The 1st Maintenance Battalion is a battalion of the United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

 that provides intermediate-level maintenance for the I Marine Expeditionary Force’s tactical ordnance, engineer, motor transport, communications electronics and general support ground equipment. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and serves as its prime amphibious training base...

, California and fall under the command of Combat Logistics Regiment 15

Combat Logistics Regiment 15

Combat Logistics Regiment 15 is a logistics regiment of the United States Marine Corps. They fall under the command of the 1st Marine Logistics Group and I Marine Expeditionary Force...

 and the 1st Marine Logistics Group

1st Marine Logistics Group

The 1st Marine Logistics Group is a logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, with detachments located at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center...

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Subordinate units

• Headquarters & Service Company
• Repairable Management Company
• Engineer Maintenance Company
• Ordnance Maintenance Company
• Motor Transportaion Maintenance Company
• Ammunition Company

Mission

Provide intermediate-level maintenance support, to include wheeled and tracked vehicle recovery, salvage and disposal, and general maintenance support, for I MEF’s ground equipment in order to improve and sustain MAGTF’s combat power. Provide Secondary Reparable Management, including inventory management, storage, financial accounting, and maintenance for secondary and low-density repairables.

See also

• History of the United States Marine Corps
  History of the United States Marine Corps
  The history of the United States Marine Corps began with the founding of the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting, provide shipboard security and discipline enforcement, and assist in landing forces. Its mission evolved with changing military doctrine and...
  
  
• List of United States Marine Corps battalions