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MAGTFTC and MCAGCC

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Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

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Mastering the Pull-up

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, compete in a pull-up...

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Stand for Consent

A participant in the Colorful Consent 5K run gets covered in chalk at Del Valle Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms,...

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2nd MARDIV Moves In

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander PalafoxCayetano, a New York native, a transmission system operator with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd...

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Fittest Instructor Comp

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. James Terrazas, an instructor with Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, swims during the Fittest Instructor...

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Marines Bring the Boom

U.S. Marines with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a direct fire field artillery mission, during a...

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JLTV Suppressive Fire

A Joint Light Tactical Vehicle with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, suppresses simulated...

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Attention on Deck!

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. John Jarrard, a Georgia native, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, observes a fire mission during a Mobile...

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Passing the Sword

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Mitchell Brown, left, an Alabama native, outgoing senior enlisted leader for Air Control Training Squadron, Marine Corps...

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Leading the Next Gen

U.S. Marines march in front of students from the Morongo Unified School District at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms,...

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Heavy Lift

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, I Marine Expeditionary Force, observe a CH-53K King Stallion lift an...

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Mountain Warfare Instructors: Shaping Next Generations Warfighters
July 13, 2022 | 2:54
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher H. Payne, a mountain warfare instructor, "Red Hat", with Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) Bridgeport, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, explains the journey of becoming an instructor and the unique training opportunities MCMWTC provides to both U.S. and partner nation service members, at MCMWTC Bridgeport, California, Feb. 22, 2022. Resting high in the Sierra Nevada, the instructors of the MCMWTC shape the future of warfighters on the ground with the guidance of the Commandant's Force Design 2030 (U.S. Marine Corps video directed and edited by Cpl. Shane T. Beaubien, cinematography by Cpl. Therese Edwards, Lance Cpl. Andrew Bray, and Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher H. Payne, a mountain warfare instructor, "Red Hat", with Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) Bridgeport, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, explains the journey of becoming an instructor and the unique training opportunities MCMWTC provides to both U.S. and partner nation service members, at MCMWTC Bridgeport, California, Feb. 22, 2022. Resting high in the Sierra Nevada, the instructors of the MCMWTC shape the future of warfighters on the ground with the guidance of the Commandant's Force Design 2030 (U.S. Marine Corps video directed and edited by Cpl. Shane T. Beaubien, cinematography by Cpl. Therese Edwards, Lance Cpl. Andrew Bray, and Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)

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MAGTFTC, MCAGCC Mission

Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) conducts advanced individual and collective combined arms and maneuver training, manages the Commandant’s Service Level Training Program (SLTP) in order to enhance the combat readiness of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), and Service’s responsibilities to National Security.

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) supports MAGTFTC through logistics and service support activities and provides a standard of excellence in infrastructure to ensure the readiness of the tenant and resident commands aboard the Combat Center and Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.

       

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