MARINE BATTALION LANDING TEAM – 7 RE-DEPLOYED TO SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
  01 Aug 07

After a successful stint in central Mindanao and Sulu the 7th Marine Battalion was re-deployed to Marine Barracks Manila for retraining and refurbishing but due to the security demands of the ASEAN summit, the battalion was redeployed to Cebu as a security contingent. As a consequence, 7MBN retraining formally started only last 19 March 2007 after the ASEAN summit in Cebu. The battalion retraining is a twelve (12) week training based on performance oriented approach which ensures that the unit can perform its mandated tasks to meet marine corps standards. The mission of the battalion refresher training is to enhance and refresh the working knowledge and skills of the training battalion on amphibious operations and related competencies in order to attain a high state of combat readiness.

The retraining program prescribed a major training modules designed to enhance competencies on combat tactics and non combat knowledge and skills. To ensure the units combat readiness prior to its deployment no less than the AFP Chief of Staff, GEN HERMOGENES C ESPERON AFP will personally see to it that the MBLT-7 is not only combat ready but morally inspired.