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.

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'America’s Battalion' closes FOB Payne

By Courtesy Story | May 16, 2013

For most Coalition forces throughout Afghanistan, counterinsurgency operations are minimal and assisting and advising Afghan National Security Forces has increased. The change in mission requires less support assets, which has allowed personnel here to close more than 190 bases since early 2012. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, MORE

In time of transition, Marines support Afghan advisors

By Sgt. Ned Johnson | May 13, 2013

Military unit organization has been standardized over hundreds of years—divisions, regiments, battalions and companies. Yet in 2013, the mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, has forced a change from conventional warfare units to smaller units who advise Afghan National Security Forces.These advisors are formed into Security Forces Assistance MORE

Marine mom misses moments— makes Mother’s Day

By Sgt. Ned Johnson | April 30, 2013

A two-year-old little girl with dark eyes and dark, curly hair appears on the Marine’s computer screen and screams with joy. After she runs around excitedly, the young girl runs back to the computer, blows her mom kisses and shows off her toys. She may not say it, but her actions prove seeing her mom who is more than 9,000 miles away on a MORE

Deployed Marine given reminder of fallen brother’s sacrific

By 1st Lt. Spencer Kenyon | April 29, 2013

The rugged hand-painted sign reads: CAMP WEIS In memory of Maj. James Matthew Weis Killed in action July 22, 2010 Trek Nawa, Helmand Province, AfghanistanFor the past year, it MORE

Combat Engineers bridge gap for security forces assistance

By Sgt. Ned Johnson | April 24, 2013

A bulldozer flattens piles of dirt and rock that formerly protected the perimeter of a patrol base, while Marines relocate 40-pound sandbags. Miles down the road, a Marine uses a metal detector to locate improvised explosive devices and mark a safe lane for vehicles and ground troops. Still farther down the road, a squad transports materials for a MORE

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