida. For information on 4th CAG prior to 2012, see 2nd Civil Affairs Group, which was formed out of the original 4th CAG in W ...

. In June 2019, the unit was deactivated and integrated again into the 4th Civil Affairs Group.

Notable members

* Charles Lollar, running for

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*Colonel Lawrence Kaifesh ran for U.S. Congress in the IL-8 District.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2nd Civil Affairs Group Civil affairs groups of the United States Marine Corps Force Headquarters Group Inactive units of the United States Marine Corps