7th Esb

Navy covers are lined up as selected chief petty officers prepare for a pinning ceremony in which they will be promoted. After promotion the new chiefs will wear a different cover. The anchors pinning ceremony More

Marines with 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, receive instruction during the Combat Hunter Course at Camp Pendleton, Nov. 17. The Combat Hunter Course teaches Marines how to observe, profile More

Sgt. Maj. Richard Sharron, from Lodi, N.J., battalion sergeant major for 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, carries the battalion’s colors to Lt. Col. Phillip Frietze, from Mesilla, N.M More

The former 7th Engineer Support Battalion command post, which was constructed in 1942, was torn down during a demolition ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 12. Several of the battalion’s former commanding More

Past and present commanding officers of 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group attended the demolition ceremony for the old 7th ESB command post at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 12. The build More

Lt. Col. Daniel Dubbs, commanding officer of 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, speaks to friends, family and fellow Marines during Gunnery Sgt. Justin Schm More

Marines with Security Platoon, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group drag a Marine who simulated being injured by a IED during the Infantry Immersion Trainer Fe More

Marines with Security Platoon, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group drag a Marine who simulated being injured by a IED during the Infantry Immersion Trainer, F More

Christen Holley from San Jose, Calif., accepts the Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device for her husband, Gunnery Sgt. Floyd Holley, 36, from Casselberry, Fla. He was killed in action, Aug. 29, 20 More

Friends and family members of Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, Marine Logistics Group, gather at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 30, to say goodbye to the service More

A Marine with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, says goodbye to his loved ones at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 8, as he prepares to board a bus to deploy to More

A Tractor Rubber-Tired Articulated Steering Multipurpose vehicle, or TRAM, off loads drainage pipes from a trailer June 11, 2011, aboard Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan. Marines with 7th Engineer More

Lance Cpl. Lee M. Neely, a water purification specialist with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, in support of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, moves laundry from a washer to a dryer at Forward Operating Base J More

Gunnery Sgt. Donavin G. Bender, 29, Bismarck, N.D., was named the enlisted Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician of the Year by the Marine Corps Engineering Association. "I’ve lost a lot of friends, and I thin More

The daughter of Rachel and Sgt. Jason Young, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, has her face painted during the 7th ESB luau at Camp Pendleton’s Del Mar Beach, Aug. 3, celebrating the halfway mark of 7th ESB's 7-m More

A transfer pump sits among mountain peaks in Kajaki, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2011, as part of a well and water purification system recently installed there. The project included more than 1,000 feet of cable, app More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), unload supplies at Patrol Base Alcatraz, Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Eastern Storm, Aug. 26. PB Alcatr More

For the past three weeks, Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion have been the driving force behind the construction of a causeway in Helmand River, near Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam. Once completed, More

Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), continue work on Route Red in October 2011. As of Jan. 3, the surfacing portion of Route Red was completed by 9th ESB. The impr More

Sgt. Maj. Paul M. McElearney (right) receives a non-commissioned officer’s sword, from Lt. Col. Daniel Dubbs, commanding officer of 7th Engineer Support Battalion during a Post and Relief ceremony at Camp Pendl More

Cpl. Arielle Coleman, combat engineer, Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, stands at the position of attention during the 7th ESB award cerem More

Cpl. Robert Collins, a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion operates a tractor during a battalion field exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 10. The Marines of 7th ESB built a medium girder br More

Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion check the road for improvised explosive devices after halting a convoy during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 16. The scenario is part of a battal More

Marines and sailors, friends and family members gathered for a memorial service to remember Sgt. John P. Huling at the 11 Area Chapel at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 1. Huling, 25, an explosive ordnance disposa More

Marine combat engineers with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, work with New Zealand soldiers from the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers to conduct improved ribbon b More

Lance Cpl. Dylan Fisher, 19, from Lima, Ohio, a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provides security for a non-standard bridge building exercise at Camp Pendleton, More

20-year-old Lance Cpl. Erwin Diaz, from Los Angeles, a bulk fuel specialist with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, inspects fuel valves during a field training exerc More

Marines with Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, dig out a bunker at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 15. The range improvement was par More

Staff Sgt. Jason Hilker, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets his family after returning fro More

Kerry-Ann Ellington poses with her husband, 1st Sgt. Delwin K. Ellington, company first sergeant, Bravo Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group. Kerry-Ann was nominated for 2012 Mari More

Marines with Charlie Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a six-mile hike at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov 15. The Marines conditioned themselves through the rugged terrain More

Lance Cpl. Judah Tatarsky, a generator mechanic with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provides first aid to a simulated casualty at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 7. Marines with 1st ML More

A Marine with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, uses the blouse-flotation technique at the 53 area training pool aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9. The Marines completed their basi More

Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Alpha Company train with live grenades during a training exercise, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 on Range 202, here. The Marines conducted gren More

A Marine with Engineer Support Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, fires the M32 grenade launcher at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15, 2013. As the Marine Corps returns to its am More

Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provide security for a hose line aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2013. To power any kind of operation More

Sgt. William L. Bain, a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses with children at an elementary school in Dumaguete, Philippines, while participating in Pacific Ang More

Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Mitchell, a bulk fuel specialist with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, takes down a fuel pumping system during the Bulk Fuel Challenge aboard Ca More

Private First Class Taylor Butler, a combat engineer with Bravo Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, sweeps for simulated improvised explosive devices and mines during a field tr More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daren D. Richardson, a platoon commander with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, was recognized by the American Petroleum Institute as the 201 More

Staff Sgt. Justin Hensley, a data chief with Communications Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, and a native of Louisville, Ky., gets La Paloma Elementary School students warmed up before the school’s jog- More

Marines serving with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion and 7th Engineer Support Battalion demonstrate bridging capabilities at the Camp Del Mar basin here, May 16, 2013. The Improved Ribbon Bridge is designed to ca More

Cpl. Sean Bautista, an administration specialist with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and a native of San Jose, Calif., holds his daughter, Valerie Faith, alongside his wife, Wendi.

Chace, left, and Mekhi, sons of 1st Sgt. Delwin Ellington, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company first sergeant, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, and a native of West Palm Beach, Fla., study the M-107 special appl More

A Marine with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, operates a Bridge Erection Boat during improved ribbon bridge training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2013. Fiv More

Marines and sailors with 1st Platoon, Company A, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, patrol during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 23, 2013. During the More

Corporal Jeremy W. Myers, left, and Cpl. Nicholas C. Wray, both combat engineers with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, pose for a photograph in their office aboard Cam More

Staff Sgt. Thomas H. Nguyen, explosive ordnance disposal technician, 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, sweeps for More

A Marine with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, takes the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics test as part of the unit’s pre-deployment training, aboard Camp Pendleton, Cal More

Corporal Steven Nixon, a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, assists his wife, Alyssa, as she conducts the obstacle course during Jane Wayne Day, Sept. 13, 2013. The More

Craig Burnett, right, a civilian technician and trainer with Robotic Systems Joint Project Office, teaches Cpl. Michael J. Mangan, a combat engineer from Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marin More

Marines with Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, tear down HESCO bunkers during a Marine Readiness Exercise, a culminating event designed to evaluate the skills learned du More

Corporal Brandon L. Kast, an administration specialist with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, emplaces an explosive charge during a basic demolitions course aboard More

Corporal Tyler Sanders, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, exits the pool during his swim qualification aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 14, 2014. During the training, Marines wore More

Corporal Hunter Paillou, cox swain with Operations Platoon, Boat Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment 1,1st Marine Logistics Group, prepares an engine to be mounted on a Combat More

Brigadier General Kevin J. Nally, director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers, shakes hands with Cpl. Lucas G. Sarko, radio operator, Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Mari More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kurt A. Kempster, Commanding Officer Combat Logistics Regiment 1 (CLR-1), speaks with junior Marines about their experiences during exercise Brilliant Scepter aboard Naval Amphibious Base More

Marines with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, observe as the TALON Mark II robot attempts to pick up an empty jug during pre-deployment training aboard Camp Pendleton, Ca More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Juan J. Diaz, Sergeant Major Combat Logistics Regiment 1 (CLR-1), speaks with junior Marines about their experiences during exercise Brilliant Scepter aboard Naval Amphibious Base Co More

Cpl. Austin Smith, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, guides the tractor as it levels the ground at the construction site in El Centro, Calif., Feb. 25. The joint units of MWSS-37 More

Corporal Anthony J. Kuchynka, heavy equipment operator, Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, assembles an M240B machine gun during a super-squad competition aboard Camp Pen More

U.S. Marine Combat Engineers with Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group fire high explosive rockets from a MK153 Shoulder-fired, Multi-purpose, Assault Weapon into the hills More

Lieutenant Col. John D. Martinko, commanding officer, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, displays a trophy for the annual St. Patrick’s Day field meet aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Mar More

Lieutenant Col. Mark T. Donar, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Association of South East Asian Nations, briefs international media personnel on the MAGTF’s humanitarian aid and More

Sergeant Timothy Wright, a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Association of South East Asian Nations, explains the MAGTF’s water-recyc More

Heavy equipment operators with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, build earth-berms in the early stages of constructing an Amphibious Assault Fuel System, Camp Pendle More

Lance Cpl. Brett M. Yepez-O’Boyle, combat engineer, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, loads his M16A4 rifle during Table III of the Combat Rifle Program abo More

Major Shawn Grzybowski, operations officer with Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, explains his unit’s logistics and transportation capabilities to Col. David Oberlander, right, protection chief More

U.S. Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group work alongside Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, Charlie Company, to construct a Prisoner of War (POW) Detention Facility a More

A V8T Dozer drags a chain across a firebreak to flatten its surface as another dozer clears brush from the path, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2014. Facilities Maintenance Division and seven Marines wi More

Lance Cpl. Christophe De Casanova, combat engineer, Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, levels terrain with a pickaxe to provide a steady surface for the construction of More

Combat engineers with Bridge Platoon, Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, work together to move a roller beam that will support a bridge, May 29, 2014 for the World Famou More

Marines with Bravo Company, 7th Engineer Support, 1st Marine Logistics Group, construct the foundation for guard towers while building a forward operating base, a secured and fortified location used to increase More

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group construct irrigation ditches to direct water run off for the newly created range 110 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pen More

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group conduct range expansions to the newly created range 110 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on June 18, 2 More

Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, form up in preparation to march during the unit’s change of command ceremony for Lt. Col. John Martinko, outgoing commanding officer, and More

Corporal Marc-Anthony Diplacido, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, monitors a water pump system during a daily inspection aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 21, 2 More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Johnny Mendez, operations chief and the senior enlisted in his military occupational specialty, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, of Las Cruces, N.M., is coming up More

Lance Cpl. Aurora Champlain, who conducted on-the-job training with the Criminal Investigative Division, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates the use of the Secure Electronic More

U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, peeks around a buss during a training evolution using squad tactics aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on Oct. 22 More

Major Gen. Vincent Coglianese, left, 1st Marine Logistics Group Commanding General, shakes hands with a combat engineer Marine with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st MLG, during a visit to El Centro, Californ More

Marines from 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon, 7th Engineer Support Battalion conducted render safe training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 17, 2015. The purpose of the training is to keep basic sk More

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicle from Assault Craft Unit 5 unloads a U.S. Marine Humvee on Red Beach as part of an exercise along side Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion aboar More

Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy Thrane, platoon sergeant, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, gets called into a bouncy house by his daughter, Elleanna, at a family day celebration for Marines and S More

Marines with Bulk Fuel Co., 1st Marine Logistics Group, team up with Sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 to perform a beach unloading exercise using the Beach Termination Unit, in Coronado, Calif., More

Marines with 6th Engineer Support Battalion, Marine Force Reserves and 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force practice using a fire suppression system aboard Ma More

Marines start their nine-mile trek through the Juliet Training Area before the sun crests over the hilltops aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 20, 2015. The unit hike brought Marines together More

Marines from Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group make their way to several Mark III Improved Ribbon Bridges to train in shore-to-shore bridge More

Marines pose for a picture before collecting toys and donations for the Toys for Tots program throughout Southern California, Dec. 18, 2015. This group of Marines collected 700 gifts, 600 bicycles, and more tha More

Staff Sgt. Juan Lopez, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, shows members of the Temecula Valley Hawks Soccer Club how to wear the EOD bomb More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Sgt. Chris Piette secures a transom of a Bailey bridge on Camp Talega at Camp Pendleton April 13, 2016. Piette is a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion More

U.S. Marine non-commissioned officers from 7th Engineer Support Battalion enter their new NCO lounge, known as Chapultepec’s, in their barracks building aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 15, 2016. The newly More

U.S. Marines with the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, go through mock breaching’s as part of group training. The training includes working with simulated explosives as well as breach More

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Logistics Group gather for a change of command ceremony in recognition of the 7th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB). The change of command for 7th ESB, May 26th 2016, Camp Pendle More

U.S Marines with Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct joint rafting operations alongside Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 on Camp Pendleton, More

Bulk fuel and water purification Marines from 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, maintain nearly a million gallons of purified water during an annual training exercise aboard Camp Pendl More

U.S. Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, unwind in Chapultepec’s Lounge, in their barracks building aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 29, 2016. The lounge was built to giv More

U.S. Marines and Sailors from 1st Marine Logistics Group await the presentation of their awards at a quarterly awards ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., July 29, 2016. The recipients were recognized at the More

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. David A. Ottignon observes Marines from Combat Logistics Company 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, as they work to repair a piece of heavy equipment at Marine More

Marines with Task Force Los Angeles prepare to load their bags onto the USS America (LHA 6) at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., Aug. 29, 2016. The ship will carry Marines, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen to Los Angel More