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  caption 1/1 Insignia
  dates July 10 , 1930
  country United States
  branch USMC
  type Light Infantry
  role Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver
  command Structure 1st Marine Regiment <br> 1st Marine Division
  garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
  nickname "First of the First"
  motto Ready to Fight
  battles Battle Of Guadalcanal <br> Battle Of Okinawa <br> Battle Of Peleliu <br> Battle Of Inchon <br> Battle Of Chosin Reservoir <br> Vietnam War <br> Desert Storm <br> Operation Enduring Freedom <br> Operation Iraqi Freedom


1st Battalion 1st Marines (1/1) is an Infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the 1st Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division .


HISTORY


World War II



Korean War

1st Battalion 1st Marines participated in the Battle Of Chosin Reservoir . They pushed as far north as Koto-ri, spending much of the battle defending their perimeter in this vicinity.


Vietnam War



Persian Gulf War & the 90's



Global War on Terror

In early 2006 the battalion deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . They were operating in the farmlands north of Fallujah but have since begun operating in the area around Abu Ghraib Prison which is located about 20 miles west of Baghdad . They are expected to remain in this area for the foreseeable future.



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