1st Maintenance Battalion - History

History

  • 1ST MAINTENANCE BATTALION HISTORY
  • ACTIVATED 1 OCTOBER 1947 AT BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, AS MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 1ST COMBAT SERVICE GROUP, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • RELOCATED DURING OCTOBER 1947 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA
  • REDESIGNATED 22 MARCH 1949 AS 1st MAINTENANCE BATTALION, 1st COMBAT SERVICE GROUP, SERVICE COMMAND, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • REDESIGNATED 1 OCTOBER 1949 AS MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 1st COMBAT SERVICE GROUP, SERVICE COMMAND, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • 1950-1953
  • DEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1950 TO KOBE, JAPAN
  • REDEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1950 TO INCHON, KOREA
  • PARTICIPATED IN THE KOREAN WAR, OPERATING FROM INCHON-SEOUL, CHOSIN RESERVOIR, EAST CENTRAL FRONT, AND WESTERN FRONT
  • DEACTIVATED 19 APRIL 1953
  • REACTIVATED 2 JULY 1953 AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA AS MOTOR TRANSPORT SUPPORT BATTALION, 1st COMBAT SERVICE GROUP, SERVICE COMMAND, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • 1954-1975
  • REDESIGNATED 15 OCTOBER 1954 AS MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 1st COMBAT SERVICE GROUP, SERVICE COMMAND, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • REDESIGNATED 30 DECEMBER 1955 AS MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 1st COMBAT SERVICE GROUP, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • REDESIGNATED 1 APRIL 1956 AS MAINTENANCE BATTALION, 1st COMBAT SERVICE GROUP, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • REDESIGNATED 1 MARCH 1957 AS MATERIAL SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE BATTALION, 1st FORCE SERVICE REGIMENT, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • REDESIGNATED 1 SEPTEMBER 1964 AS MAINTENANCE BATTALION, 1st FORCE SERVICE REGIMENT, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • REDESIGNATED 15 FEBRUARY 1967 AS MAINTENANCE BATTALION, 1st FORCE SERVICE REGIMENT, FORCE LOGISTIC COMMAND, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM, FEBRUARY 1967 - APRIL 1971, OPERATING FROM DA NANG
  • REDESIGNATED 23 APRIL 1971 AS MAINTENANCE BATTALION, 1st FORCE SERVICE REGIMENT, FLEET MARINE FORCE AND RELOCATED TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA
  • 1976-2006
  • REDESIGNATED 30 MARCH 1976 AS 1st MAINTENANCE BATTALION, 1st FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP, FLEET MARINE FORCE
  • PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM, SOUTHWEST ASIA, 1990-1991
  • PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION RESTORE HOPE, SOMALIA, DECEMBER 1992-MARCH 1993
  • NUMEROUS ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FROM 1993-2002
  • DEPLOYED DURING JANUARY 2003 TO KUWAIT IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
  • PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ MARCH-MAY 2003
  • PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2008-MARCH 2009
  • PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN, APRIL-AUGUST 2012

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