The battalion was deployed again in support of Operation Iraq Freedom in the end of 2005 and returned to Germany in the beginning of 2007. During this deployment the battalion saw direct combat in the Ninewa province of northern Iraq followed by combat operations in the Al Anbar province, to include the Battle of Ramadi, in which it was awarded the Navy Unit Citation for its pivotal role in the retaking of the city of Ramadi from a massive and violent force of well armed and organized extremists.