US Marines' 1st Battalion Goes From Artillery to First NMESIS Medium Missile Battalion

The United States Marine Corps redesignated 1st Battalion, 10th Marines as its first Medium-Range Missile Battalion at Camp Lejeune on October 9, 2026. The formation is being organized around the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, which mounts Naval Strike Missiles on remotely operated, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle-derived ROGUE-Fires launch vehicles. Each launcher configuration carries two anti-ship missiles and is intended to provide mobile coastal strike options for deployed Marine forces. The organizational change establishes a dedicated missile unit within II Marine Expeditionary Force, although the ceremony did not confirm a full launcher inventory or immediate operational certification.