action again until the Gulf War. The battalion was re-designated 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, 2d Marine Division in 1978 and served as the division's general support artillery battalion. During Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm from December 1990 to April 1991, the Marines of 5/10 manned 8" and 155mm self-propelled howitzers and supported the division during the liberation of Kuwait. Since 1991, 5/10 has distinguished itself during service in Haiti in 1994 and by supporting the ongoing War on Terrorism through service as provisional infantry, civil affairs, training foreign militaries, and providing artillery fire support to the coalition forces in Iraq. More specifically, Battery R, Fear the Rhino, was attached to 5/11 during the invasion of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. The battalion most recently served as the Brigade Headquarters Group for 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade while deployed to Southern Afghanistan. The battalion was deployed as a Civil Affairs Group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007. The battalion was part of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in support of Operation Enduring Freedom that deployed in Spring 2009, and returned in spring of 2010, from the Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. The battalion was deactivated on 1 June 2012 at Camp Lejuene, N.C. Honors The Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with One Bronze Star The Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with One Bronze Star The American Defense Service Streamer The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with One Silver and One Bronze star World War II Victory Streamer National Defense Service Streamer with Two Bronze Stars The Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer The Southwest Asia Service Streamer with Three Bronze Stars The Global War on Terror Service Streamer The Global War on Terror Expeditionary Streamer Iraqi Campaign Streamer with One Bronze Star Afghanistan Campaign Streamer with One Bronze Star See also 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade List of United States Marine Corps battalions Organization of the United States Marine Corps References External links 5/10's official website Artillery battalions of the United States Marine Corps