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4th Reconnaissance Battalion

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4th Marine Division
Marine Corps Forces Reserve

3837 Binz Engleman Road
San Antonio, TX 78219
Business hours (0800-1630)

Duty Phone
(210) 867-4267


 

Lieutenant Colonel Keith E. Cassidy

Battalion Commander

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Sergeant Major Kevin L. Bibb

Command Senior Enlisted Leader

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Lieutenant Colonel John P. Mullen

Inspector-Instructor

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Sergeant Major Monica J. Cervantes

Inspector-Instructor Command Senior Enlisted Leader

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4th Reconnaissance Battalion Lineage

 

•    Activated 1 June 1943 at Camp Pendleton, California as Company D (Scout) 4th Tank Battalion

•    Reassigned during August 1943 to Division Special Troops, 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

•    Reassigned during September 1943 to Headquarters Battalion, Division Special Troops, 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

•    Deployed during the following World War II Campaigns: Kwajalein; Saipan; Tinian; and Iwo Jima

•    Relocated during October 1945 to Camp Pendleton, California

•    Deactivated 31 October 1945

•    Reactivated 10 September 1951 at San Antonio, Texas as 7th Rifle Company, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

•    Redesignated 8 January 1953 as 14th Infantry Battalion, U.S. Marine Reserve

•    Redesignated 1 July 1962 as 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, U.S. Marine Reserve

•    Elements participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, November 1990 – April 1991

•    Elements participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, January – June 2003, June 2004-January 2005, February- October 2005
     and August 2006 – September 2007

•    Elements participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, November 2009 – June 2010 and March 2011 – March 2012

•    Elements participated in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations, Texas, in response to Hurricane Harvey, September 2017

•    Elements participated in Operation Inherent Resolve, Afghanistan, January – October 2020
 

Career Planner 

Staff Sergeant
Jessie J. Marshall, Jr.
Phone:  (210) 539-9960

 [ jessie.marshall@usmc.mil ] 

      
 


S-1:     210-539-9979
S-2/EKMS:     210-539-9961
S-3:     210-539-9970
S-4:     210-539-9966
S-6:     210-539-9955

 


news  /  PHOTOS  /  VIDEOS
4th Recon Marines conduct force on force exercise in Sweden during BALTOPS 24
A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conceals himself in a ditch after a military free-fall special insertion during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24 at Gotland, Sweden, June 10, 2024. BALTOPS 24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)
4th Recon Marines conduct force on force exercise in Sweden during BALTOPS 24
A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, provides security around the dropzone after a military free-fall special insertion during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24 at Gotland, Sweden, June 10, 2024. BALTOPS 24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)
4th Recon Marines conduct force on force exercise in Sweden during BALTOPS 24
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, provide security around the dropzone after a military free-fall special insertion during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24 at Gotland, Sweden, June 10, 2024. BALTOPS 24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)
UNITAS LXIV
U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Forces UNITAS, and partnered and allied nations conduct multilateral training during UNITAS LXIV in Colombia, July 11 - 21, 2023. UNITAS, hosted by Colombia this year, is the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Colton K. Garrett) The Music within the following video production is copyright material used under license with HookSounds contract dated 1 Dec. 2023.
4th Recon Marines conduct force on force exercise in Sweden during BALTOPS 24
A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, applies camouflage paint on his face during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24 at Gotland, Sweden, June 10, 2024. BALTOPS 24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

 


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