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Marines


1st Civil Affairs Group
1st CAG Website Seal
Force Headquarters Group
Marine Forces Reserve

P.O. Box 555123, Bldg. 210822
Camp Pendleton, CA.  92055

Duty Phone:  
504-655-8443

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BIOGRAPHY
COMMANDING OFFICER 

Colonel 
David J. Fennell

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BIOGRAPHY
COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER 

Sergeant Major 
David M. Fallon

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BIOGRAPHY
INSPECTOR - INSTRUCTOR

Colonel
Trevor C. Thibodeau

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BIOGRAPHY
INSPECTOR - INSTRUCTOR
UNIT SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER 

First Sergeant
Sopo U. Toilolo

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1ST CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP MISSION

1st CAG provides specially trained, organized, and equipped Civil Affairs personnel in order to plan, coordinate, and conduct Civil Affairs Operations/Civil-Military Operations which inform, influences, and shapes and allows access and understanding to the civil environment to support the Commander’s objectives and targeting process.

 



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U.S. Marines with 1st Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve ride camels around the pyramids on a tour for cultural day during exercise Bright Star 23 at Giza, Egypt, Sept. 8, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Capt. Mark Andries)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Luke McPeek, assistant team leader, 1st Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve, gives hand and arm signals during the 4th Marine Division Super Squad Competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July, 22, 2023. During the multi-day competition, Reserve units from all across the Marine Corps, exercised their technical and tactical proficiencies by competing in events that highlighted offensive/defensive operations, patrolling techniques, combat marksmanship, physical endurance and small unit leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Johnson)
U.S. Marines with 1st Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserves, receive evaluation during the 4th Marine Division Super Squad Competition held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July, 20, 2023. During the multi-day competition, Reserve units from all across the Marine Corps, exercised their technical and tactical proficiencies by competing in events that highlighted offensive/defensive operations, patrolling techniques, combat marksmanship, physical endurance and small unit leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Johnson)

 



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