Using its assigned Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), Landing Craft Utility (LCU) and Beach Party Team (BPT), NBU-7 supports the movement of troops, equipment, vehicles, and supplies from amphibious shipping to beaches around the world.

Units called Beach Parties were formed and were composed of members of the ship's crew to ensure the mass movement and orderly flow of troops, equipment and supplies, through the surf zone, onto the hostile shore, and across the assault beaches to achieve the success of the amphibious operations.

The original units consisted of approximately two officers and thirty men, to support the landing of the battalion of troops.

Due to the operational need for a Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) NBG-1 created a Western Pacific Detachment (WESTPAC DET) consisting of LCACs, LCUs, and BPTs all in one geographical location, combining a Beach Master Unit and an Assault Craft Unit for the first time in naval history.

[citation needed] Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 and the 1224th Engineering Support Company, Guam Army National Guard worked together to load heavy equipment vehicles onto the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland for transport to Saipan in support of disaster relief efforts after Super Typhoon Yutu on November 6, 2018.