3rd Battalion, 7th Marines

On order, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines deploys by air to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel enemy assault by fire and close combat. As directed, conduct Military operation in urban terrain. Be prepared to conduct Military Operations Other Than War in permissive/non-permissive environments.

1941-1946

• Activated 1 January 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the 3d Battalion, 7th Marines and assigned to the 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force
• Reassigned during February 1941 to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
• Relocated during april1941 to Parris Island, South Carolina
• Relocated during September 1941 to New River, North Carolina
• Attached during March 1942 to the 3d Marine Brigade
• Deployed during April 1942 to Samoa
• Detached during august 1942 from the 3d Marine Brigade and reassigned to the 1st Marine Division
• Participated in the following World War II campaigns:
  • Guadalcanal
  • Eastern New Guinea
  • New Britain
  • Peleliu
  • Okinawa
• Participated in the occupation of north China, September 1945- April 1946
• Deactivated 15 April 1946

1950-1964

• Reactivated 11 September 1950 at Kobe, Japan and assigned to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
• Deployed during September 1950 to the republic of Korea
• Participated in the Korean War, September 1950- July 1953 operating from:
  • Inchon-Seoul
  • Chosin Reservoir
  • East Central Front
  • Western Front
• Participated in the defense of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, July 1953- march 1955
• Relocated during March 1955 to Camp Pendleton, California
• Participated in the Cuban missile crisis, November- December 1962

1965-1990

• Deployed during June 1965 to camp Schwab, Okinawa
• Participated in the war in Vietnam, July 1965- October 1970 operating from:
  • Qui Nhom
  • Da Nang
  • Chu Lai
  • An Hoa
  • Dai Loc
• Relocated during October 1970 to Camp Pendleton California, and reassigned to the 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade
• Reassigned during April 1971 to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
• Participated in the battalion rotation between the 3d Marine Division on Okinawa and the Divisions stationed in the United States during the 1980s and the 1990s
• Relocated during January 1990 to the 1st Marine Division
• Participated in earthquake relief operations in the Philippines July-September 1990

1991-2009

• Participated in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia January- April 1991
• Element participated in operation United Shield, Somalia, February-March 1995
• Deployed during February 2003 to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
• Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, March-September 2003, February-September 2004, September 2005 - March 2006, and November 2007 - May 2008, and October 2008 - April 2009

2010-PRESENT

• Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, March - October 2010

PHONE NUMBER: 760-830-7358

"Every Marine and Sailor of 1st Marine Division will be treated with decency, dignity, and respect, and will be provided full and equal opportunity for professional development and success. We are an elite institution of warriors. It is our shared responsibility to ensure the continued health of our collective soul and identity"

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Lieutenant Junior Grade Scott Ezra Paxman

Battalion Chaplain

3D Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division

United States Navy

Phone #: (760) 830-5789

LTJG Paxman is a native of California. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies in 2018. In 2021 he graduated with a Master of Arts in Chaplaincy from Brigham Young University. LTJG Paxman is an ordained Elder and endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

During his civilian ministry he commissioned as a Chaplain Candidate Program Officer and graduated from Officer Development School in July 2021. As a chaplain candidate he supported the religious ministry team at the Salt Lake City Navy Reserve Center by providing religious services for sailors. In September 2022, he transitioned to Active Duty and completed the Chaplain Basic Leadership Course in November that same year.

In his religious community LTJG Paxman has served in significant Church positions such as Regional Associate Pastor, Director of Community Ministry, Religious Educator, and Youth Minister. As the head chaplain at First Choice Hospice he provided end-of-life pastoral care and counseling to patients across four counties. He also served two years as a full-time minister in southern Spain. He received an Advanced Certification for Spanish from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
MCAGCC Box 788263
Twentynine Palms,
CA 92278-8263

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Family Readines Officer:
Comm:(760) 830-1697
Cell: (760) 201-6968

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