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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.
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, ARVN 5th Airborne Battalion and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps combined reaction force operation landing near An Hoa to encounter the 60th and 90th battalions of the 1st VC Regiment and the 11th Battalion, 21st NVA Regiment
1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation: Quảng Nam Province: Jan 29 – Feb 9: Operation Sherman Peak [1] [6] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation: north of the A Shau Valley, Quảng Trị Province: 1: Jan 31 – Feb 8: Operation Wayne Arrow [1]
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 ...
1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation: 24 km northwest of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province: 160: 27 Mar 14 – 20: Operation Ford [7]: 249 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Battalion, 1st Marines sweep of the Phu Thu Peninsula to engage the VC 804th Main Force ...
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and 107th Field Battery series of reconnaissance and ambush and land clearing protection missions: centre and south-west Phước Tuy Province: Jul 15 – Aug 24: Operation Pickens Forest [2] 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search ...
In April 2015, 7th Marines took command of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force from 5th Marines. [34] Since late-2014, the infantry battalions of 7th Marines (1/7, 2/7, 3/7, & 3/4 after re-activation) have served as the Ground Combat Element for the SP-MAGTF and served in that capacity for the remainder of the decade. [citation needed]
1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 4th Regiment ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation. Correspondent Dickey Chapelle was killed by a mine booby-trap on this operation. 16 km south of Chu Lai, Quảng Ngãi Province: 2: 1 Marine, 1 correspondent Nov 3–8: Operation Copperhead [1]