Cpl Thomas Mudd

Lance Cpl. Leif Hart, fiscal clerk, Combat Logistics Company 13, participated in many re-enactments from the pre-Civil War era in his hometown and also enjoys learning about and using computers.

Marines and civilians of the Combat Center begin their first hand of the Hashmarks Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Club Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament, Jan. 30, 2016. More than 50 people participated in the tour More

The Combat Center Color Guard carries the national colors and Marine Corps colors during the unveiling ceremony of a veterans’ memorial wall at the Rancho Mirage Community Park, Feb. 14, 2016. (Official Marine More

Cpl. Eddie Acuna, tank commander, 1st Tank Battalion, operated a tank for the first time during a tank gunnery, after a year of being temporarily assigned to Combat Camera. Under the mentorship of his master gu More

Ray Caldwell, director of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Twentynine Palms Branch, explains the purpose of the Active Duty Fund Drive to Combat Center Unit representatives at the Village Center, Feb. 19, More

Pfc. Braxton Peirce, radio operator, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, plays with his son Reminton, 6 months, before the units’ pre-deployment brief at building 1707 aboard the Combat Center, March 2, 2016. ( More

Lt. Cmdr. Michael Slaughter, chaplain, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, looks over documents regarding the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society during the Active Duty Fund Drive Kickoff Breakfast at the Frontline Rest More

Participants take off from the start of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response annual Colorful Consent 5k Run held aboard the Combat Center, April 1, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released)

Brian Henen, ecologist, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, explains to Girl Scout Troop 1744 how the desert tortoise survives extreme desert conditions during the troop’s visit to the Tortoise Researc More

Participants of the Annual Earth Day Road Bike Criterium begin the race on 14th Street aboard the Combat Center April 14, 2016. The criterium was one of five events Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs o More

Marines with Headquarters Battalion begin their warm-ups during a High Intensity Tactical Training event held by Sgt. Maj. Avery Crespin, Headquarters Battalion Sergeant Major, and the HITT staff at Del Valle F More

A CH-53 ‘Super Stallion’ lands at Del Valle Field aboard the Combat Center, as part of a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-16 April 15, 2016. (Off More

Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School Marines lead Combat Center children in marching and drill movements during the beginning of the Lifestyle, Insights, Networking, Knowledge, and Skills annual Combin More

Maj. Michael McDonald, senior trial councilman, Legal Services Support Team, gives an explains components of a sexual assault trial to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion team at the Legal Services S More

Members of the Criminal Investigation Division help a Combat Center patron dispose of their prescription medication during the Provost Marshal’s Office Prescription Drug Take Back held at the base exchange park More

Virginia Sulick, staffing specialist, Combat Center Human Resources Office, answers questions for Linda Bunnell, supported employment manager, Desert Arc, during the ‘How to do Business with the Base’ event at More

Lance Cpl. Jacob Willmon, ordnance light armored vehicle mechanic, Exercise Support Division, spends his free time painting and volunteering for various events around the base.

Member of Business Executives for National Security talk with Lt. Col. Brian Middleton, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Regiment, during a live-fire exercise held at Range 410 aboard Marine More

Lt. Col. William Hendricks, commanding officer, Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, explains the training and daily maintenance of various rotary wing aircraft to Thomas Harvey, Principal Deputy Assistant Sec More

AH-1W ‘Super Cobras’ provide simulated air support as part of Integrated Training Exercise 3-16, held at the Combat Ville training area aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., May 29, 2016. (Official Marin More

Chris Elliott, water resources manager, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, gives Damien Lawrence, first grader, prizes for being the second runner-up in the 2016 Earth Day Poster Contest at Twentynine More

Col. Matthew Cook, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, receives the Legion of Merit from Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, Combat Center Commanding General at building 1985 aboard the Mari More

Lance Cpl. Oseas Osio III competed in marching band as a percussionist during high school and his band went on to win the nationals competition. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released)

Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 salutes the U.S. national colors during the unit’s change of command at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, June 17, 2016. During the change of command, Lt. Col. Steven Murphy reli More

The 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment color guard march with the national and Marine Corps colors during the battalion’s change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, June 21, 2016. During the More

An MV-22 Osprey, with Marine Aircraft Group 39, asends on a landing zone at the Chocolate Mountaing Training Area, Yuma Ariz. druing an Marine Air Ground Task Force Intergration Exercise, June 22, 2016. This in More

The 1st Marine Division Band performs during the 1st Tank Battalion change of command ceremony held at the tank ramp, June 22, 2016. During the ceremony Lt. Col. Lee Rush relinquished command of the battalion t More

Sesame Street characters dance and sing during the USO Sesame Street Experience for Military Families held at the Sunset Cinema, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 22, More

Lance Cpl. Daniel Orosco, light armored vehicle mechanic, Exercise Support Division, enjoys spending time surrounded by nature or doing his hobbies hunting, fishing and carpentering. When he was 14, he built hi More

Cpl. Andrew Greenfield, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, runs to cover during immediate action practical application exercise held as part of the Tactical Small Unit Leaders’ Cours More

Marines with the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group bow their heads during the invocation as part of the unit’s change of command ceremony at the Dunham Amphitheater aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat More

Lance Cpl. Joshua Bailey, pay clerk, Installation Personnel Administration Center, is a volunteer for the Single Marine Program aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., and holds More

Lance Cpl. Caleb Batiste and Pfc. Taylor Miller, students, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, perform during the Single Marines Program’s 7th Annual Marines Got Talent Show at the Sunset Cinema, Aug More

Domestic violence advocates and clinicians from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., attend a class on the Skills, Techniques, Options and Plans program at the Education Center, Aug. More

Combat Center firefighters extinguish a simulated care fire at the Fire Department aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 26, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tho More

Lance Cpl. Sheldon Brown, administration clerk, Installation Personnel Administration Center, Headquarters Battalion, is the first member of his family to join the military. His family moved to the U.S. from Ja More

Joel Jensen, lieutenant, Combat Center Fire Department, has been working aboard the base for approximately six years. During that time, he has dedicated his time to being a good father and working to help the p More

Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center evaluates a variety of products during testing for more efficient tent and environmental control units at Camp Wilson, Sept. 7, 2016.

Pfc. David Tangitan, rifleman, Company A, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, runs a drill with an simulated M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon during on Range 100 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, More

Lacy Tavzel , member, American Red Cross Youth Group, sells baked goods to a Combat Center patron during their Yard and Bake Sale at the Lincoln Military Housing Athletic Field aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Co More

Jeremy Weldon, 7, son of Special Agent Dennis Weldon, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, peers through a rifle optic with Cpl. Jamison Boyer, team member, Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal’s Office, dur More

Combat Center Motorcycle riders line up their vehicles before the start of the 3rd Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Poker Run Motorcycle Ride at the Protestant Chapel aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat More

Cpl. Joseph Aguilar, rifleman, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, helps his wife, Esther, over the wall at the obstacle course during the battalions Jane Wayne Day aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, More

A Monarch butterfly caterpillar eats milkweed in the Butterfly Garden at the Archeology and Paleontology Curation Center aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms Calif., Oct. 21, 2016. The More

A Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center resident disposes of unused prescription medication during the Provost Marshal’s Office’s Drug Take back at Heritage Park, Oct. 22, 2016. The take back is held to give th More

Lance Cpl. Russell Brown, squad leader, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, has been playing football sense he was young. Growing up, his family got together every game day to enjoy the game and eat a large meal as a family.

Lt. Col. Christopher Meyers, commanding officer, 1st Tank Battalion, speaks with his Marines at the start of the battalion’s operational pause at Del Valle Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center More

Navy corpsmen give students of Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School influenza vaccines during the Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms point of dispensing exercise at building 1661, Nov. 6, 2016. The exerci More

Participants of the second annual Road March for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital rest at the halfway point in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2016. Mark Gelekto, tactical training support, 7th Marine R More

Marines and families of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, line up to win prizes during a family day at Del Valle Field aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 15, 2016. (Of More

Brig. Gen. William F. Mullen III, Combat Center Commanding General, talks with Marines before they participate in the High Desert Regional Shooting Match at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palm More

Garry Morrissett, utilities and energy management supervisor, Richard Birt, Kelly Trippa and Bill Motzko, mechanics, Public Works Division, hold the broken transformer that caused a power outage aboard Marine C More

Children with Cub Scout Pack 78 watch as their race cars zoom by them during the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby at the Armed Services YMCA Scout Hut, Jan. 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd)

Army Lt. Col. Scott Applegate, deputy branch chief, Cyber Policy Branch, Strategic Plans and Policies, speaks with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School instructors about the Marine Air Ground Task Forc More

Leslie Hundley, welder, Exercise Support Division, explains the basics of welding to students from Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms high schools during the Job Shadowing Event aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Co More

Lance Cpl. Evan Marcotte, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, covers a hole in the wall of building 1429 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 13, 2017. Marcotte More

MV-22 Ospreys descend to drop off Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during their final exercise of Integrated Training Exercise 2-17 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms More

Cpl. Martin Strzyk, joint fires observer, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, reads a Dr. Seuss book to a first grade class at Palm Vista Elementary School in Twentynine Palms, Calif., as part of R More

Stuffed animals and plush toys are donated to the Provost Marshal’s Office for use during domestic violence calls with children in the household at building 1407 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Tw More

Logistic Vehicle System Replacement, an Assault Breacher Vehicle and an M88 Recovery Vehicle with 1st Tank Battalion prepare for departure during Exercise Desert March at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 26, 2017. He More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Fredrick Johnson, senior enlisted advisor, G-1 Manpower, has been in the Marine Corps for 27 years and plans on retiring when he hits 30. After retiring he plans on become a funeral home dir More

Charles Hill, compliance support supervisor, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, tees off during the Earth Day Golf Tournament at Desert Winds Golf Course, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty More

Flowers decorated the Valley Community Chapel alter area before at a celebration of life for Tina Miller, former deputy director of the Combat Center Performance and Innovation Office, in Yucca Valley, Calif., More

Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion prepare for a live fire exercise at Range 106 A aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 4, 2017. Marine Corps Operational Test a More

Combat Center Commanding General, Brig. Gen. William F. Mullen III listens to Andres Fuentes, installation range control officer, G-3, Operations and Training, explain the rules and regulations of the archery r More

A simulated active shooter runs down a hall way during an Active Shooter Full Scale Exercise at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twetynine Palms, Calif., May 16, 2017. More

Combat Center patrons ride down U.S. Interstate 10 during the Behavioral Health Branch’s Substance Abuse Awareness Ride for Freedom, Freedom to Ride motorcycle event, May 19, 2017. The Behavioral Health Branch More

Lance Cpl. Carlos Amaya and Cpl. Tyler Faaborg, receive medals for winning the Chef of the Quarter competition at Phelps Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 21, More

John Flores, client services representative, Supplycore, deals a hand of cards during the Hashmarks Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Club Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament, Jan. 30, 2016. The winner received a base More

The Combat Center Color Guard presents the national colors while the national anthem is sung before the unveiling ceremony of a veterans’ memorial wall at the Rancho Mirage Community Park, Feb. 14, 2016. (Offic More

Combat Center unit representatives receive a class about the Active Duty Fund Drive from Ray Caldwell, director of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at the Village Center, Feb. 19, 2016. (Official Marine Cor More

Lt. Col. Christopher Steele, commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, talks to the Marines, sailors and their families about the importance of being prepared during the units’ pre-deployment brie More

Maj. Steven Ingle, exercise control officer, Marine Corps Logistics and Operations Group, explains the importance of the fund drive during the Active Duty Fund Drive Kickoff Breakfast at the Frontline Restauran More

Families of 7th Marine Regiment help their children find eggs during the 7th Marine Regiment Spring Eggstravaganza held at the Desert Winds Golf Course, March 11, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thom More

Participants of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response annual Colorful Consent 5k Run are covered in colored powder while running through the five kilometer long course aboard the Combat Center, April 1, 20 More

Girl Scouts of Troop 1744 hold a three-year-old tortoise during their visit to the Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Sight April 10, 2016. The troop visited the installation to earn their Wildlife Habitat B More

Don Tolbert and Tom Gardner, cyclists, round a corner during the Annual Earth Day Road Bike Criterium held aboard the Combat Center April 14, 2016. The criterium was one of five events Natural Resources and Env More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24 off load from a CH-53 ‘Super Stallion’ at Del Valle Field aboard the Combat Center, as part of a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation exercise in support of Weapons and More

Sgt. Maj. Avery Crespin, Headquarters Battalion Sergeant Major, exercises with Headquarters Battalion Marines during a High Intensity Tactical Training event held by Crespin and the HITT staff at Del Valle Fiel More

Combat Center children attempt to properly arrange the Marine Corps enlisted rank structure as part of the Lifestyle, Insights, Networking, Knowledge, and Skills annual Combined Arms Exercise for Kids at Felix More

Members of the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion team listen to a brief during the Amazing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Race held aboard the Combat Center April 29, 2016. (Official Marine Cor More

Combat Center patrons received the opportunity to properly dispose of their expired or unneeded prescription medications in sealable boxes during the Provost Marshal’s Office Prescription Drug Take Back held at More

Donald Burton, volunteer coordinator, Marine Corps Community Services, tells Johnny Tolbert, director, Morongo Valley Community Services District and Fire Department, about the various ways to volunteer aboard More

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Regiment, conduct live-fire training at Range 410 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms Calif., May 19, 2016. Members of the Business Ex More

Thomas Harvey, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, inspects an AH-1W ‘Super Cobra’ with Lt. Col. William Hendricks, commanding officer, Marine Light Attack Heli More

Scout snipers with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, wait for extraction during Integrated Training Exercise 3-16, outside of the Combat Ville training area aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., May 29 More

Scout snipers with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, board a CH-53 ‘Super Stallion’ for extraction from the Combat Ville training area aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., during Integrated Training E More

Lt. Col. Timothy Pochop, director, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, congratulates Nicole Doten, fifth Grader, for being one of the finalists of the 2016 Earth Day Poster Contest at Twentynine Palms More

Lt. Col. Steven Murphy, right, transfers the Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 colors to Lt. Col. Christopher Siler, left, during the unit’s change of command at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, June 17, 2016. ( More

The 1st Marine Division Band marches past 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment during the battalion’s change of command ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, June 21, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by More

Marines of 1st Tank Battalion stand at attention during the battalion’s change of command ceremony at the tank ramp, June 22, 2016. During the ceremony Lt. Col. Lee Rush relinquished the command of the battalio More

Marines of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, exit an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Aircraft Group 39 as part of a Marine Air Ground Task Force Integration Exercise at the Chocolate Mountain More

Sesame Street characters interact with children in the audience during the USO Sesame Street Experience for Military Families held at the Sunset Cinema, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine More

Cpl. Trent Maxell, teamleader, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, sights in during an immediate action practical application exercise held as part of the Tactical Small Unit Leaders’ Course aboard More

Col. Craig Wonson, outgoing commanding officer, passes the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group colors to Col. Tim Barrick, oncoming commanding officer, during the unit’s change of command ceremony at the More

Lance Cpl. Brian Quinones, warehouse clerk, Combat Logistics Company 13, competes in the Single Marines Program’s 7th Annual Marines Got Talent Show at the Sunset Cinema, Aug. 12, 2016. The event is held to giv More

David Wexler, clinical psychologist and executive director, Relationship Training Institute San Diego, gives a lecture on different reasons domestic violence takes place within relationships during his Skills, More

Combat Center firefighters extinguish a simulated car fire at the Fire Department aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 26, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thom More

Marines with Company A, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, review the concepts of planting Improvised Explosive Devices at Range 100 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Cali More

The American Red Cross Youth Group advertises a yard and bake sale by Del Valle Road aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 17, 2016. The event was used as a fund raiser fo More