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1st Dental Battalion

1st Dental Battalion
1st Dental Battalion's emblem
Active1955- Present
CountryUnited States
BranchUSN & USMC
TypeMedical
RoleEnsure dental readiness
Part of1st Marine Logistics Group
I Marine Expeditionary Force
(Bureau of Medicine and Surgery)
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
Motto(s)"Finest in Performance"
EngagementsVietnam War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander		CAPT Gregory L. Koontz, USN

The 1st Dental Battalion is a Fleet Marine Force unit of the United States Navy. The battalion includes fifteen dental clinics spread throughout California and Arizona. The unit is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Logistics Group and the I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Mission

A U.S Navy Hospital Corpsmen assigned the 1st Dental Battalion applying anesthesia to a soldier's mouth.

To provide oral healthcare for war fighters and maintain operational readiness.

History

The 1st Dental Battalion runs 10 dental clinics on MCB Camp Pendleton and also runs clinics at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, and Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California.

Personnel

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