Lieutenant Colonel
Niebel
1st Combat Engineer Battalion
Commanding Officer
January 30, 2010
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  • Lance Cpl. Francisco Garcia, 21, a heavy equipment mechanic mans the controls of a M88A2 Hercules, a vehicle used to recover heavy equipment or vehicles, at Forward Operating Base Jackson
  • Marines with Assault Breaching Vehicle platoon, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), stage their vehicles so that they are ready for their next mission at Forward Operating Base Jackson
  • Marines with Assault Breaching Vehicle platoon, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), stand in front of an ABV at Forward Operating Base Jackson
  • Lance Cpl. Timothy Lopez, 21, a combat engineer from St. Paul, Minn., uses a sledgehammer to break through a mud wall at a small combat outpost in Musa Qaleh
  • Sergeant Victor Magana, 25, a squad leader from Pomona, Calif., guides a bulldozer at a small combat outpost in Musa Qaleh.
08.12.2011

Three Marines from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, “the Super Breed,” received the Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device during a ceremony, Aug. 8.

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Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz
07.14.2011

Cpl. Nhan B. Ngo, a vertical construction engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's combat logistics element, nails together a shore used to support crumbling buildings during rescue training at the San Francisco Fire Fighting School here July 14. The Marines are training in preparation for possible humanitarian aid missions on their upcoming deployment this fall.

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Photo by Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III, 11th MEU
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - (07.01.2011)

The Marines and sailors of 1st Combat Engineers Battalion held a memorial ceremony at San Mateo, July 1, to pay tribute to the Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice during the unit's recent deployment to Afghanistan.

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Story and photos by Lance Cpl. Reiriz
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