1st Force Recon Company Lineage

 1954-1964

Activated 11 January 1954 at Camp Pendleton, California, as Headquarters and Service Company, 1^st Provisional Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, Fleet Marine Force

 Redesignated 31 August 1954 as Headquarters Section, 1^st Provisional Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, Fleet Marine Force

Redesignated 24 February 1955 as 1^st Amphibious Reconnaissance Company, 1^st Provisional Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, Fleet Marine Force

 Attached during October 1955 to 1^st Marine Division, Fleet  Marine Force

 Deployed 5 March 1958 to Kaneohe Bay, Territory of Hawaii, and temporarily assigned to the 1^st Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task Force

 Redeployed during April 1956 to Camp Pendleton, California

 Redesignated 19 June 1957 as 1^st Force Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1^st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

1965-1974

Deployed during August-October 1965 to the Republic of Vietnam, and assigned to the 3d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

Reassigned during November 1966 to the 1^st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

Participated in the war in Vietnam, October 1965 – August 1970, Operating from:  DA NANG, DONG HA, HUE, PHU BAI, CHU LAI, and AN HOE

Relocated during August 1970 to Camp Pendleton, California, and assigned to the 5^th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force

Deactivated 30 September 1974

1986-present

Reactivated 30 September 1986 at Camp Pendleton, California, as 1^st Force Reconnaissance Company, I Marine Amphibious Force, Fleet Marine Force

I Marine Amphibious Force redesignated 5 February 1988 as I Marine Expeditionary Force

Participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, September 1990 – April 1991

Reassigned During June 1998 to Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Fleet Marine Force

Honors Awarded

• Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with Two Bronze Stars:

Vietnam

1965-1966

1966-1967

1967-1968

•  Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with Three Bronze Stars:

Vietnam

1965-1966

1968-1969

1970

Southwest Asia

1990-1991

• Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer with Two Bronze Stars:

Vietnam

1968

1969-1970

 Deactivation of 1st SRIG 

(Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Intelligence Group)

1996-1998

• National Defense Service Streamer with Three Bronze Stars

•  Vietnam Service Streamer with Two Silver and Three Bronze Stars

• Southwest Asia Service Streamer with Two Bronze Stars

• Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Streamer

• Vietnam Meritorious Unit Civil Actions Streamer

Signed:

18 July 2001            

J.L. Jones, Commandant, USMC