Commandant of the Marine Corps visits Combat Center

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller visited the Combat Center to observe training exercises conducted on Integrated Training Exercise 1-18, aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 17, 2017. 

ITX, formerly known as Enhanced Mojave Viper and before that the Combined Arms Exercise, is the longest-lasting training exercise that occurs aboard the Combat Center. Each ITX is comprised of an intense 29-day training cycle involving a series of progressive live-fire exercises that assess the ability and adaptability of a force of approximately 3,500 active duty or Reserve Fleet Marine Force Personnel. The Combat Center’s size allows this one of a kind training to happen all year, with this iteration being the first of many more slated to happen throughout the year.

Neller came to see the Marines training to see our Nation’s Force in Readiness come together on a large scale level. During his stay, he met with squad leaders from 1st Battalion, 6th Marines at Dunham Chow Hall on base, and visited multiple ranges that are being utilized during this ITX training evolution.