2nd Battalion, 6th Marines

2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
	2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment insignia
Active	August 14, 1917 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Infantry battalion
Role	Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
Part of	6th Marine Regiment; 2nd Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Nickname(s)	"The Ready Battalion", "Spartans"
Motto(s)	"Never to Quit"
Engagements	World War I Battle of Belleau Wood; Battle of Soissons; Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge; Meuse-Argonne offensive; ; World War II Battle of Guadalcanal; Battle of Tarawa; Battle of Saipan; ; Multinational Force in Lebanon; War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation Inherent Resolve; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	LtCol Chase A. Bradford
Notable; commanders	William A. Worton ; John R. Allen ; Marcus J. Mainz ; Ryan B. Cohen

2nd Battalion, 6th Marines (2/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "The Ready Battalion" or "2/6 Spartans", it consists of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors and falls under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.