U.S. Marines attending the Ground Combat Element Commander’s Course 24-2 - U.S. Marines attending the Ground Combat Element Commander’s Course 24-2, hosted by the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, participate in peer-to-peer discussion at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The MCTOG GCECC is a five day operationally focused command preparation course to better ready ground combat element commanders to lead, train, and tactically employ their battalions and regiments in the context of maneuver warfare in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. This product contains blurred components due to Operational security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Romero, a Pompano Beach, Florida native, infantry Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security with an M27 automatic rifle. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Romero, a Pompano Beach, Florida native, infantry Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security with an M27 automatic rifle during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 22, 2024. MWX is the culminating event of SLTE 2-24, that improves U.S. and allied service members' operational capabilities and lethality as a MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Savage, a Chico, California native, commanding general of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, center left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Stitt, a Chandler, Arizona native, left, and contractors with A&R Pacific-Garney Federal Joint Venture, are the first to “break ground” in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new wastewater treatment plant at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, March 6, 2024. - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Savage, a Chico, California native, commanding general of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, center left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Stitt, a Chandler, Arizona native, left, and contractors with A&R Pacific-Garney Federal Joint Venture, are the first to “break ground” in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new wastewater treatment plant at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, March 6, 2024. The new WWTP project will decommission the current plant, construction of the new plant is expected to be completed in 2027. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jackson Dake, a Monroe, Washington native, an infantry Marine with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 7th Marine Regiment (REIN), uses a Radio Agile Integrated Device to command a Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jackson Dake, a Monroe, Washington native, an infantry Marine with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 7th Marine Regiment (REIN), uses a Radio Agile Integrated Device to command a Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle during Exercise Apollo Shield at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 17, 2023. The Combat Center provides a training facility capable of truly testing the equipment and it is home to the infantry battalion experiment 2030, the first unit to receive the equipment tested by Marine Corps Warfighting Lab. The RAID allows Marines to control multiple unmanned vehicles at once, reducing the requirement of drone operators and allowing for unified control over up to 4 different drones at once. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)
Daniel Urrutia, chief water plant operator for The Combat Center’s water treatment facility, explains the pump process of water treatment at the water treatment facility, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 17, 2023. 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, Department of Defense civilians, and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty) - Daniel Urrutia, chief water plant operator for The Combat Center’s water treatment facility, explains the pump process of water treatment at the water treatment facility, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 17, 2023. 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, Department of Defense civilians, and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)