Twentynine Palms

Walter Christianson poses for a photo during an award ceremony at the Victory Field Amphitheater on MCAGCC, Calif., Jan. 10, 2019. Three awards were given for environmental quality, environmental restoration, and natural resources conservation team or individual. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee)

Volunteers begin construction on a water guzzler at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 4, 2019. Members of the San Bernadino County community joined together with the California Conservation Corps to build a water guzzler in an effort to provide natural resources needed to sustain the bighorn sheep population in the surrounding area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Harshaw)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dom D. Ford, commanding officer, Marine Corps Communication and Electronics School (MCCES), leads Marines during the unit’s annual Toys for Tots run at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 18, 2018. Marines participated in the run in an effort to donate gifts to children in the local area. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Aaron Harshaw)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Shane Edwards, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), speaks to attendees at the annual battalion holiday party at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 14, 2018. HQBN leadership hosted the event to express gratitude for the sacrifices made by Marines and their families, and to provide a venue for them to relax and unwind while enhancing unit morale and well-being. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Aaron Harshaw)

Marines and Sodexo employees prepare a traditional birthday cake for the Marine Corps' 243rd birthday lunch at Littleton Mess Hall, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 9, 2018. Sodexo works for the Marine Corps every year to provide a birthday meal for the Marines at the mess halls across the installation. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashlee Conover)

The U.S. Navy celebrates its 243rd birthday with a cake at Phelps Chow Hall, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 11, 2018. The local chow halls aboard the Combat Center also provided steak and lobster entrees to all personnel to honor the birthday. Founded on Oct. 13, 1775, the Continental Navy was created by Congress to defend and protect American coastal communities and colonies from British attacks, and to disrupt British communications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, walk towards a AC-130 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018, as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 1-19. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Joshua Elijah Chacon)

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division watches as Airman with the 729th Airlift Squadron, Air Force Reserve Command, guide Humvees onto a C-17 Globemaster III at the Air Combat Element landing strip as a part of a rapid deployment ready exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 28, 2018. The purpose of this exercise was to display 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division capabilities to deploy its command assets anywhere around the world in 96 hours within a 24 hour notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Combat Center Marines participate in the 29 Palms Pioneer Day Parade in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 20, 2018. Pioneer Days started in 1937 and since then has evolved into a celebration and parade. The Combat Center and local community keep relations strong with events like these, giving them the opportunity to connect. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Marines and sailors pose with Melonia Phillips Anderson, her husband, Randy Anderson, and retired Marine Col. Billy D. Bouldin during the trio’s Nov. 16, 2018, tour of the base and the memorial monument to Melonia Anderson’s brother, Seabee Victor B. Phillips, who was killed in a construction accident Aug. 31, 1976, while helping building the road between Mainside and the new airfield at Camp Wilson. Bouldin was chief of staff in 1976, and oversaw construction of the airfield and roadway. (Marine Corps photo by Kelly O’Sullivan)

Marines learn about products offered by Vricon during Tactical & Tech Day at the Desert View Club, aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 2, 2018. The Tactical & Tech Day gives Department of Defense contractors the opportunity to show the Combat Center’s unit leaders the newest technology available. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Andrew Tate)

U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Xavier Vines displays his confidence in his fight at Del Valle Field, Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. on October 12, 2018. Fight Night is an annual event hosted by Marine Corps Community Services to boost the morale of service members aboard the Combat Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carley Vedro)

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier with Operational Detachment Alpha rappels off a cliff-face during a medical evacuation training exercise, aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., July 24, 2018. Any special operations force element that comes to MCMWTC has the opportunity to do their list of schools; ranging from Assault Climber, Mountain Medicine, Mountain Sniper and others, or they can program their own training through use of an internal mountaineering subject matter expert. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

An attendee of Tech. Sgt. Dorothy L. Angil’s funeral service views photos and letters pertaining to Angil’s time in service, at Twentynine Palms United Methodist, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 22, 2018. Angil enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943, in support of World War II. She also went on to support the Korean War war effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)

Nombe, an electric soul artist from Los Angeles, performs during the BaseFest music festival, held at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 22, 2018. Hosted by USAA, with the help of Marine Corps Community Services, BaseFest gave Marines, their families and the local community the opportunity to unwind and listen to live music, while building bonds between the installation and the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores)

Parker and Dallas, sisters and Combat Center patrons, win a new, signed BMX bike during the X-Games Action Sports Show at the Marine Corps Exchange parking lot aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 8, 2018. The X-Games provided a social recreational event in honor of the continuous service and sacrifice military personnel and family members make for the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Robin Lewis)

A Marine with the maintenance section, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, checks the oil level of a Humvee at the 1st Tank Battalion ramp aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms Calif., August 29, 2018. Motor Transport Marines with 1st Tank Battalion increased overall readiness by 20% in the past three weeks by working extended hours. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Carley Vedro)

Singapore Guardsmen provide machine gun support for a ground assault on Range 400 during Valiant Mark 2018 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 5, 2018. Valiant Mark is an annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and the Singapore Armed Forces designed to facilitate increased interoperability and strengthen military-to-military relationships through combined-arms integration skills training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, Combat Center Commanding General, greets Jim Ricker, director, Government and External Affairs, prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony and live-fire demonstrations of the newly opened Johnson Valley Exclusive Military Use Area aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 24, 2018. The EMUA is open to all Marine Corps units and will allow for a more realistic level training that is capable of accommodating an entire Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Medina Ayala-Lo)

BGen Roger B. Turner, right, talks with Beth Bogue, left, Field Representative for California State Assemblyman Chad Mayes, and Jim Schooler, Field Representative for California State Sen. Jean Fuller, during live-fire training conducted by India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, in the Galway Lake Training Area in the Johnson Valley Exclusive Military Use Area, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 24, 2018. (Marine Corps photo by Kelly O'Sullivan)

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Steve Tamm, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Operations Officer, EOD Advanced Training Center, acts as the Combat Operations Center during Improvised Explosive Device training, which was conducted as part of the EOD Supervisors Course at Ranges 110 and 112 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Aug. 17, 2018. The training was conducted with members of the U.S. Air Force for the purpose of helping members of the EOD community sharpen their skills as leaders for real life situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian E. Moreno)

A police officer with the Carson City Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team fires his weapon during a maneuver and fire drill at a training area in Hawthorne, Nev., Aug 2, 2018. The purpose of this training was for Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Marines and Carson City SWAT to exchange knowledge and tactics to improve not only the Marines’ war fighting lethality, but also for the SWAT team to improve their tactics for specialized domestic incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)

Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, “While I work on the ground, I get to work on the aircraft while watching young Marines become experts in their field and leaders of others.” The exercise was completed as a form of demonstration of the capabilities of the VMM-165. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)