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1913 - 1914

ACTIVATED 23 DECEMBER 1913 AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AS FIELD, STAFF AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT, 1ST ADVANCE BASE BRIGADE
DEPLOYED DURING JANUARY 1914 TO CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO
RELOCATED DURING FEBRUARY 1914 TO NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
REDESIGNATED 1 APRIL 1914 AS FIELD, STAFF AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT, 1ST BRIGADE.
DEPLOYED DURING APRIL 1914 TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO
PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDINGS IN OCCUPATION OF VERA CRUZ, MEXICO, APRIL - NOVEMBER 1914
RELOCATED DURING DECEMBER 1914 TO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

DEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1915 TO PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
PARTICIPATED IN THE OCCUPATION OF HAITI, AUGUST 1915 - AUGUST 1934
REDESIGNATED 24 NOVEMBER 1916 AS BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT, 1ST PROVISIONAL BRIGADE
REDESIGNATED 1 JULY 1921 AS BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS DEATCHMENT, 1ST BRIGADE
REDESIGNATED 1 JULY 1924 AS HEADQUARTERS AND 57TH COMPANY, 1ST BRIGADE
REDESIGNATED 1 JULY 1925 AS BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST BRIGADE
DEACTIVATED 15 AUGUST 1934 AT PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
REACITIAVTED 1 SEP 1935 QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, AS HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST MARINE BRIGADE, FLEET MARINE FORCE
REDESIGNATED 1 APRIL 1936 AS HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST MARINE BRIGADE, FLEET MARINE FORCE

DEPLOYED DURING OCTOBER 1940 TO GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
REDESIGNATED 1 FEBRUARY 1941 AS HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
RELOCATED DURING MAY 1941 TO QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
RELOCATED DURING SEPTEMBER 1941 TO NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA
DEPLOYED DURING JUNE 1942 TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
REDESIGNATED 2 DECEMBER 1942 AS HEADQUARTERS BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
PARTICPATED IN THE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGNS
GUADALCANAL, EASTERN NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN, PELIELU, OKINAWA
REDEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1945 TO TIENTSIN, CHINA
PARTICIPATED IN THE OCCUPATION OF NORTH CHINA, SEPTEMBER 1945 - JUNE 1947
RELOCATED DURING JUNE 1947 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA

DEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1950 TO KOBE, JAPAN
DEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1950 TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
PARTICIPATED IN THE KOREAN WAR, SEPTEMBER 1950 - JULY 1953, OPERATING FROM
INCHON - SEOUL, CHOSIN RESERVOIR, EAST CENTRAL FRONT, WESTERN FRONT
PARTICIPATED IN THE DEFENSE OF THE KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE FROM AUGUST 1953 TO MARCH 1955
RELOCATED DURING MARCH 1955 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA
ELEMENTS OF THE BATTALION PARTICIPATED IN THE CUBA MISSLE CRISIS OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1962

DEPLOYED DURING MARCH 1966 TO THE REPUBLIC ON VIETNAM
PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM, MARCH 1966 - APRIL 1971, OPERATING FROMCHU LAI, DA NANG
RELOCATED DURING APRIL 1971 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA
PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS TRAINING EXERCISES THROUGHOUT THE 1970’S AND 1980’S
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM, SOUTHWEST ASIA, SEPTEMBER 1990 - MARCH 1991
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION RESTORE HOPE, SOMALIA, DECMBER 1992 - MAY 1993

DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, KUWAIT, FEBRUARY 2003
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ, MARCH-OCTOBER 2003 AND
AUGUST 2004- FEBRUARY 2005 ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ, 2003- 2009
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN, 2009- 2013
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN, MARCH 2010- APRIL 2011