1st Battalion, 5th Marines

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1st Battalion, 5th Marines
1st Battalion, 5th Marines insignia
Active	13 July 1914 – 24 December 1914 25 May 1917 – 13 August 1919 17 May 1921 – 2 January 1933 1 September 1934 – 6 January 1942 14 January 1942 – 1 October 1947 1 October 1949 – 15 June 1974 31 March 1975 – present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Light infantry
Role	Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
Size	1,200
Part of	5th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Nickname(s)	"Geronimo"
Motto(s)	"Make peace or die"
Engagements	World War I Battle of Belleau Wood Battle of Soissons Battle of Saint-Mihiel Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge Meuse-Argonne Offensive World War II Guadalcanal Campaign Battle of Cape Gloucester Battle of Peleliu Battle of Okinawa Korean War Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of Inchon Second Battle of Seoul Battle of Chosin Reservoir Battle of Hwacheon Battle of the Punchbowl Battle of Bunker Hill (1952) First Battle of the Hook Battle for Outpost Vegas Battle of the Samichon River Vietnam War Operation Union I & Operation Union II Operation Swift Battle of Hue Operation Desert Storm War on Terror Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	LtCol Nicholas Freeman
Notable commanders	LeRoy P. Hunt Jonas M. Platt John H. Masters James D. Beans

1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and sailors. Nicknamed Geronimo, it falls under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division. The battalion was formed in 1914 and has served in every major conflict that the United States has been involved in since then.