U.S. Representative Paul Cook, representative for California’s 8th congressional district and a retired Marine Corps colonel, speaks with guests at the Desert Knights gala at Quarters One aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 4, 2018. The Desert Knights gala was held to honor law enforcement and legal entities aboard the base and in the surrounding community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris) - U.S. Representative Paul Cook, representative for California’s 8th congressional district and a retired Marine Corps colonel, speaks with guests at the Desert Knights gala at Quarters One aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 4, 2018. The Desert Knights gala was held to honor law enforcement and legal entities aboard the base and in the surrounding community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)