 On December 7 , 2006 , Headquarters Marine Corps released a message stating that 2nd Battalion 9th Marines would be reactivated during 2007 as part of the continuing Global War on Terror . 2nd Battalion 9th Marines was re @-@ activated on July 13 , 2007 and replaced the Anti @-@ Terrorism Battalion ( <unk> ) . In September 2008 , Marines and Sailors from 2 / 9 deployed to Al <unk> Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . They were based in the city of <unk> and returned in April 2009 without any Marines or Sailors killed in action . July 2010 Marines and Sailors from 2 / 9 deployed to <unk> , <unk> Province , Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom . In December 2010 Echo Company from 2 / 9 were attached to 3 / 5 in <unk> , Afghanistan where they earned the notorious nickname of " Green Hats . " They returned February 2011 . They redeployed back to <unk> December 2011 and returned July 2012 . Echo and Weapons companies deployed once more to Afghanistan from January through April 2013 , participating in combat operations out of Camp <unk> . On April 1 , 2015 the battalion was deactivated in a ceremony at Camp Lejeune . 
