In Feb. 2011, he moved into the Marine reconnaissance community with 4th Recon Battalion. The removal of Zavala comes amid other high-profile firings of top Corps leaders in recent weeks.

The battalion initially stood up in 1911 as 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and the unit’s first combat deployment was to the Dominican Republic in November 1916, according to the unit’s ...

They are members of Unit Echo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, out of Marine Corp Reserve Training Center, Syracuse. To find additional donation centers ...