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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe fire support during a ground assault as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 around Gays Pass training area, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2024. - U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe fire support during a ground assault as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 around Gays Pass training area, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2024. MDMX prepares Marines for future conflicts by conducting offensive and defensive live-fire and maneuver training scenarios within an austere training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

This is The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

It was the 1950s. Tensions were rising overseas and the U.S. Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, California, was running out of room to provide the necessary training to be mission ready. The Marine Corps began looking for other locations to conduct training and exercises on a large scale, to accommodate live-fire training with artillery and rockets. A dormant training area 130 miles inland, previously used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Air Corps, was selected to be used for a new Marine Corps Installation, then known as Camp Detachment Marine Corps Training Center, Twentynine Palms.  

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A U.S. Marine Corps lodging facility, Inns of the Corps Mountain View, located at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. The Inns of the Corps Mountain View is a newly constructed 76-room facility run by the Marine Corps Hospitality Services that provides lodging for retired military, Department of Defense civilians and those on permanent change of station and temporary additional duty orders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia) - A U.S. Marine Corps lodging facility, Inns of the Corps Mountain View, located at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. The Inns of the Corps Mountain View is a newly constructed 76-room facility run by the Marine Corps Hospitality Services that provides lodging for retired military, Department of Defense civilians and those on permanent change of station and temporary additional duty orders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

New organization, Marine Corps Hospitality Services, and their mission to serve those who serve their country

MARINE CORPS AIR-GROUND COMBAT CENTER, Calif. – Marine Corps Hospitality Services, formerly part of Marine Corps Community Services, is now an independent organization dedicated to providing exceptional lodging services for service members and their families, not only at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, but across the Marine Corps as well.

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Men standing - Twentynine Palms, Ca. – U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Buck, left, 53rd Combat Airfield Operations Squadron, Radar, Airfield, and Weather Systems technician from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Chmielewski, Marine Air Control Squadron 2 unit radar maintenance chief from Cherry Point, North Carolina, participate in a joint airfield exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, California, Jan. 5 - Feb. 24, 2024. This was part of a joint military exercise between the two branches to strengthen national security and maintain readiness. (Courtesy photo)

Robins’ 53rd CAOS, USMC participate in joint airfield exercise

Joint military exercises involving multiple U.S. military branches play an important role in strengthening our national security and maintaining readiness. Such was the case for the collaboration between the U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Combat Airfield Operations Squadron from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Air Control Squadron 2 unit from Cherry Point, North Carolina, for an exercise at the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 5 - Feb. 24, 2024.

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A US Marine monitors radios - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derek Barreraantonio, a Los Angeles, California native, Tactical Air Control Party Instructor with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, monitors radios during Inventory Collective Event 5-24 at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2024. MAGTFTC conducted ICE 5-24 for 2nd Marine Regiment’s Integrated Training Exercise Task Force to improve planning, coordination, and understanding of capabilities in a distributed Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment in preparation for Service Level Training Exercise 5-24. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

ICE 5-24; Preparing before the battle

Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command conducted an inaugural Inventory Collective Event for 2nd Marine Regiment’s Integrated Training Exercise Task Force to improve planning, coordination, and understanding of capabilities in a distributed Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment in preparation for Service Level Training Exercise 5-24.

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This April marks the 37th anniversary of Month of the Military Child. Every year the Department of Defense dedicates the month of April to recognize the role that children have in supporting military members and the unique challenges they face growing up in a military family. This U.S. Marine Corps graphic was created using Adobe Photoshop at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 12, 2024. - This April marks the 37th anniversary of Month of the Military Child. Every year the Department of Defense dedicates the month of April to recognize the role that children have in supporting military members and the unique challenges they face growing up in a military family. This U.S. Marine Corps graphic was created using Adobe Photoshop at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 12, 2024.

The Combat Center celebrates Month of the Military Child

Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, hosts a variety of events each year to celebrate Month of the Military Child (MOTMC).

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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One prepares to take off during a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One prepares to take off during a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 12, 2024. The NEO, provided by MAWTS-1, gives students the opportunity to execute scenario-based training as part of their certification and preparation for real-world incidents that require a quick reaction force to extract personnel from hostile situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

The Combat Center conducts noncombatant evacuation operations to prepare Marines for global missions

U.S. Marine Corps students with Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron One conducted a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, April 12, 2024.

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