1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment
| 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines | |
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1st Battalion, 23rd Marines insignia
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| Active | Early 1940s |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Infantry Battalion |
| Role | Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver |
| Size | 1000 |
| Part of |
23rd Marine Regiment 4th Marine Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Houston, Texas |
| Nickname(s) | "Lone Star" |
| Anniversaries | November 10, 1775 Birthday of the Marine Corps |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LtCol Mark Wood |
1st Battalion, 23rd Marines (1/23) is one of 36 infantry battalions in the United States Marine Corps, and one of only nine battalions found in the reserve. It is located throughout Texas and Louisiana consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the command of the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.
Provide trained combat and combat support personnel, and units to augment and reinforce the active component in time of war, national emergency, and at other times as national security requires; and have the capability to reconstitute the Division, if required.
The battalion was activated on November 20, 1942, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
The battalion was mobilized for the first time since World War II in January 1991 in support of Operation Desert Shield. The unit was deployed to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, in support of the 1st Marine Division during this time.
Operation Enduring Freedom(January 2002-January 2003) Elements of the battalion were activated after the September 11th attacks. Bravo Company and attachments from Alpha Company's Weapons platoon were deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where they provided perimeter security for the base.
Operation Iraqi Freedom (June 2004) The battalion was again mobilized in June 2004 to conduct three months of pre-deployment training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, in preparation for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The battalion arrived in Iraq, relieving 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines in late August 2004. They augmented the 7th Marine Regiment, helping to secure the area spanning the Hit-Haditha corridor, west of Ramadi, out to the Syrian border of the Al Anbar Province. Initial assignments for the battalion's companies in Iraq saw assignments in Ar-Rutbah, Al Asad Airbase and Hit. The battalion returned from Iraq in late March 2005, having been relieved by 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines.
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