4th Force Recon, 1st Radio ship out
USMC News
Story by MCB Hawaii Staff
Story Identification Number: 2003214182913
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii(Feb. 9, 2003) -- HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE - Approximately 220 Marines from the 1st Radio Battalion, and 30 Reserve Marines from 4th Force Reconnaissance Co., departed here for the Central Command area of operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Feb. 9.
The Marines and Sailors are stationed aboard MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. Family members were on hand to bid their loved ones farewell, and the media had the opportunity to speak with them prior to their departure from K-Bay.
First Radio Battalion received its deployment orders approximately three weeks ago. No date was set for the battalion's return.
The mission of 1st Radio Battalion is to provide communications support for Marine Corps intelligence organizations and to conduct electronic warfare.
The 4th Force reconnaissance Marines - whose mission is to plan, coordinate and conduct amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance and surveillance, battle space shaping, and limited scale raids in support of a Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Air Ground Task Force, or a Joint Task Force - are slated to augment the assets of the I Marine Expeditionary Force from Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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