January 30, 2010
7th Marine Regiment

Colonel
Renforth
7th Marine Regiment
Commanding Officer
MARFORPAC
I MEF
II MEF
OIF
OEF
III MEF
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Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7, call in close air support from an A-10 Warthog during “Spartan Resolve 3-2012,” a pre-deployment exercise, May 5. The exercise combines a regimental command post exercise and field training to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe)
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Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7, change a flat tire on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle, during a rough terrain driving exercise, May 3. The training was a part of &qout;Spartan Resolve 3-2012,&qout; an exercise designed to prepare Marines and sailors for an upcoming deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines practiced driving in difficult and often muddy terrain that simulates the difficult terrain of Afghanistan. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe)
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Capt. Pete Priester, the fire support coordinator with Regimental Combat Team 7, awaits an inbound A-10 Warthog during a call for close air support exercise, May 5. The exercise was a part of “Spartan Resolve 3-2012,” a pre-deployment exercise designed to prepare Marines and sailors for an upcoming deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe)
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Lance Cpl. McKenzie Schmalz, an anti-tank missile man, Personal Security Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 7, and Petty Officer Third Class David Ferguson, a corpsman, PSD, RCT-7, clear a room during urban combat training, May 10. The Marines practiced clearing rooms and shooting on the move during training as part of &qout;Spartan Resolve 3-2012.&qout; &qout;Spartan Resolve 3-2012&qout; is an exercise designed to prepare the Marines and sailors of RCT-7 for their upcoming deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan. &qout;The important thing is that we work together as a team and start coming together,&qout; said Schmalz, a 19-year-old native of Barrington, N.H. &qout;All of this training, not just the close quarters stuff, helps us know what each other is going to do so we can establish good routines.&qout;
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Marines with Personal Security Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 7, practice firing while moving laterally during training, May 10. The training, which was part of &qout;Spartan Resolve 3-2012&qout; focused on teaching Marines urban combat to include shooting on the move and clearing rooms. &qout;Spartan Resolve 3-2012&qout; is a pre-deployment exercise that combines a regimental command post exercise with field operations designed to prepare the Marines and sailors of RCT-7 for their upcoming deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Cpl. Ned Johnson)
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - 05.18.2012
Marines with Regimental Combat Team-7 returned home shortly after conducting a Mission Rehearsal Exercise May 1-11 at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind. MRXs are designed to prepare staffs of battalion-sized units and higher on how to efficiently and effectively respond to scenarios they will likely encounter on deployment. They have become a standard training tool for an RCT staff during its pre-deployment training program.
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LANDERS, Calif. - 04.23.2012
A ranch hand starts his morning at dawn, feeding the animals, bailing hay and maintaining ranch equipment.
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