3rd Battalion, 7th Marines

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United States Marine Corps infantry battalion military unit

The 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines is a United States Marine Corps infantry battalion renowned for its combat deployments and service as part of the 1st Marine Division.

Aliases (3)

India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines ×1
Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines ×1
Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps infantry battalion → military unit →
allegiance	United States →
branchAbbreviation	USMC →
branchColor	scarlet and gold →
commandStructure	7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division →
conflict	Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → World War II →
country	United States of America →
countryLabel	USA →
doctrine	Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations →
garrison	Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms →
garrisonLocation	Twentynine Palms, California →
hasSubunit	Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines → India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines → Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines → Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines → Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines →
higherFormation	I Marine Expeditionary Force →
languageOfCommand	English →
militaryBranchRole	United States Marine Corps infantry →
motto	Semper Fidelis →
nickname	3/7 →
notableDeployment	Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom →
notableFor	extensive combat deployments → service in 1st Marine Division →
notableTheater	Helmand Province, Afghanistan → Middle East → Pacific Theater of World War II → Southwest Asia →
parentUnit	United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific →
partOf	1st Marine Division → 7th Marine Regiment →
primaryMission	locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver →
role	ground combat →
secondaryMission	repel enemy assault by fire and close combat →
service	United States Marine Corps →
serviceBranch	United States Marine Corps →
serviceType	active duty →
size	battalion →
specialization	light infantry →
traditionalSize	approximately 800 Marines and sailors →
type	infantry →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines ("India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines") → 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines ("Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines") → 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines ("Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines") →	hasSubunit
7th Marine Regiment →	component
Headquarters Company, 7th Marines →	supportsUnit