Combat Logistics Battalion 1

Combat Logistics Battalion 1
Combat Logistics Battalion 1 insignia
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Logistics
Part of	Combat Logistics Regiment 1 1st Marine Logistics Group
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Motto(s)	"Always Forward"
Engagements	Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom * 2003 invasion of Iraq Operation Enduring Freedom * Operation Moshtarak
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant Colonel Tara Patton
Sergeant Major	F. Lopez

Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (CLB 1) is a logistics battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 1 and the 1st Marine Logistics Group. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Mission

To provide logistics support to Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) beyond its organic capabilities in any environment and throughout the spectrum of conflict in order to allow RCT-1 to continue operations independent of any logistically driven operational pauses.

Subordinate units

• * Headquarters & Service Company
• Transportation Services Company

History

From October 2009 through May 2010, CLB-1 deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The battalion provided tactical logistics support to Regimental Combat Team 7 during Operation Moshtarak in February 2010, where Marines fought to secure the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah. During the deployment they were also responsible for transportation of supplies to ground units through combat logistics patrols, air delivery and helicopter support teams; improving roads and trafficability for units moving throughout Helmand Province; and maintaining vehicles and equipment that constantly took a beating in the dust-covered rocky Afghanistan terrain.^[1]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Combat Logistics Battalion 1.

• CLB-1's official website
• Website for parents of CLB-1 Marines