2d LAAD deployed as part of Task Force Tarawa in January 2003. LAAD teams were attached to 1st Battalion 2nd Marines, 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines, and the 11th Marine Regiment during the invasion of Iraq, March 19, 2003. Marines from 2d LAAD would take part in the battle of An Nasiriyah and other skirmishes in Al Kut, An Numaniyah, and other areas.
