4th Civil Affairs Group
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| 4th Civil Affairs Group | |
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 4th CAG Unit Insignia |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMCR |
| Type | Civil Affairs |
| Role | Plan & conduct civil-military operations in concert with combat operations to reach the commander’s objectives. |
| Size | Approximately 125 |
| Part of | Marine Forces Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Support Facility Anacostia Washington, DC |
| Engagements | Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom |
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| Current commander |
Col Gerard W. Fischer |
4th Civil Affairs Group (4th CAG) is a civil affairs (CA) unit of the United States Marine Corps. It is based at Naval Support Facility Anacostia, Washington, DC.[1] It is one of only two CA units in the Marine Corps, both of which are reserve units. The other unit is 3d CAG, based at Camp Pendleton, CA. 3d CAG tends to support I MEF and 4th CAG tends to support II MEF.
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[edit] Organization
4th CAG is commanded by a Colonel and the unit has 38 Marine officers, 85 Marine enlisted, 4 Navy officers and 1 Navy enlisted.[2] The unit is consists of one (1) Headquarters Detachment and four (4) Line Detachments. Civil Affairs Marines carry the secondary Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 0530/0531 (Civil Affairs Specialist/Officer) in addition to their primary MOS.
[edit] History
4th CAG sent a detachment to Operation Desert Storm in 1991[3] and sent numerous detachments to the Balkans in mid 1990s until 2003. 4th CAG participated in numerous New Horizons missions in Central/South America and the Caribbean Islands. 4th CAG deployed to Iraq three times for Operation Iraqi Freedom: (1) February to September 2003, (2) August 2004 to March 2005 and (3) September 2006 to April 2007. 4th CAG sent a detachment to support JTF Katerina in New Orleans, Louisiana from September to October 2005.
[edit] Unit awards
- Presidential Unit Citation
- March 21, 2003 to April 24, 2003 (with I MEF)
- Navy Unit Commendation
- January 1997 to November 2001
- August 02, 2004 to February 01, 2005 (with I MEF)
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- August 01, 1990 to June 30, 1991 (with 4th MarDiv)
[edit] Notable members
- Paul Hackett, ran for United States Congress
- Andrew Horne, ran for United States Congress
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Our Nations Civil Affairs Units". Civil Affairs Association (2002). Retrieved on 2007-08-30. This webpage listed locations of civil affairs units throughout the United States.
- ^ U.S. Marine Corps (February 1999). 4th Civil Affairs Group, MARFORRES — Table of Organization. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ Colonel Charles J. Quilter II. U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991: With the I Marine Expeditionary Force in Desert Shield and Desert Storm (Washington, DC: Marine Corps History and Museums Division, 1993), 65.
[edit] References
- 4th CAG [2006-02-04]. USMC Civil Affairs Update. Retrieved on 2007-11-02. 4th CAG briefed this slideshow presentation at the Civil Affairs Association Winter Board Meeting on February 4, 2006 and it contained a good summary of the organization and its missions. It also contained a synopsis of 4th CAG support to OIF and the future direction of the unit.
- 4th CAG [2004-03-12]. 4th CAG Command Chronology for Calendar Year 2003.
- 4th CAG [2005-04-19]. 4th CAG Command Chronology 1 July 2004-31 December 2004.
- 4th CAG [2006-07-15]. 4th CAG Command Chronology for Calendar Year 2005.
[edit] External links
- 4th Civil Affairs Group homepage
- Civil Affairs Association homepage
- Smith, Steven Donald (August 10, 2006). "Marines Hold Full-Scale Civil Affairs Training Exercise". American Forces Press Service.
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