The 1st Marine Division is the oldest, largest and most decorated Marine division. Headquartered at Camp Pendleton, California, the Division is a force of 20,000 men and women organized to conduct combat operations. The 1st Marine Division is an adaptable expeditionary force in readiness; generating, deploying and returning forces in support of global force management. The Division stands ready to conduct contingency response requirements and is prepared to deploy as a scalable ground combat element to defeat peer, near-peer and hybrid threats across the range of military operations.
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Around 150 veterans and active members of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, reunited at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,...
U.S. Marines and Sailors from 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California,...
The decision to reenlist is one a Marine will come across at least once in their career. For some, the decision is easy. For others, the choice to...
The work for deploying Marines doesn’t start when they first set foot in their destination. The work starts months in advance as they train and...
U.S. Marines and Sailors from across I Marine Expeditionary Force and Third Fleet join every year in December to execute Exercise Steel Knight. The...
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, demonstrated their proficiency and flexibility during a...
The Marine Corps is made up of many different people from many different places and many different cultures. Some people join to escape where they...
The legacy of the “Old Breed” runs deep in the Robinson family. Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert Robinson serves as the operations chief for 1st Marine...
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Thomas Bedman plays a critical role in 1st Marine Division’s amphibious capability as the assistant maintenance chief...
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Division returned from Australia on Aug. 6 after participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. The exercise...