4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

03/11/2025

This past weekend C Co, 4th LAR Battalion welcomed the 4th Marine Division Commanding General. The visit consisted of command brief, site tour, OCTC visit, and Company PT. Cobra Company Marines also built on deployment readiness by the ex*****on of LAV maintenance actions in preparation of Aprils Gunnery and AGTS prerequisites for Crewmen.

📸: Photos taken by SSgt Farnell

1: Sgt Zohner pulling an engine pack of an LAV-25

2: CG, Company Commander and Maintenance Chief discussing RAMP operations

3: CG presenting coin for excellence to Sgt Larson

4: BGen Jarrard in the Gunners seat

01/16/2025

Last weekend, 4th LAR Alpha and H&S Companies kicked off the new year with their first drill

From January 9th to 12th, Marines took on a packed schedule, including rifle and pistol ranges, a Lance Corporal Seminar, Corporals Course, a LAV road march, and Battalion Staff training led by MCTOG.

10/15/2024

Strength through unity 💪

Marines with 4th LAR grapple with Chilean Marines, sharpening their skills during MCMAP training at UNITAS in Puerto Andes, Chile on September 8, 2024

Photos 📸 by LCpl Payton Goodrich, USMC

09/04/2024

“Marines are built through the ethos of struggle and sacrifice” - General James Jones

Individual readiness is the cornerstone of mission success. The Annual Training exercise conducted at Fort Irwin this July could not have been achieved without the dedication, discipline, and sacrifices of every Marine in 4th LAR.

Every Marine’s dedication to personal training ensures we’re always prepared to answer the call—stronger, faster, and more resilient. We don’t rise to the occasion, we train for it. Semper Fi! 🇺🇸

10/31/2023

10/26/2023

Tubes Up!

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (Oct. 13-14, 2023)

with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct joint training to maintain proficiency and readiness.

The battalion conducts combined arms reconnaissance and security missions to support the Ground Combat Element of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, aiming to secure designated areas.

(U.S. Marine Corps contributed photo by Company E, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion)

10/26/2023

Evaluating Combat Readiness

📍 MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE TRAINING COMMAND AND MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2023)

Senior leaders from our 4th Marine Division recently met with their counterparts from 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion prior to the latter's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation.

The MCCRE is a mandatory assessment led by Operating Force Commanders to gauge a unit's skill in core and specialized tasks. Aimed at standardizing quality and confirming combat readiness, it is vital before deployment and overseen by commanding generals. The evaluation follows Marine Corps Training and Readiness standards and is crucial for confirming a unit's mission capability.

Marines from Company C, 4th LAR Battalion, will soon be deploying to Japan in support of Unit Deployment Program 24.1 and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

The visit also had a nostalgic element, as it reunited Brig. Gen. Douglas K. Clark, commanding general of the 4th Marine Division and 1st Sgt. Trung Q. Tran, senior enlisted leader of Company C, 4th LAR Battalion, who had previously served together approximately two decades ago as part of the 4th LAR Battalion.

(U.S. Marine Corps contributed photo by 4th Marine Division)


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In the photograph, from left to right, are Lt. Col. Matthew Esposito, 4th LAR Battalion Inspector-Instructor; 1st Sgt. Tran, Capt. Chandler T. Brown, commanding officer of Company C, 4th LAR Battalion; Brig. Gen. Clark, Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Adams, command senior enlisted leader of the 4th Marine Division; Master Chief Petty Officer Matthew R. Paul, command master chief of the 4th Marine Division; Lt. Col. Scott A. Stewart, commanding officer of the 3rd LAR Battalion; and Sgt. Maj. Gerard Casimir, Jr., sergeant major of the 3rd LAR Battalion.