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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 1st Civil Affairs Group
| image = 1st Civil Affairs Group Logo.png
| caption =
| dates = 1985-present
| country = [[United States]]
| allegiance = [[United States|United States of America]]
| branch = [[United States Marine Corps]]
| type = [[Civil Affairs]]
| role = Provide [[civil-military operations]] support to [[I MEF]] or other [[MAGTF]] in order to reduce friction between the civilian population and the MEF or other MAGTF.
| size =
| command_structure = [[Marine Forces Reserve]]
| current_commander = Colonel
| garrison = [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton]]
| ceremonial_chief =
| colonel_of_the_regiment =
| nickname =
| patron =
| colors =
| march =
| mascot =
| battles = '''[[Operation Desert Storm]]'''<br />'''[[Kosovo Force]]'''<br />
'''[[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]]'''
| anniversaries =
}}
'''1st Civil Affairs Group''' ('''1st CAG''') is a [[Civil Affairs|civil affairs]] (CA) unit of the [[United States Marine Corps]] based at [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton|Camp Pendleton, California]].<ref name=CAA>{{cite web|accessdate=2007-11-08
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|url=http://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/caunits.htm
|title=Our Nations Civil Affairs Units
|year=2002 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140207/http://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/caunits.htm |archivedate = 2007-09-28}} This webpage listed locations of CA units throughout the United States.</ref> It is one of
==Mission==
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==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2007}}
1st CAG was activated June 6, 1985, originally as 3d CAG, at [[Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center]], Los Angeles
===As the 3rd CAG===
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====Iraq War====
{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2011}}
In January 2003, 3rd CAG mobilized for Operation Enduring Freedom and deployed to [[Kuwait]] in anticipation of combat operations in [[Iraq]]. With the commencement of the ground war in March 2003, 3rd CAG helped restore Iraq's infrastructure and government, concluding its first tour of [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] in September 2003.
In January 2004, 3rd CAG mobilized and deployed for a second tour in Iraq to support I MEF in [[Al Anbar Governorate|al-Anbar province]] and returned to Camp Pendleton in August. A detachment from 3rd CAG mobilized and deployed to Iraq from January to October 2005 as part of provisional 5th CAG in support of II MEF in al-Anbar. Major Ricardo A. Crocker died on May 26, 2005, from a rocket propelled grenade explosion while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theprecis.com/major-ricardo-antonio-crocker-usmc/|title=Major Ricardo Antonio Crocker, USMC |last=Lowrie|first=Katharine Blossom|date=March 11, 2008|website=theprecis.com|publisher=The Précis Classic Obituaries|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> In December 2005, 3rd CAG mobilized and deployed in March 2006 for a third tour in Iraq to support I MEF in al-Anbar and returned to Camp Pendleton in October 2006. ====Afghanistan War====
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===1st CAG===
In 2012, 3d CAG was designated as 1st CAG, to recognize its geographical location
==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. 3rd CAG has been presented with the following awards:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center
|'''Ribbon'''||'''Unit Award '''
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|[[File:Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|60px|center]]||[[Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal]]
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|[[File:Global
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==References==
:{{Marine Corps}}
* {{cite book |
* {{cite book |
==External links==
* [http://www.marforres.marines.mil/Major-Subordinate-Commands/Force-Headquarters-Group/1st-Civil-Affairs-Group/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820091453/http://www.marforres.marines.mil/Major-Subordinate-Commands/Force-Headquarters-Group/1st-Civil-Affairs-Group/ |date=2016-08-20 }} - Official Website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061210072543/http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/Units/CA.html California Marine Corps Reserve unit listing] – lists 3rd CAG under Camp Pendleton
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[[Category:Civil affairs
[[Category:Force Headquarters Group]]
[[Category:Military units and formations in California]]
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