1st Marine Division

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I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California

Who we are

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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Valiant Mark 26

Soldiers with the Singapore Armed Forces and U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pose for a photo...

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Annual Squad Competition

A U.S. Marine with 1st Marine Division fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during the annual 1st MARDIV squad competition at Camp Pendleton,...

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HMLA-367 Live-Fire Range

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chase Colbath, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine...

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Martial Arts Instructor Course

U.S. Marines with Martial Arts Instructor Course 48-26 weapon free spar as part of the culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,...

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85th Colors Rededication

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division color guard stand at parade rest during 1st MARDIV’s 85th colors rededication ceremony at Marine Corps Base...

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4th Marines conduct MTX 1-26

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Perry, a squad leader with Joker Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security...

 

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