7th Engineer Support Battalion (United States)

From 1951 to 1954 the battalion also completed various engineering projects aboard MCB Camp Pendleton and constructed cold weather training facilities in the San Jacinto and Sierra Mountains.

From Da Nang, the battalion supported the III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF) throughout the I Corps Tactical Zone.

During the following year the battalion constructed an M-4 aluminum pontoon bridge spanning 1,478 feet over the Da Nang River, the longest ever built.

Throughout 1969 and 1970 the battalion continued upgrading and maintaining roads, mine sweeping and providing general engineer support until it returned to MCB Camp Pendleton in September 1970.

For the next two years Companies A, B, and C, conducted horizontal construction, building roads, earthwork for runways, and replacing AM-2 matting throughout all Marine Corps installations across the western United States.

From December 15, 1992, to January 25, 1993, EOD Company assisted in over 300 calls for support recovering and disposing of over 350,000 pounds of ordnance and over two million rounds of ammunition.

In January 1993, while the battalion was redeployed from Somalia when the Santa Margarita River flooded severely damaging Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton.

During 1996, EOD techs provided range sweeps at multiple Marine Corps and Air Force installation across the Southwestern United States.

During the first portion of 2001, 7th ESB deployed personnel in support of United States Department of State-sponsored Humanitarian Demining Training Program in Djibouti, Africa.

During the second half of 2001, Company B deployed to Egypt with Brigade Service Support Group (BSSG)-1 while participating in Exercise Bright Star 01 where it built and maintained a base camp for 3500 Marines.

After the September 11 attacks, 7th ESB attached engineers to MEU Service Support Group-15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Task Force-58.

7th ESB supported the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) through all facets of engineering during the push to Baghdad before redeploying to Kuwait on May 16, 2003.

The bulk of the battalion operated out of Camp Fallujah supporting Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) and other units in the Al Anbar Province.

Contingents of 7th ESB companies formed Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (CLB-5) and deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in early 2006.

EOD Company continued to support the global war on terror as they deployed personnel to both Iraq and Afghanistan.

During May 2011, 7th ESB deployed and conducted a relief in place with 8th Engineer Support Battalion in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan for OEF 11.2.

Throughout the deployment the battalion provided mobility by conducting route clearance for International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Company C completed a road project in Imperial Beach, California for Joint Task Force North and the United States Border Patrol.