The primary mission of the infantry battalion is to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.
A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol) Lambert enlisted in the Marine Corps on 3 June 1991 from Houston, Texas. His formal military education includes The Basic School, Infantry Officers Course, Basic Reconnaissance Course, Marine Combatant Dive School, Military Free Fall...
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Douglas E. Gardner enlisted in the Marine Corps in August of 2000 and completed recruit training at MCRD San Diego, CA in September of 2001. Following recruit training, Private Gardner reported to Marine Combat Training Battalion (Bn), School of Infantry (SOI) West, Camp Pendleton, CA. Upon...