Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (CLR 27) is a logistics regiment based at

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and falls under the command of the

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(2nd MLG) and the

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(II MEF),

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Current mission

Serve as a Logistics Combat Element (LCE) headquarters for the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), provide the initial command and control functions for the MAGTF in the arrival and assembly area. Provide the LCE for Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) IOT provide sustained tactical logistics and engineering support to the MAGTF.”

Subordinate units

As of May 2024, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 consists of Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, and Headquarters Company which contains the regimental staff, Regimental Commanding Officer, Regimental Executive Officer, and Regimental Sergeant Major.

History

The unit was activated 1 August 1944 at

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as Headquarters and Service Battalion, 8th Field Depot, Supply Service,

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, under the commanding officer 2ndLt Gordon McPherson. The unit participated in the

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, most notably, the

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from 19 February to 26 March 1945 providing logistics support to Marines on the front line. In April 1945, it was relocated to

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, Hawaii. The following September, the unit was reassigned to the

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, and moved to

, its current home. On 13 October 1950 it was re-designated as Headquarters and Service Battalion. On 1 April 1951, the unit was reassigned to

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, as a part of Force Service Regiment. Personnel and equipment from the battalion participated in the landings of the

1958 Lebanon crisis The 1958 Lebanon crisis was a political crisis in Lebanon caused by political and religious tensions in the country that included an American military intervention, which lasted for around three months until President Camille Chamoun, who had re ...

, and also provided support to mobilized troops during the

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in late 1962. The unit provided relief in autumn 1989 to

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and

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in the aftermath of

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. A month later, elements of the battalion would participate in the

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. The following year, the unit would deploy to the Middle East for the

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, remaining for

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until July 1991. From November 1991 to October 1994, the group supported Haitian refugee operations after the

1991 Haitian coup d'état The 1991 Haitian coup d'état took place on 29 September 1991, when President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, elected eight months earlier in the 1990–91 Haitian general election, was deposed by the Armed Forces of Haiti. Haitian military officers, p ...

. Disaster relief efforts from the unit supported

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, Florida after

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in late 1992, then elements participated in

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in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the summer of 1994. CLB_22

In December 2002, the unit was sent to

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for more local support, and would then participate in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent

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. On 21 April 2006, the battalion was re-designated as Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2d Marine Logistics Regiment. The regiment provided personnel and equipment for year-long deployment tours to support

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. The final deployment as a regiment was in Al Taqaddum where the unit served as 2d Marine Logistics Regiment Headquarters element, and the unit deployed for its last Iraq tour in January 2009. On 1 August 2014 the regiment was re-designated as Headquarters Regiment, and then was re-designated back to Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (CLR 27) on 1 October 2018. Currently, CLR 27 supports 2d MLG and II MEF in global expeditionary operations.

Commanding officers

Commanding Officers, 8th Field Depot, Headquarters and Service Bn 2D FSSG, CLR 27, HQ Reg 2D MLG 2ndLt Godon Mcpherson 1 Aug 1944 - 29 Apr 1945 1stLt Louis A. Sullivan 30 Apr 1945 - 31 May 1945 LtCol James F. Sherman 1 Jun 1945 - 28 Aug 1945 Maj William H. McCormich 29 Aug 1945 - 19 Nov 1945 Maj Joseph T. Smith 20 Nov 1945 - 6 Aug 1946 LtCol Robert E. Stannah 7 Aug 1946 - 29 Oct 1946 Capt Oscar W. Cargile 20 Oct 1946 - 14 Dec 1946 Maj Arthur J. Barret 15 Dec 1946 - 19 Jun 1947 Maj Lewis D. Baughman 20 Jun 1947- 16 Aug 1947 LtCol John A McAdister 17 Aug 1947 - 16 Sep 1947 Maj Julian V. Lyon 17 Sep 1947 - 11 Jan 1948 Maj John R. Barriero 12 Jan 1948 - 18 Mar 1948 LtCol Maurice T. Ireland 19 Mar 1948 - 22 Jul 1948 LtCol Frances C. Clagett 23 Jul 1948 - 31 Oct 1948 Maj Richard W. Schutt 1 Nov 1948 - 29 Jul 1949 Maj Wilbert T. Shafer 30 Jul 1949 - 24 Oct 1949 1stLt Frederick S. Thomas 25 Oct 1949 - 4 Mar 1950 Redesignated as Headquarters and Service Battalion on 13 Oct 1950 1stLt George D. Mooer 5 Mar 1950 - 1 Jan 1951 Maj Wilbert T. Shafer 2 Jan 1950 - 28 May 1951 Maj Frederick D. Cortner 29 May 1951 - 20 Jan 1952 1stLt William F. Russel, Jr. 21 Jan 1952 - 13 Mar 1952 LtCol Walter S. Haskell, Jr. 14 Mar 1952 - 8 Apr 1953 Maj Robert J. Kash, Jr. 9 Apr 1953 - 23 Sep 1953 LtCol Theodore P. Watson 24 Sep 1953 - 20 Nov 1953 LtCol Walter S. Haskell 21 Nov 1953 - 29 Nov 1953 Maj William R. Popke 30 Nov 1953 - 15 Feb 1954 Maj Robert J. Kash, Jr. 16 Feb 1954 - 10 Dec 1955 Maj Wilbur J. Buss 11 Dec 1955 - 8 Jan 1956 Maj Victor E. Wade 17 Feb 1956 - 12 May 1958 LtCol William L. Batchelor 13 May 1958 - 28 Oct 1959 LtCol Russell E. McCreery 29 Oct 1959 - 7 Jun 1960 Maj George M. Faser 8 Jun 1960 - 18 Mar 1961 Maj Thomas O. Weghorst 18 Mar 1961 - 1 Jun 1961 Maj Junius M. Lowder 2 Jun 1961 - 26 Oct 1962 LtCol Edward L. Roberts 27 Oct 1962 - 27 Jul 1963 Maj Leonar Schoenberger 28 Jul 1963 - 2 Sep 1963 LtCol Frederick A. Quint 3 Sep 1963 - 30 Jun 1965 LtCol Clifford J. Peabody 1 Jul 1965 - 4 Mar 1966 LtCol Harry D. Woods 5 Mar 1966 - 25 Jun 1967 Maj Donald O. Coughlin 26 Jun 1967 - 6 Jul 1967 Maj Ronald L. Payne 7 Jul 1967 - 20 Jul 1967 Maj Charles L. McElheny 21 Jul 1967 - 26 Nov 1967 LtCol James H. Landers 27 Nov 1967 - 24 Jun 1968 Maj Warren H. Day 25 Jun 1968 - 7 Oct 1968 LtCol John W. Wiita 18 Feb 1968 - 18 Dec 1970 LtCol John B. Cantieny 19 Dec 1970 - 30 Sep 1971 LtCol Ralph Fortie 1 Oct 1971 - 25 Jul 1972 Maj Malcome G. Gregory 26 Jul 1972 - 10 Sep 1972 LtCol J. B. Harris 11 Sep 1972 - 28 Jun 1973 Maj Robert E. Burgess 29 Jun 1973 - 31 Jul 1973 LtCol Roy M. Marks 1 Aug 1973 - 20 Dec 1974 Maj Donald E. Sudduth 21 Dec 1974 - 31 Dec 1975 LtCol Cleo P. Stapleton, Jr. 1 Feb 1975 - 20 Aug 1976 Maj Robert D. Dasch 21 Aug 1976 - 26 Aug 1976 LtCol "Billy" W. Adams 27 Aug 1976 - 12 Jul 1978 Maj James P. Crowley 13 Jul 1978 - 12 Sep 1978 LtCol George R. Griggs 13 Sep 1978 - 12 Sep 1978 LtCol Richard S. Pyne 10 Jan 1980 - *(as of 31 Dec 1980) LtCol George E. Turner, Jr. *(as of 1 Jan 1982) - 10 Jun 1982 LtCol Frederick W. Beekman III 11 Jun 1982 - *( as of 31 Dec 1982) Lt Col William C. Shaver *(as of 1 Jan 1984) - 27 Jun 1985 LtCol Ronald D. Sortino 28 Jun 1985 - 27 May 1987 Col Robert R. Green 28 May 1987 - 22 Apr 1988 LtCol Michael G. Roth 23 Apr 1988 - *( as of 31 Dec 1989) LtCol James E. Vesley *(Unk) - 2 Jul 1991 LtCol George E. Holmes 3 Jul 1991 - 25 Jun 1992 LtCol James E. Hull 26 Jun 1992 - 8 Jun 1993 LtCol Robert C. Dickerson 9 Jun 1993 - 17 Nov 1994 LtCol Andrew J. Peters 18 Nov 1994 - 6 Jun 1996 LtCol M. Wayne Phillips 7 Jun 1996 - 31 Aug 1997 Col M. Wayne Philips 1 Sep 1998 - 26 Jun 1998 LtCol Jeffrey D. Everest 27 Jun 1998 - 15 Jun 2000 LtCol Richard E. Smith 16 June 2000 - 14 June 2002 LtCol Craig C. Crenshaw 15 Jun 2002 - 29 Jun 2004 LtCol John R. Gambrino 30 Jun 2004 - 14 Jan 2005 LtCol David M. Smith 15 Jan 2005 - 21 Apr 2006 Redesignated as Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2D Marine Logistics Regiment on 21 April 2006 Col William M. Faulkner 21 Apr 2006- 31 Aug 2006 Col David M. Smith 1 Sep 2006 - 3 Mar 2008 Col William M. Faulkner 3 Mar 2008 - 28 Mar 2008 Col Vincent A. Coglianese 28 Mar 2008 - 9 Jan 2009 Col Douglas C. Linden 10 Jan 2009 - 24 Nov 2009 Col Brian T. Oliver 24 Nov 2009 - 5 Jan 2010 Col Vincent A. Coglianese 6 Jan 2010 - 14 Jun 2010 Col Mark R. Hollahan 14 Jun 2010 - 30 Nov 2010 LtCol Gary Keim 1 Dec 2010 - 22 Mar 2011 Col Gary Keim 23 Mar 2011 - 30 Sep 2011 LtCol Kevin G. Collins 1 Oct 2011 - 31 Dec 2011 LtCol Christopher G. Downs 1 Jan 2012 - 19 Mar 2012 Col Mark R. Hollahan 19 Mar 2012 - 14 Dec 2012 Col Gary F. Keim 14 Dec 2012- Redesignated as Headquarters Regiment, 2D Marine Logistics Group on 1 Aug 2014. Redesignated as Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2D Marine Logistics Group 1 Oct 2018 Col Neibel Col B. A. Miller Col Brian W. Mullery Col Lauren S. Edwards Col Daniel Coleman 5 May 23 - 29 Jun 23 Col Melissa D. Chestnut 29 Jun 23 - present

References

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Current mission

Subordinate units

History

Commanding officers

See also

References