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1st Reconnaissance Battalion | |
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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 |
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Garrison/HQ | MCB Camp Pendleton, California |
Nickname(s) | Black Diamonds |
Patron | LtCol William "Wild Bill" Whaling |
Motto(s) | "Celer, Silens, Mortalis", "Swift, Silent, Deadly" |
Colors | Black and Gold |
Engagements | |
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Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | LtCol D. J. Davis |
Sergeant Major | SgtMaj R. B. Johnson |
Notable commanders | William C. Chip |
The 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.
The unit was founded in 1937 as the 1st Tank Company of the 1st Marine Brigade and went through several name changes before it became the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion in 1958. The battalion was deactivated on June 12, 1992, before being restored as the Reconnaissance Company of the 1st Marine Division's Headquarters and Service Battalion on October 1, 1993.[1] The 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.