LINEAGE
1950 – 2009
ACTIVATED 17 JULY 1950 AT ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA AS MARINE CORPS GUARDS, STATE DEPARTMENT.
CASUAL COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS BATTALION, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS
REDESIGNATED 19 MARCH 1951 AS COMPANY F, HEADQUARTERS BATTALION,
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, MARINE CORPS GUARDS, STATE DEPARTMENT
REDESIGNATED 10 FEBRUARY 1967 AS THE MARINE SECURITY GUARD BATTALION, (STATE DEPARTMENT)
RELOCATED DURING MARCH 1979 TO QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, AND REASSIGNED TO
MARINE CORPS DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION COMMAND
MARINE CORPS DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION COMMAND REDESIGNATED 10 NOVEMBER 1987 AS
MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND
REASSIGNED DURING JUNE 2002 TO 4TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE (ANTI-TERRORISM)
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, NUMEROUS LOCATIONS, 2002-2009
REASSIGNED DURING FEBRUARY 2006 TO MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND
UPON DEACTIVATION OF 4TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE (ANTI-TERRORISM)
REDESIGNATED 20 APRIL 2007 AS MARINE CORPS EMBASSY SECURITY COMMAND
REDESIGNATED 6 SEPTEMBER 2007 AS MARINE CORPS EMBASSY SECURITY GROUP
