7th Marine Regiment

7th Marine Regiment
7th Marine Regiment
	7th Marines insignia
Active	1917–1919, 1933—34; 1941–1947; 1950–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Infantry regiment
Part of	1st Marine Division; 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	MCAGCC Twentynine Palms
Nickname(s)	"Magnificent Seventh"; "Task Force Ripper"; (Persian Gulf War)
Motto(s)	Prepare to March
Engagements	World War II Guadalcanal campaign; Battle of Cape Gloucester; Mariana and Palau Islands campaign Battle of Peleliu; ; Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign Battle of Okinawa; ; ; Korean War Battle of Inchon; Second Battle of Seoul; Battle of Chosin Reservoir; Battle of Hwacheon; Battle of the Punchbowl; Battle of Bunker Hill (1952); First Battle of the Hook; Battle for Outpost Vegas; Battle of the Samichon River; ; Vietnam War; Operation Desert Storm; War on Terror Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Inherent Resolve; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Frank Diorio Jr.
Notable; commanders	Chesty Puller; Herman H. Hanneken; Amor L. Sims; Julian N. Frisbie; Edward W. Snedeker; Homer Litzenberg; Herman Nickerson Jr.; Jack P. Juhan; James Mattis; Lawrence F. Snowden; Oscar F. Peatross

The 7th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. Nicknamed the "Magnificent Seventh", the regiment falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force.

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