Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (CLB-5) is a

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battalion of the

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. CLB-5 is a subordinate battalion to

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and the

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. The unit is based out of the

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, California. The battalion nickname is "Traveller", named after the 16-hand grey American Saddlebred horse ridden into battle by General Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War. The unit slogan is "Success Is Not An Accident."

Mission

Provide direct support tactical logistics to the

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beyond its organic capabilities in the areas of transportation, intermediate level supply, field level maintenance, and general engineering.

Subordinate units

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* Combat Logistics Company Alpha * Combat Logistics Company Bravo * General Support Company

History

Combat Logistics Battalion 5 was activated on 25 May 2006 at Camp Pendleton, California and assigned as a subordinate battalion to Combat Logistics Regiment 1. *Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Iraq from September 2006 to March 2007 and again in August 2008 to February 2009. *Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Afghanistan from March to October 2010 and again from March to August 2012. *Provided task organized logistics detachments in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Crisis Response - CENTRAL COMMAND from 2015–2017. *Participated in Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 20.2 in Darwin, Australia from March to October 2020 as the Logistics Command Element (LCE). CLB5logo

Unit Awards

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. CLB-5 has been presented with the following awards * Navy Unit Commendation ribbon

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with two Bronze Stars **Iraq – 2006 – 2007, 2008 - 2009 **Afghanistan - 2010 * National Defense Service Medal ribbon

National Defense Service Streamer **2006 - current * Iraq Campaign ribbon

Iraq Campaign Streamer with three Bronze Stars **National Resolution 2006 - 2007 **Iraqi Surge 2007 - 2008 **Iraqi Sovereignty - 2009 * Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon

Afghanistan Campaign Streamer with two Bronze Stars **Consolidation III - 2010 **Transition I - 2012 *

Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer **2006 - current

Previous Commanders

*LtCol M.E. Travis *LtCol Joe L. Jarosz *LtCol Robert T. Meade *LtCol Brian W. Ecarius *LtCol Sam K. Lee *LtCol Matthew T. James *LtCol John F. Soto Jr.

Previous Sergeants Major

*Sergeant Major Willie T. Ward III *Sergeant Major Brian E. Cullins *Sergeant Major Troy E. Black (19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps) *Sergeant Major Joseph S. Gregory *Sergeant Major Keith D. Hoge *Sergeant Major James L. Horr *Sergeant Major Damian L. Reed *Sergeant Major David C. Hernandez (Current)

References

Combat Logistics Battalion 5
(PDF) ''www.usmcu.edu.'' United States Marine Corps. September 18, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

External links

CLB-5's Official Website
* : CLB5 {{USMC-stub