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The 4th Dental Battalion is a unit of the
United States Marine Corps Reserve The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR), also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps. It is the largest command, by assigned pe ...
, staffed by personnel from both the
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and the
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that provides dental support to United States Marine Corps forces. The unit is a reserve battalion based out of the Navy Operational Support Center Atlanta in
Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest ...
and is part of the
4th Marine Logistics Group The 4th Marine Logistics Group (4th MLG) is a reserve logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps. The group is headquartered at New Orleans, Louisiana while its subordinate units are spread across the United States. Mission Provide gener ...
. It is one of four dental Marine Corps battalions and the only reserve dental battalion. The battalion provides overseas support for Marines as well as domestic non-combat
joint operations Joint operations can mean: * Joint warfare, the basis of modern military doctrine **More loosely, Combined arms, an element of joint warfare * Literal operations on joints of the body, see Orthopedic surgery * '' Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising,'' ...
dental clinics. The battalion also provides dental services for civilians during operations and training exercises.


Units

*Headquarters Company:
Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest ...
*4th Dental Company:
Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*14th Dental Company:
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL) is a United States military facility located southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. The base is the only tri-service base in the United States Department of Defense and includes units from all six armed ...
, New Jersey *24th Dental Company:
Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest ...


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