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Marines rush a simulated combat town during the mechanized assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans) - Marines rush a simulated combat town during the mechanized assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans)

Raining Rage; 2/7 leads a mechanized assault

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, lead a mechanized assault as part of the battalion’s iteration of the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 8-10, 2015.The purpose of the MCCRE is to evaluate and certify 2nd Bn., 7th Marines’ collective

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Marines run through the obstruction of smoke during the company supported, live-fire assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 6, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans) - Marines run through the obstruction of smoke during the company supported, live-fire assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 6, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans)

Fighting fire with fire; 2/7 leads the charge

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducted a company supported, live-fire assault during the battalion iteration of the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 6-7, 2015.The purpose of the MCCRE is to evaluate 2nd Bn., 7th Marines’

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Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, practice handling a simulated enraged enemy during the culminating event of 1st Marine Division Schools’ Urban Leaders Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 12, 2015. The course is a 15-day period of instruction that includes classwork, combat marksmanship and physical training in a simulated urban combat environment. - Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, practice handling a simulated enraged enemy during the culminating event of 1st Marine Division Schools’ Urban Leaders Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 12, 2015. The course is a 15-day period of instruction that includes classwork, combat marksmanship and physical training in a simulated urban combat environment.

Marines remain relevant to shifting battlefield

Marines from 1st and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, participated in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain exercise during 1st Marine Division Schools’ Urban Leaders Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 12, 2015.The Urban Leaders Course is a 15-day period of instruction that includes classwork, combat marksmanship and

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Lance Cpl. Ryan Howerton, a 22-year-old native of Kansas City, Mo., and mortar man with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, searches for insurgents during an Afghan National Civil Order Police-led operation Feb. 13. Marines with 2nd Bn., 7th Marines provided fire support during the operation. - Lance Cpl. Ryan Howerton, a 22-year-old native of Kansas City, Mo., and mortar man with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, searches for insurgents during an Afghan National Civil Order Police-led operation Feb. 13. Marines with 2nd Bn., 7th Marines provided fire support during the operation.

After successful operation, ANCOP stays ahead of insurgents

FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Afghanistan— In the middle of the night, more than 80 Afghan National Civil Order Police and less than ten Marines boarded helicopters.The plan was to insert south of the Helmand River in Kajaki and surprise the insurgents at dawn, clearing a known enemy stronghold, Feb 13. When the sun rose, the insurgents were

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Marines assigned to Company G, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, convoy through Bala Baluk, Afghanistan. The Marines were deployed earlier this year to conduct counterinsurgency operations with an emphasis on police training in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Marines assigned to Company G, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, convoy through Bala Baluk, Afghanistan. The Marines were deployed earlier this year to conduct counterinsurgency operations with an emphasis on police training in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Marines, ANP fight side-by-side to combat terrorism

Bala Baluk, a place where insurgents frequently terrorized Afghan residents, is now much safer due to the cooperative efforts of U.S. Marines and the Afghan National Police (ANP).After months of training and fighting alongside each other, the Marines and local police have forged a common bond in their efforts to drive out insurgents who have

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Marines assigned to 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Task Force 2/7, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, assess the construction of a well project in Delaram, Afghanistan. - Marines assigned to 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Task Force 2/7, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan, assess the construction of a well project in Delaram, Afghanistan.

Afghans residents improve community with Marines’ support

Until just recently, local residents here in Delaram have been deprived of clean drinking water. The inability to produce fresh water has caused some residents to resort to drawing filthy water from streams and rivers that run through their villages.Conditions within this community have gradually begun to change, thanks to the assistance of the

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U.S. Marines assigned to Weapons Company, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, fire a mortar round during combat operations here. - U.S. Marines assigned to Weapons Company, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, fire a mortar round during combat operations here.

TF 2/7 extends combat capability with mortars

U.S. Marines assigned to Weapons Company, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, fire a mortar round during combat operations here. Through the use of mortars, Marines provide indirect fire support for the ground troops, thereby extending their combat capability while serving in

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