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The 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7) is a light 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 and sailors.
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation: Quảng Nam Province: Aug 27 – Sep 29: Operation Elk Canyon II [12] 196th Infantry Brigade search and clear operation: near Kham Duc, Quảng Trị Province: Aug 28 - Oct 14: Operation Wayne Forge [2]
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: Mar 29 – Apr 29: Operation Summerall [1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation: Darlac, Khánh Hòa and Phú Yên Provinces: Apr – 11 May: Operation Spearhead [1] [19] 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment and TF 117 search and ...
[1]: 109 The plan was for the ARVN 1st Airborne Battalion to secure a landing zone at Chau Nhai, 15 km northwest of Quảng Ngãi and the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines would then deploy into the landing zone and then both Battalions would move southeast along Route 527 with the ARVN patrolling north and the Marines patrolling south of Route 527. [1]
On 13 August, Companies I and L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines began Operation Ripley Center in the central Quế Sơn mountains. On 15 August, Company A, 1/5 Marines was withdrawn from the operation and on 24 August, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines was landed in the area and took over the operation. The ...
At 11:00 on 31 March HMM-165 helicopters landed the ARVN 2nd Battalion, 51st Regiment northeast of Thường Ðức Camp and the 3rd Battalion, 51st Regiment northwest of the camp. On 1 April the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines and the 4.2in mortar battery from 1st Battalion, 13th Marines were landed at Landing Zone Robin overlooking Happy Valley.
[4]: 147 At 09:15 Company G 2nd Battalion 7th Marines engaged a PAVN sapper squad just below the road summit, killing three and capturing two, despite this the PAVN succeeded in blowing up several culverts temporarily closing the Pass. [4]: 153–4 In July 1969 the 1st LAAM Battalion ceased operations and redeployed to the US. [5]
The Marines' operation plan would consist of 3 phases: first Marine reconnaissance units and an artillery battery would be landed at Ba Tơ Special Forces Camp and a company from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines with units from the ARVN 2nd Division would reconnoiter the landing beach (named Red Beach) 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Đức