3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
The 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment (3/7) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms and consist of approximately 800 Marines. The battalion falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division. The battalion has seen combat in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and was a part of the main effort during the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003. During the Global War on Terror, the battalion saw eleven sequential combat deployments; five in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, three in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and three in support Operation Inherent Resolve. The unit has a long, decorated history with countless achievements. Its members were described as "true professionals" by embedded reporters during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Blade Marines as part of Task Force Grizzly raising Old Glory on their Humvee during combat operations.
A Scout-Sniper Team from the 3rd Bn, 7th Marines, attached to the 13th MEU (BLT 3/1) prepares to depart Mogadishu, Somalia during Operation UNITED SHIELD in 1995. Photo: CWO-5/Marine Gunner Christian P. Wade USMC (Ret.), second from left..
Marines from 3/7 establish firing position inside an Iraqi army camp near An Numaniyah.
AR RAMADI, Iraq (December 8, 2005) - Marines with 4th Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, search a store for hidden illegal weapons during Operation Skinner Dec. 8. Photo by Cpl. Shane Suzuki
The 7th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. Nicknamed the "Magnificent Seventh", the regiment falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force.
Marines watch F4U Corsairs drop napalm as I Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines move in to attack Chinese positions in North Korea.