Combat Center News

Joseph M. Hammons has been climbing from a very young age and climbs at least twice a month at Joshua Tree in Yucca Valley, Calif. When he climbs he free climbs which is a form of climbing without a harness or rope. - Joseph M. Hammons has been climbing from a very young age and climbs at least twice a month at Joshua Tree in Yucca Valley, Calif. When he climbs he free climbs which is a form of climbing without a harness or rope.

Sgt. Maj. Chasen E. Getty, former battalion sergeant major, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stands in front of Sgt. Maj. Michael Cedeno, battalion sergeant major, 1/7, and Lt. Col. David J. Hart, battalion commander, 1/7, during the relief and appointment ceremony for 1/7 at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, Jan. 9, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released) - Sgt. Maj. Chasen E. Getty, former battalion sergeant major, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stands in front of Sgt. Maj. Michael Cedeno, battalion sergeant major, 1/7, and Lt. Col. David J. Hart, battalion commander, 1/7, during the relief and appointment ceremony for 1/7 at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, Jan. 9, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released)

Bono, military working dog, K9 unit, Provost Marshal’s Office, bites Staff Sgt. Charlie Hardesty, kennel master, K9 unit, PMO, during night training at the community center aboard the Combat Center, Dec. 8, 2014. All of the dogs are trained to bite and subdue a person on command. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd/ Released) - Bono, military working dog, K9 unit, Provost Marshal’s Office, bites Staff Sgt. Charlie Hardesty, kennel master, K9 unit, PMO, during night training at the community center aboard the Combat Center, Dec. 8, 2014. All of the dogs are trained to bite and subdue a person on command. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd/ Released)

Lance Cpl. De'Arius Miller, administrative specialist, IPAC, native of Cincinnati, Ohio, developed his love of animals from watching his father. During his time in the Zoo Academy program he got the opportunity to work with exotic animals. If he doesn’t re-enlist, he hopes to be able to continue working with animals. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Lance Cpl. De'Arius Miller, administrative specialist, IPAC, native of Cincinnati, Ohio, developed his love of animals from watching his father. During his time in the Zoo Academy program he got the opportunity to work with exotic animals. If he doesn’t re-enlist, he hopes to be able to continue working with animals. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)

An M1A1 Abrams Tank from 1st Tank Battalion, Company B, fires its 120 mm main gun toward a target 1200 meters away during an assault on a Military Operation in Urban Terrain town on Range 210 during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation Exercise, Jan. 20, 2015. ‘1st Tanks’ and 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion supported 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment during their assault of the MOUT. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released) - An M1A1 Abrams Tank from 1st Tank Battalion, Company B, fires its 120 mm main gun toward a target 1200 meters away during an assault on a Military Operation in Urban Terrain town on Range 210 during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation Exercise, Jan. 20, 2015. ‘1st Tanks’ and 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion supported 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment during their assault of the MOUT. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released)

Kenny R. White, Marine veteran, native of San Diego, Calif., listens as Mathieu Brundige, tank crewman, 1st Tank Battalion, explains the functionalities of the M1A1 Abrams on the units tank ramp, Dec. 22, 2014. White served as a tank crewman for 17 years as a reservist in 4th Tank Battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Kenny R. White, Marine veteran, native of San Diego, Calif., listens as Mathieu Brundige, tank crewman, 1st Tank Battalion, explains the functionalities of the M1A1 Abrams on the units tank ramp, Dec. 22, 2014. White served as a tank crewman for 17 years as a reservist in 4th Tank Battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)