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The names of the current Detachment
members are not to be displayed without the authorization of the
Detachment Commander |
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Hao,
former and current American Embassy Beijing, China MSGs, their
families, visitors and future MSGs. It
is our desire to make the MEGA Beijing Detachment Pages AlphaRoster and
Timeline as accurate as possible. Please contact us by email with
corrections, additions, etc. |
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| 2015 |
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| Ambassador: Max Baucus |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
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| 2014 |
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| Ambassador: Gary F. Locke / Max Baucus |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
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| 2013 |
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| Ambassador: Gary F. Locke |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
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| 2012 |
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Ambassador: Gary F. Locke
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| 2011 |
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Ambassador: Gary F. Locke
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Company Commander:
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| 2011 |
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Ambassador: John M. Huntsman, Jr. / Gary F.
Locke
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Company Commander:
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| 2010 |
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| Ambassador: Carl T.
Randt, Jr. / John M. Huntsman, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2009 |
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| Ambassador: Carl T.
Randt, Jr. / John M. Huntsman, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
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| 2008 |
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| Ambassador: Carl T. Randt, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Christian D. Jester
A/:
SSgt. Luis Salazar
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Albert Asselin, Sgt. Hubert Cuthbert, Sgt. Drew
Durocher,
Sgt. Mark Fox, Sgt. Javier Mendez-Romero, Sgt. Jose Rivas,
Sgt.
Byron Robinson, Sgt. Magnolia Sexton, Cpl. Randall Dolan, Cpl. Cedric
Johnson and Cpl. David Manter. |
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| 2007 |
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| Ambassador: Carl
T. Randt, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Christian D. Jester
A/:
SSgt. Luis Salazar
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Christopher Anderson, Sgt.
Albert Asselin, Sgt. Justin Boyce, Sgt. Hubert Cuthbert, Sgt. Drew
Durocher, Sgt. Brian Dykeman, Sgt. Mark Fox, Sgt. Shadi Moses, Sgt.
Mark Hibbens, Sgt. Javier Mendez-Romero, Sgt. Adrian Negron, Sgt. Jose
Rivas, Sgt. Byron Robinson, Sgt. Magnolia Sexton, Cpl. Randall Dolan,
Cpl. Cedric Johnson and Cpl. David Manter . |
Command
change from MSGBn / Company C to MCESG / Region 3.
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| 2006 |
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| Ambassador:
Carl
T. Randt, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Walter Andrews
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Christopher Anderson, Sgt. Justin
Boyce, Sgt. Brian Dykeman, Sgt. Shadi Moses, Sgt. Mark Hibbens and Sgt.
Adrian Negron. |
22AUG06
SECNAV Inst. 1650.1H MSG Ribbon award established retroactive to
28JAN49.
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| 2005 |
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| Ambassador:
Carl
T. Randt, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt.
Walter
Andrews
A/: Sgt. Jason D. Brown
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Timothy Rust, Sgt. Terrell A. Ford,
Cpl. Meshach S.
Barkley and LCpl.
Darienzo Pena. |
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| 2004 |
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| Ambassador:
Carl
T. Randt, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt.
Walter Andrews
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Tony
Bogden, Sgt.
Timothy Rust, Sgt. Terrell A. Ford, Cpl. Jason D. Brown, Cpl. Meshach S.
Barkley and LCpl. Darienzo
Pena. |
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2003
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| Ambassador:
Carl
T. Randt, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Tony Bogden, Sgt. Timothy Rust, Sgt. Lee Smitherman, Cpl.
Meshach S. Barkley and Cpl.
Francisco A. Urena. |
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2002
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| Ambassador:
Clark T. Randt,
Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Terry L. Owens
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Kenneth Kelly, Cpl. Francisco A. Urena and Cpl. Houston William
III. |
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2001
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| Ambassador: Joseph W. Prueher
/ Clark T. Randt, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Terry L. Owens
Watchstanders:
Sgt.
Kenneth Kelly, Cpl. Francesco A. Urena and Cpl. Houston William
III., Sgt. Kenneth W.
Winston,
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2000
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| Ambassador:
Joseph W. Prueher |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Terry
L.
Owens
Watchstanders:
SSgt. Adam C. Reynolds, Sgt. Blaine Jones and Cpl. Houston
William III., Sgt. Kenneth W. Winston, |
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1999
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| Ambassador: Joseph
W. Prueher / James Sasser |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
SSgt. Adam C. Reynolds, Sgt. Stephen Griffin and Sgt. Blaine
Jones. |
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1998
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| Ambassador:
James
Sasser |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Stephen Griffin |
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1997
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| Ambassador:
James
Sasser |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Sgt.
Michael Camara,
Sgt. Mel Quiroa, Cpl. Tod Diffey and Cpl. J. P. Smith. |
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1996
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| Ambassador:
James Sasser |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Gregory Beauvais
Watchstanders:
Sgt.
Michael Camara, Sgt. Mel Quiroa, Cpl. Tod Diffey and Cpl. J.
P. Smith. |
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1995
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| Ambassador:
J.
Stapleton Roy |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt.
Gregory
Beauvais A/:
Sgt. David Johnson
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Mel Quiroa |
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1994
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| Ambassador:
J.
Stapleton Roy |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
A/:
Sgt. David Johnson
Watchstanders: Micah
Moses and Gregory R.
Topp. |
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1993
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| Ambassador:
J.
Stapleton Roy |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: John
R. Monroe
Jr., Micah Moses and Gregory R. Topp. |
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1992
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| Ambassador: J.
Stapleton Roy |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Cpl.
David Hawkins, John R. Monroe
Jr. and G. Stavale. |
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1991
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| Ambassador:
James
Roderick Lilley / J. Stapleton Roy |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Thomas F.
Hall Jr.
Watchstanders:
Sgt.
Kenneth Peters,
Sgt. Gene Zilski, Randy Picano and G. Stavale. |
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1990
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| Ambassador:
James Roderick
Lilley |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Thomas F.
Hall Jr.
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Kenneth Peters, Sgt. Gene Zilski and Randy Picano. |
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1989
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| Ambassador:
Winston
Lord / James Roderick Lilley |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Vincent
Vargas |
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1988
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| Ambassador:
Winston
Lord |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Sgt. John Oster and Vincent Vargas. |
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1987
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| Ambassador:
Winston
Lord |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Mark Shelp
Watchstanders: Sgt. David
Herer, Sgt.
Luis Hernandez, Sgt. David Madden, Sgt. John Oster, Sgt. Robert Rowell, Sgt. John
Singleton, Cpl. Chris Sequoia and Cpl. Paul Traver. |
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1986
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| Ambassador:
Winston Lord |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Mark Shelp
Watchstanders: Sgt. Kevin Fay,
Sgt. David Herer, Sgt. Luis
Hernandez, Sgt. David Madden, Sgt. Richey, Sgt. Robert Rowell, Sgt.
John Singleton, Cpl.
Baker, Cpl. Chris Sequoia,
Cpl. Paul Traver and LCpl.
Baxter. |
NCOICs of
MSG Detachments now titled MSG Detachment Commanders
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1985
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| Ambassador:
Arthur
W. Hummel, Jr. / Winston Lord |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt. Mark Shelp
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Camilo Adrade, Sgt. Paul
Doolittle, Sgt. Kevin Fay, Sgt. David Herer, Sgt. David Madden,
Sgt. Dan Orr, Sgt.
Ronnie B. Richey, Sgt. Robert Rowell, Sgt. John Singleton, Cpl.
Baker, Cpl. Chris Sequoia, Cpl. Paul Traver and LCpl. J.D. Baxter. |
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1984
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| Ambassador:
Arthur
W. Hummel, Jr. |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Camilo Andrade, Sgt. Paul Doolittle, Sgt.
Eddie Kemp, Sgt. Dan Orr, Sgt. Ronnie B.
Richey, Cpl. Baker, LCpl.
J.D. Baxter and
James J. Thiede. |
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1983
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| Ambassador:
Arthur
W. Hummel, Jr. |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
James J. Thiede |
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1982
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| Ambassador:
Arthur W.
Hummel, Jr. |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt. Gorman
Watchstanders:
Guy Lennox |
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1981
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| Ambassador:
Leonard
F. Woodcock / Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt.
Richard F.
Bolger / SSgt. Gorman
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Jay L. Huston, Sgt. Clarence E. Ogburn, Sgt. Marty L. Bradley,
George F. Kiss, Guy Lennox, Dominick M. Maddalena, Michael Shipp and
Gregory D. Speicher. |
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1980
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| Ambassador:
Leonard
F. Woodcock |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt.
Richard F.
Bolger
Watchstanders:
Sgt.
Jay L. Huston, Sgt. Clarence E. Ogburn, Sgt. Marty L. Bradley, Robert
Burghardt, George F. Kiss, Dominick M. Maddalena, Michael
Shipp
and
Gregory D. Speicher. |
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1979
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| Ambassador:
Leonard F.
Woodcock |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt. Richard F. Bolger
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Robert P. Burghardt, Sgt. Jay L. Huston, Sgt. Clarence
E.
Ogburn, Sgt. Paul A. Storm, George F. Kiss, Dominick
M. Maddalena, Michael Shipp and Gregory D. Speicher. |
The United
States of
America established diplomatic relations with the Peoples Republic of
China on 1JAN79 and at the same time terminated diplomatic relations
with the Republic of China (Taipei, Taiwan). The U. S.
Embassy in
Taipei, Taiwan closed 28FEB79.
On 4MAY79, the PRC Foreign Minister consents to the use of U. S.
Marines as security guards at the American Embassy Beijing, China.
On 7MAY79, the U. S. DOS informed the American Embassy,
Beijing
of intentions to establish an MSG Detachment consisting of one NCOIC
and five watchstanders and an MSG
Detachment was officially activated on 11JUN79.
GySgt. Richard F. Bolger arrived in Beijing 11JUN79 to establish the
first MSG Detachment in the PRC since 1974. Sgts. Huston and
Burghardt arrived 22JUN79 and Sgts. Ogburn and Storm arrived 28JUN79.
Civilian clothes will be worn both on and off duty.
They
were registered on the rolls as Security Archivists and identifed as
such with the PRC Diplomatic list as such, but will perform all duties
of Marine Security Guards.
The First Women Marines were accepted for Marine Security Guard
Training and assignment.
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1978
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| USLO
Director: Leonard Woodcock |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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At the insistence of
the PRC government, USLO Security performed by civilian guards.
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1977
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| USLO
Director:
Thomas S. Gates, Jr. / Leonard Woodcock |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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At the insistence of
the PRC government, USLO Security performed by civilian guards.
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1976
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| USLO
Director:
Thomas S. Gates, Jr. |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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At the insistence of
the PRC government, USLO Security performed by civilian guards.
End of the
Curltural
Revolution.
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1975
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| USLO
Director: Thomas S. Gates, Jr. to termination of mission
1MAR79 |
Company Commander:
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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At the insistence of
the PRC government, USLO Security performed by civilian guards.
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1974
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| USLO
Director:
George Bush (21OCT74 - 7DEC75) |
Company "C" Commanding Officer:
Major Donald L. Evans
NCOIC: SSgt. Royal
G. Osborne
Watchstanders:
Sgt.
Clarence N. France, Sgt. Robert E. Jones, Sgt. Geary E. MacMurray, Cpl.
Roy Eugene MacDonald, Cpl. Mark A.Worrell and Thomas O. Mashburn |
MSG
Detachment deactivated and security responsibilities assumed by
civilian guards.
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1973
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| USLO Director:
David K. E. Bruce
(14MAY73 - 25SEP74) |
Company "C" Commanding Officer:
Major Donald L. Evans
NCOIC: SSgt. Royal G. Osborne
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Clarence N. France, Sgt. Robert E. Jones, Sgt. Geary E.
MacMurray, Cpl. Roy Eugene MacDonald, Cpl. Mark A.Worrell and Thomas O.
Mashburn |
3MAY73,
opening of
the U. S. Liasion Office (USLO). On 26JUN73, the American
Flag
was raised in Beijing by the MSG Detachment. Company "C"
Commanding Officer
Major Donald L. Evans attended the ceremony. Initially a
uniformed, armed detachment, repeated requests by the PRC resulted in
the detachment being deactivated and replaced by civilian guards in
1974. With formal diplomatic relations being established
on 1JAN79, MSG Detachments were reactivated at the
Beijing
Embassy and at several AmConGens throughout the PRC.
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1972
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1971
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| Ambassador: |
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NCOIC:
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Command
change Fox Company, HQMC / RMO Region 3 to MSGBn / Company C.
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1970
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| Ambassador: |
Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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1969
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| Ambassador: |
Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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1968
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| Ambassador: |
Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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1967
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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Beginning
of the
Cultural Revolution.
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1966
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1965
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1964
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1963
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1962
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1961
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1960
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1959
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1958
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1957
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1956
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1955
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1954
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| Ambassador: |
Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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First
formal Marine
Security Guard Training commences in November, 1954.
Command change HQBn, HQMC / RMO Region 3 to Fox Company, HQMC / RMO
Region 3.
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1953
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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1952
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| Ambassador: |
Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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By the end of 1952
there were 800 MSGs in the program serving in U.S. Diplomatic Missions
worldwide.
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1951
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| Ambassador: |
Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:
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NCOICs now permitted
to be married and have their families accompany them on post.
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1950
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| Ambassador: |
Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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1949
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| Ambassador to the
Republic of China: John Leighton Stuart (to AUG49) |
Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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October
1949, founding of the People's Republic of China. The U.S.
government did not recognize the new PRC government and upgraded the
AmConGen in Taipei to an embassy in 1953 until relations were severed
in 1979.
First
two MSG Detachments established at the American Embassies in Bangkok,
Thailand (with 6 MSGs) and Tangiers, Morocco (with 9 MSGs).
MSGs who successfully complete 24 months in the MSG Program are
retroactively eligible for the Marine Security Guard Ribbon (SECNAV
Inst. 1650.1H dtd 22AUG06).
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| 1948 |
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| Ambassador to the
Republic of China: John Leighton Stuart
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Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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| In
1948, the
Department of State (DOS) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC)
issued a Memorandum of Agreement whereby the Marine Corps would
supply active duty
Marine Corps personnel to protect classified materials, American lives
and property in U.S. Diplomatic Missions worldwide. These
USMC
personnel, to be designated as Marine Security Guards, would report
directly
to a DOS Foreign Service Officer at each mission.
Command structure was
HQBn, HQMC / RMO Region 3. The Regional Marine Officer (RMO)
was responsible for several posts
within each of the then four designated RMO regions. |
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