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Jake McDonald, 8, son of Marisa Mcdonald, Combat Center resident, tests his strength on a carnival game at the Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee hosted by Marine Corps Community Services at Del Valle Field aboard the Mari More

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Road from Whitewater to Twentynine Palms passes through this forest

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Following a funeral service for Tech. Sgt. Dorothy L. Angil, a Marine with Headquarters Battalion plays ‘Taps’ at the Twentynine Palms Public Cemetery, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 22, 2018. Angil enlisted i More

The casket of Tech. Sgt. Dorothy L. Angil was adorned with the United States flag and surrounded by flowers bidding her farewell, at Twentynine Palms United Methodist, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 22, 2018. More

U.S. Army Pvt. James J. Goldsby, left, Spc. Jacob C. Flippin, center, and Pfc. Trevor A. Turner prepare an RQ-7 Shadow for launch during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-18 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Co More

Marine Capt. Brian R. Chontosh received the Navy Cross Medal from the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, during an awards ceremony May 6, 2004, at Marine Corps Air Ground Comba More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, approach Range 220, a Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain facility, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Cali More

Marines with the battalion's Headquarters and Service Company trained in convoy operations during exercise Steel Knight Oct. 6 to effectively train them to perform mounted patrols and handle weapons, even thoug More

Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment talk to role players as an aggressive crowd masses outside their Forward Operating Base during a mass casualty exercise at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgepo More

Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, learn to ski on level ground Jan. 28, 2011, at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. (Marine photo/Lance Cpl. Sarah Anderson)

A Marine training in the Mountain Leadership Course performs ski techniques during a ski test Feb 3, 2011, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. (Marine photo/Lance Cpl. Sar More

Cpl. Douglas Nowak, embarker, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, native of Pound, Wis., works to build 1/3's combat operations center here, Feb. 21. The Lava Dogs arrived Feb. 19-21 to conduct the training exe More

Lance Cpl. Daniel Schueller, dog handler, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, of Alden, N.Y., pets Cpl. Jazz, the platoon's bomb sniffing dog, before training began here Feb. 28. The More

Lance Cpl. Daniel Schueller, dog handler, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, of Alden, N.Y., yells to his squad leader that Cpl. Jazz, the platoon's bomb sniffing dog, found an impr More

Two vocalists with the Lt. Dan Band belt it out during a concert March 12, 2011 at the Combat Center’s Sunset Cinema. (Marine photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Anderson)

Georgian Maj. Zaza Tsamalashvili, battalion commander of the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion, is presented his battalions colors by the Georgian 3rd Infantry Brigade commander during the battalion's deployment ce More

Pfc. Ben Brown, a machine gunner with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, observes Lance Cpl. Alex Caron, a field wireman with 3/3, as Caron performs remedial action on an M240 More

Lance Cpl. Carl Sanchez, a rifleman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, uses a mine detector to sweep the area around a simulated casualty during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 1 on Marine Corps More

Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team 3/1 run toward a trench on range 400 here Sept. 4. The Marines performed a live-fire, long-range helicopter raid between USS Maki More

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, brace themselves after launching an 81 mm mortar during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentyni More

Second Lt. Adam Staff, a platoon commander with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, communicates with his Marines during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twe More

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds links of ammunition for Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis to fire during a company attack at Range 400 on Marine More

Pfc. Daniel Candelaria, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds security during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 at Range 210 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Pa More

Brig. Gen. Frederick Padilla, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division, greets Lance Cpl. Jack Becker, a team leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, while Becker digs in his defensiv More

Lance Cpl. Nick Montez, an improvised explosive device dog handler with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, calms his working dog, Mally, as Lance Cpl. Jared Hunter, a mortarman with Weapons Co More

Marines log assistance calls to record the maintenance that Utilities Platoon, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, has completed during a trai More

Staff Sgt. Francisco Gonzalez (right) instructs Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Marines in medical evacuation procedures during immediate action drills here Nov. 14. The Okinawa-based Marines practiced responding More

Cpl. Alexander McDonald, the chaplain’s assistant for 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (Forward) returns a hit from Lt. Bryan Davenport, the chaplain for 3rd CEB, during a quick game of ping-p More

Lance Cpl. Mary C. McKenna (center) uses a HIDE system to document the iris of man displaying suspicious behavior here Nov. 18. The data would be entered into a biometrics database used to identify insurgents a More

Robert S. O'malley acts as a casualty of an improvised explosive device during training with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 here, Nov. 24. O'malley is a professional actor with Strategic Operations, an acting and More

A Marine and an interpreter with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 explain to actors portraying civilians that they are sweeping the area for improvised explosive devices during a convoy exercise Dec. 5. The actors More

Arthur Powell blocks a kick from his opponent during a match at the 2012 California State Pankration Championships, in the Coast Guard Island Alameda gymasium, Jan. 28, 2012.

A category three Mine Resistant Ambushed Protected vehicle, nicknamed the “Buffalo,” uses its modified arm to uncover an improvised explosive device during Enhanced Mojave Viper at the Combat Center, Feb. 7. Ma More

U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer during exercise Steel Knight on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 11, 2 More

Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, left, greets Marines while visiting aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms, CA, Jan. 10, 2013. The visit was part of a We More

Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, left, attends a briefing with Marine officials prior to visiting aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms, CA, Jan. 10, 201 More

(Right) Lance Cpl. Nathan Hugel, a Vacaville Calif., native and fire team leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, finishes clearing concertina wire as Mari More

Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, left, speaks with a civilian worker while visiting aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms, CA, Jan. 10, 2013. The visit w More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan Henderson, a gunner with Battery G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, adjusts the sights on an M777 Lightweight 155 mm Howitzer during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR aboard Marine Corp More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Zac Bailey, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7), unloads M374A3, 81 MM High Explosive rounds off a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a fiel More

A course instructor directs a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicle as part of a recovery exercise during the advanced MRAP course aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine P More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Alvarez, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, simulates cover fire while conducting rehearsals for a company assault during an Inte More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Alvis, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conducts rehearsals for a company assault during an Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen Bardo, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, practices providing security while conducting rehearsals for a battalion assault durin More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Elliot Kane, rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7), practices providing covering fire while conducting a walkthrough of range 210 during the Battalio More

U.S. Marines with HMH-366, MAG-29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, prepare to drop off Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment prior to conducting a simulated company assault during an Integrated Tr More

Brandon Johnson, an instructor at Marine Corps Air Ground Training Center Twentynine Palms, California instructs Marines on methods on detecting Improvised Explosive Devices August 27th 2013. The class is part More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Brown, 20, a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), and a native of Becker, Minnesota draws a fire-plan sketch for a defensive position during the Batt More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3) patrol through a village during the Urban Assault Course, part of Intergrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center T More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment patrol village streets during a Key Leader Engagement Operation, part of Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, More

Cpl. Branden G. Housley greets his wife and daughter Nov. 20 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point after returning from an Integrated Training Exercise. ITX is a pre-deployment training exercise designed to More

A Helicopter Support Team with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare to attach a M777 howitzer to the inbound CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Marine Corp More

Corporal Cody Allen, section chief, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, supports Exercise Steel Knight 2014 with his high mobility artillery rocket system at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Pa More

Marines with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, operate a .50 caliber machine gun as part of sustainment training leading up to More

Lance Cpl. Dustin Luse dismounts the 7-ton he drove on a resupply mission with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, in support of More

U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight transport helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364 and Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron (HMMT) 164, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine A More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Austin Bennett, a tank crewman with Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, digs a trench to construct a terrain model during the movement planning stag More

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Daniel F. Kauppila, Combat Camera chief with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Calif., docume More

A Marine with Delta Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, man a turret on the assault amphibious vehicle during a mechanized raid in support of Exercise Steel Knight 2014 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat C More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Moulay A. Bounouar, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provides basic first aid to a Marine during Exercise Steel Knig More

Lieutenant Col. Sidney R. Welch, right, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, uncases the battalion's battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. More

1st Lt. Kenneth Conover, executive officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, received the Silver Star Medal from Lt. Gen. John Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, dur More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Brodrick, a platoon sergeant with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, receives the Bronze Star Medal with combat V for valor from Lt. Gen. John Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditio More

Afghan soldiers with the 3rd Mobile Strike Force apply practical application of vehicle recovery training with Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles with simulated battle damage aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helm More

U.S. Marines Corps Lt. Col. Sean Filson, battalion commander, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), stands at parade rest awaiting the arrival of Maj. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), post security while conducting a companywide offensive training exercise during the Talon Exercise (TalonE 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

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Coons, logistics officer, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 1st Marine Division (MarDiv), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, escorts a convoy during exercise Desert Scimitar 201 More

Lance Cpl. Matthew Winans, a data wire technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, attends a brief before conducting a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center T More

Combined military and civilian efforts consisting of various U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and CAL Fire aircraft provide aerial support to extinguish the Tomahawk Fire on Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook and Camp More

Fire fighters from the Calif. Department of Forestry and Fire Protection assist in the efforts of containing the Cocos Fire in San Marcos, Calif., May 15, 2014. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing partnered with the Calif More

U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Carmen Zangari, flight line crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) from Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleto More

Combined military and civilian efforts consisting of various U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and CAL Fire aircraft provide aerial support to extinguish the Las Pulgas Wildfire within the area of Marine Corps Airst More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, assist in the efforts of containing the Tomah More

Combined military and civilian efforts consisting of various U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and CAL Fire aircrafts provide aerial support to extinguish the Las Pulgas Wildfire within the area of Marine Corps Airs More

Combined military and civilian efforts consisting of various U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and CAL Fire aircrafts provide aerial support to extinguish the Las Pulgas Wildfire within the area of Marine Corps Airs More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), land at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 16, 2014. 3rd MAW partnered with th More

Master Sgt. Christopher Willenbecher, the senior enlisted advisor at the Regional Corps Battle School, Regional Command (Southwest) Afghanistan, returning from a nine-month deployment, prepares to surprise his More

U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 471 conduct a recovery mission of a simulated helicopter crash during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 place the final touches on a concrete-block retaining wall’s footer at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, July 23. Forty More

A future in engineering awaits Alex Solomon, now in the midst of the Marine Corps Systems Command Recent Graduates Program. He will intern for several years, learning firsthand how models and simulations compar More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Ashley Johnson, a signals intelligence analyst attached to 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Brigade Headquarters Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, posts security during a quick r More

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade converse about the movement of friendly ground forces inside 1st Battalion, 1st Marines' Combat Operations Center, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty More

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., left, speaks with Brig. Gen. Carl E. Mundy during a visit with Marines at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Ca., Au More

Private First Class Gunnar Caswell, an automatic weapons gunner with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment from Morgan, Utah, provides security after assaulting through the target position aboard Marine More

Two Marines observe a valley while conducting vehicular patrols in Light Armored Vehicles. Marines from 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion recently took part in training exercise Steel Knight 15 aboard More

Marines set up camouflage netting as the first step in forming a combat operations center Jan. 16, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, for Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. A COC is where More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Roger Lineberger, a crew chief assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., services a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopte More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christian Garcia, a water support technician assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton unstraps concertina razor wire from a More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) ab More