1st Marine Logistics Group

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1st Marine Logistics Group
1st MLG insignia
Active	1 July 1947 - present
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Logistics
Role	Multi-faceted combat service support
Part of	I Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Motto	Victory through Logistics
Battles/wars	Korean War * Battle of Inchon * Battle of Chosin Reservoir Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom * Operation Vigilant Resolve * Operation Phantom Fury
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General David G. Reist

The 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG) is a logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, with detachments located at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms.^[1]

1 Subordinate units
2 History
3 Awards
4 Notes
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Subordinate units

The 1st Marine Logistics Group is comprised of:

[edit] History

The current 1st Marine Logistics Group was activated on March 30, 1976. The lineage of 1st MLG dates back to July 1, 1947 when it was activated as the 1st Combat Service Group (1st CSG), Service Command, Fleet Marine Force at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In the same month, 1st CSG was relocated to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

[edit] Korean War

In August 1950, 1st CSG was deployed to Kobe, Japan; and was subsequently deployed in September 1950 to Inchon, Korea, assigned to the 1st Marine Division. They participated in the Korean War, fighting at Inchon-Seoul, Chosin Reservoir, the East-Central front, and the Western front. In August 1951, they were reassigned to the Fleet Marine Force; and in October 1951, ressigned to the 1st Marine Division. In May 1953, they were again reassigned to Fleet Marine Force and relocated to MCB Camp Pendleton, California.

On 1 March 1957, 1st CSG was redesignated as the 1st Force Service Regiment.

[edit] Vietnam War

In February 1967, the 1st Force Service Regiment was deployed to the Republic of Vietnam. On February 15, 1967, they were redesignated/assigned as the 1st Force Service Regiment, Force Logistic Command, Fleet Marine Force and assigned to the III Marine Amphibious Force.

They participated in the Vietnam War from February 1967 to April 1971, operating from Da Nang, South Vietnam.

[edit] 1970s

On April 23, 1971, 1st Force Service Regiment, FMF was relocated to Camp Pendleton, California. Then on April 30, 1976, they were redesignated as 1st Force Service Support Group (1st FSSG).

[edit] 1990s

In the 1990s, 1st Force Service Support Group participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm from September 1990 to April 1991; and in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia from December 1992 to February 1993.

[edit] Global War on Terror

A U.S. Marine with Operations Platoon, Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) directs a backhoe — building barriers to guard a checkpoint near Fallujah, Iraq. (December 2006, USMC photo)

The Marines of 1st MLG have been deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In February 2007, the Group returned from their third deployment, having served in several locations, including Camp Fallujah, Camp Al Taqaddum and Al Asad Air Base.^[2]