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1st Reconnaissance Battalion
1st Reconnaissance Battalion insignia
ActiveMarch 1, 1937 – present
Country1st Reconnaissance Battalion United States of America
Branch1st Reconnaissance Battalion United States Marine Corps
Type Marine Division Recon
RoleDirect 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
Garrison/HQ MCB Camp Pendleton, California
Nickname(s)Black Diamonds
Patron LtCol William "Wild Bill" Whaling
Motto(s)"Celer, Silens, Mortalis", "Swift, Silent, Deadly"
ColorsBlack and Gold
Engagements
World War II
  • Battle of Guadalcanal
  • Battle of Cape Gloucester
  • Battle of Peleliu
  • Battle of Okinawa
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

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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