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Combat Logistics Battalion 13 (CLB-13) is a
• Activated 6 January 1985 at camp pendleton, California, as marine amphibious unit
• Service support group 13 and assigned to the 1st force service support group,
• Fleet marine force, pacific.
• Redesignated 5 February 1988 as marine expeditionary unit service support group 13
• Participated in operations desert shield and desert storm, southwest Asia,
• September–November 1990 and January–March 1991.
• Participated in support of operations in Somalia, October 1993 – February 1994.
• Participated in operation united shield, Somalia, February–March 1995.
• Participated in operation southern watch, southwest Asia, November 1997 – January 1998.
• Participated in operation determined response, Yemen, October–December 2000.
• Participated in operation enduring freedom, Afghanistan and Pakistan, March 2002.
• Participated in operation Iraqi freedom, Iraq, October–December 2005 and April–November 2007.
• Redesignated 18 May 2006 as combat logistics battalion 13 and reassigned to
• Combat logistics regiment 17, 1st marine logistics group.
CLB-13's official website
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logistics
Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the Consumption (economics), point of consumption according to the ...
battalion of the United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...
. In garrison, it falls under the command of Combat Logistics Regiment 17
Combat Logistics Regiment 17 (formerly designated as Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group) is a logistics regiment of the United States Marine Corps. It is subordinate to the command of the 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG), I Ma ...
and the 1st Marine Logistics Group
The 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG) is a logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, with several subordinate elements located at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and ...
; however, when deployed, it forms the logistics combat element
In the United States Marine Corps, the logistics combat element (LCE), formerly ''combat service support element'', is the portion of the Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) responsible with providing logistical support. It provides equipment and ...
of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air Ground Task Force with a strength of about 2,200 pe ...
. The battalion is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and is one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the United States. It is on the Southern California coast in San Diego County and is bordered by O ...
, California.
Mission
* Provide combat service support to Marine forces in the Southern California Area of Operations in order to sustain air and ground operations. * Accept augmenting forces to form a Battalion Service Support Group. * Provide a full range of expeditionary combat service support in direct support to theGround Combat Element
In the United States Marine Corps, the ground combat element (GCE) is the land force of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It provides power projection and force for the MAGTF.
Role within the MAGTF
The ground combat element (GCE), composed p ...
, Aviation Combat Element
In the United States Marine Corps, the aviation combat element or air combat element (ACE) is the aviation component of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The ACE is task organized to perform the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in ...
, or Command Element
In the United States Marine Corps, the command element (CE) is the command and control force of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It provides C3I for the MAGTF.
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Role within the MAGTF
The Command Element (CE), a headquarters un ...
of 13th MEU in order to enable the accomplishment of all assigned missions across a wide spectrum of conventional and selected maritime special operations. Be prepared to conduct simultaneous, self-sufficient tactical security operations in order to ensure that the provision of this support is not interrupted in a hostile environment.
Subordinate units
* Transportation support companyHistory
• Activated 6 January 1985 at camp pendleton, California, as marine amphibious unit
• Service support group 13 and assigned to the 1st force service support group,
• Fleet marine force, pacific.
• Redesignated 5 February 1988 as marine expeditionary unit service support group 13
• Participated in operations desert shield and desert storm, southwest Asia,
• September–November 1990 and January–March 1991.
• Participated in support of operations in Somalia, October 1993 – February 1994.
• Participated in operation united shield, Somalia, February–March 1995.
• Participated in operation southern watch, southwest Asia, November 1997 – January 1998.
• Participated in operation determined response, Yemen, October–December 2000.
• Participated in operation enduring freedom, Afghanistan and Pakistan, March 2002.
• Participated in operation Iraqi freedom, Iraq, October–December 2005 and April–November 2007.
• Redesignated 18 May 2006 as combat logistics battalion 13 and reassigned to
• Combat logistics regiment 17, 1st marine logistics group.
See also
*List of United States Marine Corps battalions
This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by the mission they perform.
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Active units
Ground Combat Element battalions
The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose ...
* 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 (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recr ...
Notes
References
: ;WebCLB-13's official website
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