U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Colin McCartney, an Excelsior Spring, Missouri native, student with Low Altitude Air Defense Training Section, Air Control Training Squadron, Training Command, fires a FIM-92 Stinger during a stinger live-fire exercise as...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jesus Ramos, a San Antonio, Texas native, right, and Lance Cpl. Stephen Beaver, a Sellersburg, Indiana native, both expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Aircraft Group...
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel Lamm, a Florence, South Carolina native, company commander with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, left, briefs Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Stea IV, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native, infantry unit...
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, notionally fire a 60 mm mortar during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Range 220, Marine Corps...
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (REIN), 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare to be airlifted from Range 230 during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California,...
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Guzman, a Yuma, Arizona native, service level training instructor with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, instructs...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Potter, a Roosevelt, Utah native, right, and Sgt. Ivandominick Uy, a Manila, Philippines native, both AH-1Z Viper mechanics with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3D Marine...
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ruben Flores Jr., an Othello, Washington native, service level training instructor with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center,...
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Stephen Collins, a Claymont, Delaware native, infantry team leader with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, takes note of...
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, relocate to new defensive position during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Range 220, Marine Corps...
It has been one year since the opening of the water treatment facility located at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. The facility represents a substantial investment in ensuring both long term water quality and security for The Combat Center. The mission of the water treatment facility is to provide The Combat Center with safe and reliable drinking water to all service members, civilians, and their families.
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U.S. service members conducted flight training with both Air Force MQ-9A and Navy MQ-8C unmanned aircraft systems during Service Level Training Exercise 5-23, July 27, 2023. This is the first instance of MQ-8C flight operations at the Combat Center. SLTE 5-23 is designed to challenge commanders to operate in a notional littoral environment simulated in the training areas at The Combat Center. Integrating the MQ-9A and the MQ-8C into SLTE 5-23 increases the number of reconnaissance capabilities available to commanders.
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) has emerged as a critical center for innovation within the United States Marine Corps. The largest Marine Corps training facility of its kind, MCAGCC has become an essential testing ground for emerging technologies. Marines with Tactical Training and Exercise Control group (TTECG), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, MCAGCC, in concert with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), tested a quadruped robotic platform referred to as the “robotic goat”, Sept. 9, 2023. TTECG and ONR test fired an M72 Light Anti-tank Weapon rocket launcher from the robotic goat. The robotic goat can carry various sensors or weapon systems that would otherwise be carried by a Marine.
A mass notification and earthquake drill will take place at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center at 10:19 a.m., Oct. 19, 2023, in conjunction with 2023 Great California ShakeOut Exercise