Combat Logistics Battalion 7
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| Combat Logistics Battalion 7 | |
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 CLB 7 Insignia |
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| Active | August 30, 1986 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Logistics |
| Size | 1,200 |
| Part of | Combat Logistics Regiment 1 1st Marine Logistics Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms |
| Motto | "Preparus Ad Bellum - Sirvir En Pax" |
| Battles/wars | Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Combat Logistics Battalion 7 (CLB 7) is a logistics battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of the 1st Marine Logistics Group and I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.
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[edit] Mission
[edit] War time mission
Combat Logistics Battalion 7 conducts direct support combat service support operations in I MEF zone, with priority support to Combat Service Support Companies supporting Regimental Combat Teams (RCTs).
[edit] MCAGCC mission
Provide combat service support to I MEF units based at MCAGCC, to the Exercise Support Division at MCAGCC, Marine Corps exercise forces operating at MCAGCC, and 23rd Dental Company, beyond organic capabilities. CLB-7 will also provide combat service support to MCAGCC base and other units as directed by the Commanding General, 1st Marine Logistics Group.
[edit] Table of organization
[edit] Headquarters & Service Company
Comprised of four functional platoons responsible for both the internal support of Combat Logistics Battalion-7 as well as transportation/utilities support to units based or training aboard MCAGCC
- Headquarters Platoon
- Operations Platoon
- Battalion Aid Station
- Organic Supply Platoon
[edit] Support Company
Provide intermediate maintenance capabilities to I MEF and MCAGCC units and exercise forces deployed to MCAGCC. – Provide secondary reparable support through the Repairable Issue Point (RIP).
- Maintenance Support Platoon
- Communications/Electonics Platoon
- Tracked Vehicle Maintenance Platoon
- Ordanance Platoon
- Motor Transport Maintenance Platoon
- Engineer Maintenance Platoon
[edit] History
[edit] Early years
Activated August 30, 1976 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, as Detachment A, 1st Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Force.
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[edit] The Gulf War & the 1990s
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[edit] The Global War on Terror
The battalion redeployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the beginning of 2006 and are providing logistics to Marine units in the Al Anbar province. They are due to rotate home in the summer of 2006 [1] [2].
