7th Marine Regiment

1st Marine Division

Mission

On-order, 7th Marines conducts mechanized, combined-arms operations and other expeditionary operations in order to support theater engagement plans and contingency operations. The Regiment will be prepared to deploy within 48-hours of the receipt of an execute order as either the ground combat element for the 1st MEB or as a major subordinate element of the 1st Marine Division. As directed, the Regiment will prepare infantry battalions for deployment to the PACOM AOR in order to support III MEF operations and training.

Infantrymen work hand in hand with Afghans during counterinsurgency exercise

By Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | December 19, 2013

On a range that could easily be mistaken for a city from a distance, Marines and Afghan role-players clear door to door under small arms fire in one of the largest urban training facilities in the Marine Corps.For the final event of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment’s Mission Rehearsal Exercise, the battalion conducted a counterinsurgency exercise MORE

Marines utilize shock-absorbing concrete during live fire training

By Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | December 18, 2013

Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, swarmed the Combat Center when they conducted live fire training in an urban facility, here, during their Mission Readiness Exercise Dec. 6.The facility, titled Range 210, resembled an urban environment and was unique because its buildings’ walls were constructed of shock absorbent MORE

7th Marine Regiment welcomes new commander

By Sgt. Jacob Harrer | October 21, 2013

Marines and sailors with 7th Marine Regiment received a new commanding officer during a change of command ceremony here, Oct. 17.Colonel Austin E. Renforth relinquished command to Col. Jay M. Bargeron, who previously served as the ground colonels monitor at the Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department, Headquarters Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base MORE

Marines swarm mock town during raid training

By Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | October 18, 2013

Silence was abruptly broken as more than 10 UH-1Y Huey helicopters containing a company of Marines stormed an “enemy” infested training town here, Oct. 9. Marines with Animal Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fast roped and inserted into the town to simulate assaulting an enemy stronghold during a raid exercise. “Their objective was to MORE

7th Marine Regiment Change of Command Ceremony

By Courtesy Story | October 16, 2013

7th Marine Regiment is scheduled to hold a Change of Command ceremony Thursday at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Grey Field. Col. Austin Renforth, commanding officer, 7th Marines, will relinquish command of the regiment to Col. Jay Bargeron. The guest speaker for this event will be Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary MORE

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