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| 1st Force Reconnaissance Company | |
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| Active | 19 June 1957 – 26 October 2006 |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Marine Corps |
| Type | Force Reconnaissance |
| Part of | I Marine Expeditionary Force |
| Garrison/HQ | MCB Camp Pendleton, CA |
| Engagements | Vietnam War Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm War on Terror |
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1st Force Reconnaissance Company conducted deep reconnaissance and direct action raids in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force requirements across the range of military operations to include crisis response, expeditionary operations and major combat operations. 1st Force Recon Company was deactivated on 26 October 2006 and the majority of the personnel were used to establish the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion.[1][2]
On deactivation, General James Mattis, the MEF Commanding General at the time, transferred two Force Recon platoons to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion to establish Delta Company.[3] In 2008 Delta Company, 1st Recon Company was redesignated the I MEF Force Reconnaissance Company and given its own Marine Command Code (MCC). It continues to provide I Marine Expeditionary Force and its subordinate MAGTFs with Corps level reconnaissance, battlespace shaping and direct action raids.
- ^ Col. (Rtd) Bruce F. Meyers (January 2007). "1st Force Recon Company Deactivates". Leatherneck. Vol. 90, no. 1. Marine Corps Association. p. 34. ISSN 0023-981X. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018.
- ^ "1st MSOB stand up marks evolution of 1st Force Recon". United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (Press release). 13 December 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Capt. Byron Owen (November 2011). "Force Reconnaissance". Marine Corps Gazette. Vol. 95, no. 11. Marine Corps Association. p. 68. ISSN 0025-3170. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.