Combat Logistics Battalion 13


Combat Logistics Battalion 13 is a logistics battalion of the United States Marine Corps. In garrison, it falls under the command of Combat Logistics Regiment 17 and the 1st Marine Logistics Group; however, when deployed, it forms the logistics combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The battalion is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Mission

• Activated 6 January 1985 at camp pendleton, California, as marine amphibious unit
• Service support group 13 and assigned to the 1st force service support group,
• Fleet marine force, pacific.
• Redesignated 5 February 1988 as marine expeditionary unit service support group 13
• Participated in operations desert shield and desert storm, southwest Asia,
• September–November 1990 and January–March 1991.
• Participated in support of operations in Somalia, October 1993 – February 1994.
• Participated in operation united shield, Somalia, February–March 1995.
• Participated in operation southern watch, southwest Asia, November 1997 – January 1998.
• Participated in operation determined response, Yemen, October–December 2000.
• Participated in operation enduring freedom, Afghanistan and Pakistan, March 2002.
• Participated in operation Iraqi freedom, Iraq, October–December 2005 and April–November 2007.
• Redesignated 18 May 2006 as combat logistics battalion 13 and reassigned to
• Combat logistics regiment 17, 1st marine logistics group.