MAGTFTC/MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms

EOD Technicians plant controlled explosives as part of a training and documentation exercise for future EOD classes

U.S. service members with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Advanced Training Center clean a controlled explosive before planting a thermite during a controlled explosive exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms,...

EOD Technicians plant controlled explosives as part of a training and documentation exercise for future EOD classes

U.S. Marine with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Advanced Training Center scrapes off debris caused by thermite from a controlled explosive during a controlled explosive exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms,...

EOD Technicians plant controlled explosives as part of a training and documentation exercise for future EOD classes

U.S. Marines with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Advanced Training Center plant a controlled explosive during an exercise at Marine Corps Air- Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 10, 2023. This exercise was conducted to...

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Austin Renforth presents Walter Vanbenthuysen with an "Honorary Marine" certificate

Walter Vanbenthuysen was designated as an “Honorary Marine”

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Austin Renforth, commanding general, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), right, presents Walter Vanbenthuysen with an "Honorary Marine" certificate at MCAGCC,...

Walter Vanbenthuysen was designated as an “Honorary Marine”

Walter Vanbenthuysen, left, poses for a photo after receiving an "Honorary Marine" certificate at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California, May 18, 2023. Walter founded American Friends of our Armed Forces in 2005...

Walter Vanbenthuysen was designated as an “Honorary Marine”

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Austin Renforth, commanding general, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), left, and Walter Vanbenthuysen, center left, pose for a photo after receiving an...

U.S. Marine Corps Light armored vehicles (LAV) assigned to 3rd and 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, are staged at night during the Bushmaster Challenge

Light armored reconnaissance units from across the Corps compete in the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge

U.S. Marine Corps Light armored vehicles (LAV) assigned to 3rd and 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, are staged during the Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California,...

Light armored reconnaissance units from across the Corps compete in the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge

A U.S. Marine rearranges rounds of 25mm during the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 9, 2023. The purpose of the competition was to evaluate the Marines’ tactical and technical...

Two U.S. Marines plot grid points on a map

Light armored reconnaissance units from across the Corps compete in the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge

U.S. Marines plot grid points on a map prior to departing for the land navigation portion of the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 9, 2023. The purpose of the competition was to...

Light armored reconnaissance units from across the Corps compete in the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, checks the oil on a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) during the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 9,...

A U.S. Marine prepares for a land navigation assessment

Light armored reconnaissance units from across the Corps compete in the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tavoughn Dukes, a light armored vehicle (LAV) crewman with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, prepares for a land navigation assessment during the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps...

Two U.S. Marines sit atop a military vehicle

Light armored reconnaissance units from across the Corps compete in the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge

two U.S. Marines navigate a light armored vehicle in the California desert

Light armored reconnaissance units from across the Corps compete in the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge

Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down performs on The Combat Center during the annual We Salute You Celebration

A Mother and her child grab a balloon during the We Salute You Celebration on Victory Field, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 6, 2023. Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down headlined this annual Marine Corps...

U.S. Marines training in the desert - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, determine the distance of targets during the simultaneous ground assault portion of Marine Air Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise (MDMX) on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2023. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates air, ground, and logistics operations to create favorable conditions for the Joint Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Armando Elizalde)

SLTE 2-23 lays the foundation for future force development with addition of "Mad Max” exercise

Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) began the MAGTF Distributed Maneuver Exercise (MDMX) Feb. 13, 2023, with the 7th Marine Regiment leading the exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, CA.MDMX, also referred to as “Mad Max,” is designed to test the MAGTF’s operational capabilities in

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US Marines hike towards an objective in the California desert - U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (REIN), hike towards an objective during Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-23 at Camp Wilson on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 25, 2023. MWX is the culminating event of Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, that improves U.S. and allied service members’ operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pedro Arroyo)

Marines from around the Corps take part in MWX 2-23, conclude unique SLTE 2-23

U.S. Marines and Sailors from around the Marine Corps called for “white flags”, indicating the conclusion of Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-23.

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Woman cutting ribbon at plaque dedication ceremony - Sharron Ermann, cuts a ribbon at the plaque dedication ceremony commemorating her late father, Sgt. Maj. Ray Wilburn, with a plaque bearing his name at Freedom Plaza, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 10, 2022. Wilburn served for 31 years and fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Forrest)

Sgt. Maj. Ray Wilburn receives a memorial plaque in Twentynine Palms

A plaque dedication ceremony was held honoring the late, retired Sgt. Maj. Ray Wilburn, November 10, 2022, at Freedom Plaza, Twentynine Palms.

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Air Control Training Squadron-Company A

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

May 1, 2022 | 3:14

Air Control Training Squadron (ACTS) trains 1400 entry and career level, enlisted and officer Marines annually in Ground Electronics Maintenance, Aviation Communications Electronics Maintenance, Aviation Command and Control, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal. The second of a three part video series highlighting each ACTS company’s unique mission, this video focuses on Company A’s Ground Electronics Maintenance School mission.