1st Battalion, 7th Marines

1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
	1st Battalion, 7th Marines insignia
Founded	1 April 1921
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Light infantry
Size	1,200
Part of	7th Marine Regiment; 1st Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California
Nickname(s)	First Team; First of the Seventh
Motto(s)	"Pride, Devotion, Loyalty"; "Close to Zero"
Engagements	World War II Guadalcanal Campaign; Battle of Cape Gloucester; Battle of Peleliu; Battle of Okinawa; ; Korean War Battle of Inchon; Battle of Seoul; Battle of Chosin Reservoir; Battle of Hwacheon; Battle of the Punchbowl; Battle of Bunker Hill ; First Battle of the Hook; Battle for Outpost Vegas; Battle of the Samichon River; ; Vietnam War; Persian Gulf War; Operation Restore Hope; Global War on Terrorism Iraq War; War in Afghanistan; Operation Inherent Resolve; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Lieutenant Colonel Andrew P. Hornfeck
Notable; commanders	Amor L. Sims; Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller; Raymond G. Davis; Leo J. Dulacki; James Mattis; Michael P. Ryan

The 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7) is an infantry battalion of the 7th Marine Regiment of the United States Marine Corps. It is currently based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. Consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines, it is part of the 1st Marine Division.

Famous Marines who have served in 1/7 include General Raymond G. Davis, General James Mattis, Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller, and Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone.

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