Mission
Provide general support and intermediate (3rd and 4th echelon) maintenance support for Marine Corps furnished tactical ordnance, engineer, motor transport, communications electronics, and general support ground equipment. The Battalion is structured to provide command and control for centralized coordination and decentralized execution of maintenance efforts to sustain combat power. Subordinate Elements are organized along functional area lines to provide maintenance support in commodity areas that are critical to Marine Forces Reserve’s war fighting capability.
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