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7th Communication Battalion will establish, maintain, and defend communication networks and services simultaneously for Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) command elements (CE), Marine component headquarters, and/or a Combined/Joint Task Force headquarters (C/JTF HQ) in order to facilitate a commander's ability to command and control forces.
Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific continue to implement enhanced Courtesy Patrols and vehicle checkpoints, to reinforce safety and security off-base. This heightened presence aims to ensure service members' adherence to high standards of conduct both on and off base.
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Erick Volquezrodriguez, a United States Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF, was recently recognized as the Reserve Administration Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. He was awarded after designing official guidance that helps Marines navigate the path to U.S. citizenship through their military service.
Major General Eric E. Austin relinquished command of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing to Major General Marcus B. Annibale, July 12, 2024, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nelson Maradiaga, Oceanside, California native, and radio operator with 7th Communication Battalion (Comm Bn.), III Marine...
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Henry Li, a satellite transmission system operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Diego Sanchez-Fuentes, a radio operator assigned to Bravo Company, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force...
Stephanie Mafrici of Rotterdam, New York commissioned into the Marine Corps through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2007. Upon completing The Basic School and Basic Communications Officer Course, she began her career as a Communications Officer. Her fleet assignments include Platoon Commander, Company Operations Officer, and Company Executive Officer, Communications Company, 2d Marine Logistics Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. She deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 9 to Al-Taqaddum, Iraq. She also served as Company Commander, Operations Officer, and Executive Officer, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18 (MWCS-18), Okinawa, Japan. Her supporting establishment assignments include duties as Warfighting Instructor, Staff Platoon Commander (Company E and Company D), and S-6, The Basic School. She has also served as a Planner for Deputy Commandant, Information and Operations Officer for the Vandegrift Team. Her most recent assignment was Assistant Chief of Staff G-6 for Training and Education Command. Lieutenant Colonel Mafrici is a graduate of Advanced Communications Officer Course, US Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School, Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, US Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the US Secretary of Defense Strategic Thinkers Program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
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Sergeant Major Moore was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He enlisted in the United States