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1st Marine Raider Battalion
1st Marine Raider Battalion insignia
Active	October 26, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-26) - present
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Special operations forces
Part of	Marine Raider Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Camp Pendleton, California
Commanders
Commanding Officer (June 2019)	LtCol Theodore A. Bucierka

The 1st Marine Raider Battalion (1st MRB) is a special operations forces of the United States Marine Corps and a subordinate combat component of the Marine Corps Special Operations Command. The Battalions' organization was finalized in 2006 and is one of three battalions of the Marine Raider Regiment.

History

Organizational

In October 2006 Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) was created at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. The 1st and 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalions were created along with the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group (MSOAG, the predecessor of the 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion). The majority of the combat personnel assigned to the battalion was drawn from the Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance. The battalion consists of four companies, each company consisting of 4 fourteen-man Marine Special Operations Teams (MSOT).

Operational

The Marine Corps' Special Operations proof of concept consisted of Det One deploying to Iraq with Navy SEALs from Naval Special Warfare Group 1 in 2004. The initial force structure for the Marine Special Operations Battalions were the 1st and 2nd Force Reconnaissance Companies which then deployed elements to Afghanistan in 2007. The first deployment was marked with controversy and Marines from 2nd Raider Battalion were relieved from their operational charter in the country by an Army General from USSOCOM after claims were made that the Marines reacted inappropriately and caused excessive civilian casualties. In September 2009 the 1st Raider Battalion returned to Afghanistan in command of a joint special operations task force in the northwest of the country.

See also

• Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command
• MCSOCOM Detachment One
• Marine Raiders
• United States Army Special Forces
• United States Navy SEALs
• United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions & Force Reconnaissance Companies

References

1. "Congratulations to LtCol Ted Bucierka as he takes command of 1st Marine Raider Battalion". U.S. Marine Raider Association. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
2. "1st Marine Special Operations Battalion". Marsoc.marines.mil. 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
3. "Marine Corps Special Operations MCWP 3-05" (PDF). U.S. Marine Corps. 4 April 2018. Publication 143 000178 00. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
4. McKaughan, Jeff (2009). "CORPS ENABLER: Defining Marine Corps Special Operations Capabilities". Special Operations Technology. Vol. 7, no. 6. KMI Media Group. ISSN 1552-7891. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
5. Gidget Fuentes. "Army general kicks Marines out of Afghanistan". Air Force Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20.
6. Trista Talton. "MarSOC battalion to take joint command". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
7. Jeanette Steele. "Pendleton Marines take on training role". San Diego Union-Tribune.

External links

• 1st MRB Homepage
• ShadowSpear Special Operations MSOR Page

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United States Army USASOC	Units 1st Special Forces Command 75th Ranger Regiment Army Special Operations Aviation Command John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Types Special Forces Rangers Civil Affairs Psychological Operations
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United States Navy NAVSPECWARCOM	Units Naval Special Warfare Group 1 Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Naval Special Warfare Group 4 Naval Special Warfare Group 8 Naval Special Warfare Group 11 Naval Special Warfare Center Types Navy SEALs Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen
United States Air Force AFSOC	Units 1st Special Operations Wing 24th Special Operations Wing 27th Special Operations Wing 137th Special Operations Wing 193rd Special Operations Wing 352nd Special Operations Wing 353rd Special Operations Wing 492nd Special Operations Wing 919th Special Operations Wing Types Pararescue Combat Control Team Special Reconnaissance Combat Rescue Officer Special Tactics Officer Combat Aviation Advisors Psychological Operations
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Theater Special Operations Commands	SOCAFRICA SOCCENT SOCEUR SOCKOR SOCPAC SOCNORTH SOCSOUTH
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