Following World War II and the rise of the importance of a Sea to Shore connection, all Landing Craft were organized into Beach Party Battalions.

[4] 1980 – Cuban Refugees in the Florida Straights 1982 – PLO Evacuation from Beirut 1983 – Grenada Island Evacuation 1991 – Liberation of Kuwait - Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1994 – Restoration of Democracy in Haiti 1999 – Operation Allied Force 2006 – Joint Task Force Lebanon Civilian Evacuation[5][6] The six departments of ACU-2 are Landing Craft, Administration, Repair, Medical, Operations, and Supply.

The most prevalent ratings at the command are Boatswain's Mates (BM), Enginemen (EN), Quartermasters (QM), and Undesignated Seamen (SN).

Secondary and support ratings at ACU-2 include Culinary Specialists (CS), Damage Controlmen (DC), Electrician's Mates (EM), Electronics Technicians (ET), Hull Maintenance Technicians (HT), Logistics Specialists (LS), Machinist's Mates (MM), Operations Specialists (OS), Navy Counselors (NC), and Yeomen (YN).

The LCU Division operates its LCUs which can make long deployments independently or aboard larger amphibious vessels such as LHDs and LHAs.