Combat Center News

Cpl. Anthony Pen, training cadre, 7th Marine Regiment, native of Springfield, Mass., talks to a member of the 1st Marine Division Association, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, about the functionalities of different types of weapons Marines currently use during a tour aboard the Combat Center, April 8, 2015. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Cpl. Anthony Pen, training cadre, 7th Marine Regiment, native of Springfield, Mass., talks to a member of the 1st Marine Division Association, Desert Cities Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Chapter, about the functionalities of different types of weapons Marines currently use during a tour aboard the Combat Center, April 8, 2015. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)

Col. Michael D. Robinson, director, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, addresses Basic Communications Officer Course 1-15 students during the class’ graduation ceremony at the Combat Center Auditorium, April 7, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Col. Michael D. Robinson, director, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, addresses Basic Communications Officer Course 1-15 students during the class’ graduation ceremony at the Combat Center Auditorium, April 7, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)

1st Lt. Christopher Solop, platoon commander, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, meets his 6-month-old daughter, Ava, for the first time during the battalion’s homecoming at Del Valle Field, April 6, 2015. Marines and sailors of 2/7 served as part of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 15.1. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - 1st Lt. Christopher Solop, platoon commander, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, meets his 6-month-old daughter, Ava, for the first time during the battalion’s homecoming at Del Valle Field, April 6, 2015. Marines and sailors of 2/7 served as part of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 15.1. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)

Lt. Col. Kain C. Anderson, commanding officer, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, passes the non-commissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Avery L. Crespin during Crespin’s appointment ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, April 2, 2015. The sword represents a facet of military tradition and is entrusted to those who are responsible for maintaining it. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Lt. Col. Kain C. Anderson, commanding officer, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, passes the non-commissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Avery L. Crespin during Crespin’s appointment ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, April 2, 2015. The sword represents a facet of military tradition and is entrusted to those who are responsible for maintaining it. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)