For missions and training of 1st Recon Battalion, see Marine Reconnaissance.
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1st Reconnaissance Battalion
1st Reconnaissance Battalion insignia
Active
March 1, 1937 – present
Country
United States of America
Branch
United States Marine Corps
Type
Marine Division Recon
Role
Direct support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force
Joint Task Force
Special Reconnaissance
Deep Reconnaissance
Long-Range Reconnaissance
Unconventional Warfare
Direct Action
Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS)
Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO)
Part of
I Marine Expeditionary Force 1st Marine Division
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Korean War Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm War on Terror
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation
Navy Unit Commendation
American Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal
China Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary
Global War on Terrorism Service
Commanders
Commanding Officer
LtCol Nathan S. Willis
Sergeant Major
SgtMaj George Hernandez
Notable commanders
William C. Chip
Military unit
1st Reconnaissance Battalion (abbreviated as 1st Recon Bn) is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is a stand-alone battalion with no parent regiment. Instead, it falls directly under the command of the 1st Marine Division. 1st Recon Bn is located at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California.
1st Recon Battalion was reactivated on July 5, 2000, as part of Marine Corps Commandant General James L. Jones' mission to revitalize Marine Corps reconnaissance.
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