The 4th Marine Logistics Group (4th MLG) is a logistics unit 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...

 and is headquartered at New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mission

Provide general and direct support and sustained combat service support above the organic capabilities of the support element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force

Marine Air-Ground Task Force

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force is a term used by the United States Marine Corps to describe the principal organization for all missions across the range of military operations. MAGTFs are a balanced air-ground, combined arms task organization of Marine Corps forces under a single commander that...

  (MAGTF). These supported units maybe in garrison, combat, and/or in separate locations. The MLG will Support the MAGTF in amphibious assaults and subsequent operations ashore

Current units

The 4th Marine Logistics Group comprises:

• Headquarters and Service Battalion
• 4th Maintenance Battalion
  4th Maintenance Battalion
  The 4th Maintenance Battalion is a battalion of the United States Marine Corps Reserve that provides intermediate-level maintenance for the Marine Reserve’s tactical ordnance, engineer, motor transport, communications electronics and general support ground equipment. They are headquartered in New...
  
  
• 4th Supply Battalion
  4th Supply Battalion
  The 4th Supply Battalion is a battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve that specializes in distributing and warehousing military goods and equipment. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, they fall under the command of the 4th Marine Logistics Group and Marine Forces Reserve...
  
  
• 6th Engineer Support Battalion
  6th Engineer Support Battalion
  The 6th Engineer Support Battalion , is an engineering battalion of the Marine Forces Reserve. Their headquarters are based in Portland, Oregon and they fall under the command of the 4th Marine Logistics Group.-Current Units:...
  
  
• 6th Communications Battalion
  6th Communications Battalion
  6th Communication Battalion is a communications battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is part of 4th Marine Logistics Group Marine Forces Reserve. The unit is headquartered out of Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York and out of the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Amityville, New York...
  
  
• 6th Motor Transport Battalion
  6th Motor Transport Battalion
  The 6th Motor Transport Battalion headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey, consists of seven reserve companies in seven cities:*Red Bank, New Jersey*Providence, Rhode Island*Orlando,Florida*Las Vegas, Nevada*Lubbock, Texas*Texarkana, Texas and...
  
  
• 4th Medical Battalion
• 4th Dental Battalion
• 4th Landing Support Battalion
  4th Landing Support Battalion
  4th Landing Support Battalion ' is a logistics battalion of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. The unit is based out of the New Orleans, Louisiana and falls under the command of the 4th Marine Logistics Group .-Mission:...
  
  
• 4th Marine Logistics Group Forward East
• 4th Marine Logistics Group Forward West

History

On 6 February 1966, the Headquarters of the 4th Force Service Support Regiment was activated at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Midland

Midland, Texas

Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...

, Texas. During January 1968, the headquarters relocated to the Marine Reserve Training Center, Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

, Florida. The headquarters again relocated to the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, Georgia during 1971. In May 1976, the unit was redesignated the 4th Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force

Fleet Marine Force

The United States Fleet Marine Forces are combined general and special purpose forces within the United States Department of the Navy that are designed in engaging offensive amphibious or expeditionary warfare and defensive maritime employment...

. In January, 1987, the headquarters relocated to Marietta

Marietta, Georgia

Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...

, Georgia. The flag of the 4th FSSG was moved to its present site in New Orleans in February 1992.

See also

• Organization of the United States Marine Corps
  Organization of the United States Marine Corps
  The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy . The most senior Marine officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Marine Corps so that it is ready for...
  
  
• List of United States Marine Corps logistics groups

External links

• 4th MLG's official website