al ong ▁with ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ' s ▁ 1 4 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment — w ere ▁to ▁provide ▁security ▁for ▁ 5 0 0   Se abe es ▁as ▁they ▁attempted ▁to ▁construct ▁an ▁air field . ▁The ▁A ola ▁Bay ▁air field ▁construction ▁effort ▁had ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁William ▁H alse y , ▁Jr .— comm ander ▁of ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁Pacific ▁area — act ing ▁on ▁a ▁recommendation ▁by ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Richmond ▁K . ▁Turner , ▁U . S . ▁naval ▁commander ▁of ▁am ph ib ious ▁forces ▁for ▁the ▁south ▁Pacific . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Marine ▁Ra ider ▁Battalion ▁was ▁a ▁unique ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁The ▁batt alion ' s ▁original ▁organization ▁and ▁tact ics ▁were ▁based ▁around ▁Commun ist ▁Chinese ▁pre cept s ▁Carl son ▁had ▁witness ed ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁observer ▁with ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 - 1 9 3 8 . ▁These ▁pre cept s ▁included ▁prom oting ▁equality ▁between ▁officers ▁and ▁en list ed ▁men ▁and ▁making ▁dec isions ▁through ▁collect ive ▁cons ensus . ▁Un like ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Marine ▁Ra ider ▁Battalion , ▁which ▁focused ▁on ▁comm ando ▁tact ics , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁trained ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁force . ▁The ▁training ▁included ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁in fil tr ation ▁tact ics ▁and