1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company

Mission

"Provide Marine Air Ground Task Force Commanders a liaison capability with foreign area expertise to plan, coordinate, employ and conduct terminal control of fires in support of joint, allied and coalition forces"

Translation -- Our teams provide direct support to the various Joint, Allied, Coalition and Special Operations forces working within Marine Corps battlespace and conduct the coordination and deconfliction required in order for their commanders to access Marine Corps close air support, artillery, rockets and naval gunfire.

I MEF (FWD) begins trek home

By Cpl. Joshua Young | February 06, 2013

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Families and friends welcomed home from Afghanistan more than 50 Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Feb. 6. I MEF (FWD) replaced Camp Lejune’s II MEF (FWD) in Helmand province in early 2012, and took over combat operations in Helmand and Nimroz provinces to establish security and governance. MORE

Wife of Marine commandant visits Camp Pendleton spouses

By | February 04, 2013

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - An unorthodox post-Afghanistan deployment brief took place aboard Camp Pendleton Jan. 31.Bonnie Amos, the wife of Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, met with Marine spouses at the Marine Corps Family Team Building Center here to talk about her recent travels overseas to visit troops at the MORE

Dawn Blitz tests 1st MEB, ESG-3

By Cpl. Joshua Young | January 30, 2013

SAN DIEGO - Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group-3 joined forces during Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, aboard the USS Boxer, Jan. 28-31, 2013. Dawn Blitz is a 1st MEB and ESG-3 combined, two-part exercise to conduct brigade-sized amphibious operations and develop a stronger working relationship between MORE

Face of Defense: Former USO Performer Deploys to Afghanistan

By | January 28, 2013

Three years ago, Marine Corps Cpl. Rocio Sanchez was entertaining troops in Iraq with her vocals during USO shows. Now she is serving as an electronic key management systems clerk here.Sanchez, from South Gate, Calif., already had made her decision to join the Marines before the tour. She joined the Marine Corps delayed entry program earlier that MORE

I MEF Headquarters Group transfer authority to II MEF Headquarters Group

By Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | January 26, 2013

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan –Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward) handed over their responsibility to II MHG (Fwd) during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.Service members with I MHG (Fwd) oversaw times of great triumph as well as overcame challenges during MORE