1st Dental Battalion

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 1st Dental Battalion


caption= 1st Dental Battalion's emblem
dates= N/A
country= United States
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branch= USN & USMC
type= Medical
role= Ensure dental readiness
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command_structure= 1st Marine Logistics Group
I Marine Expeditionary Force
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garrison= Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
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motto= "Finest in Performance"
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battles= Vietnam War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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1st Dental Battalion is unit of the United States Navy that supports United States Marine Corps forces. 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

To provide for the oral health and well-being of Marines, Sailors and other customers so that they are ready to carry out their global mission.

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.

ee also

* History of the United States Marine Corps
* List of United States Marine Corps battalions

External links

* [http://www.ndc.cpen.med.navy.mil/ 1st Dental Battalion's official website]