Combat Center News

Staff Sgt. Salvador Cavan, unmanned aerial system technician, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, smiles as he waits to donate blood at the Desert Blood Services blood drive at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital Dec. 11, 2013. - Staff Sgt. Salvador Cavan, unmanned aerial system technician, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, smiles as he waits to donate blood at the Desert Blood Services blood drive at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital Dec. 11, 2013.

Lance Cpl. Basem Bakhtan, postal clerk, Headquarters Battalion, sorts through incoming mail at the Combat Center Post Office Dec. 11. During the holiday season, postal Marines work twice as hard to make sure service members and their families receive their holiday packages. - Lance Cpl. Basem Bakhtan, postal clerk, Headquarters Battalion, sorts through incoming mail at the Combat Center Post Office Dec. 11. During the holiday season, postal Marines work twice as hard to make sure service members and their families receive their holiday packages.

John Vasquez, soccer player, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, maneuvers the playing field during an indoor soccer match against Headquarters Battalion at the East Gym Dec. 3, 2013. - John Vasquez, soccer player, Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, maneuvers the playing field during an indoor soccer match against Headquarters Battalion at the East Gym Dec. 3, 2013.

Col. Jay M. Bargeron, commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, shakes hands with Sgt. Christopher Travis, intelligence targeting chief, Headquarters company, 7th Marine Regiment, after being awarded a Purple Heart medal at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field Nov. 27, 2013. - Col. Jay M. Bargeron, commanding officer, 7th Marine Regiment, shakes hands with Sgt. Christopher Travis, intelligence targeting chief, Headquarters company, 7th Marine Regiment, after being awarded a Purple Heart medal at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field Nov. 27, 2013.

Cpl. Matthew Riedel, unmanned aerial vehicle operator, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, speaks with Ryan Biggs, 6, and Richard Biggs, 6, first graders at Joshua Tree Elementary, prior to beginning a race with them and other students at Joshua Tree Elementary during an adopt-a-school visit Dec. 4, 2013. - Cpl. Matthew Riedel, unmanned aerial vehicle operator, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, speaks with Ryan Biggs, 6, and Richard Biggs, 6, first graders at Joshua Tree Elementary, prior to beginning a race with them and other students at Joshua Tree Elementary during an adopt-a-school visit Dec. 4, 2013.

Volunteers Meredith Plummer, left, and Marsha Cole top off Pfc. James Coleman's plate with cranberry sauce during Roughley Manor Bed and Breakfast's fifth annual Thanksgiving dinner for Combat Center personnel in Twentynine Palms. The Plant City, Fla., native was among 100 Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School students treated to a traditional Thanksgiving meal on the holiday. (Official USMC photo by Kelly O'Sullivan/Released) - Volunteers Meredith Plummer, left, and Marsha Cole top off Pfc. James Coleman's plate with cranberry sauce during Roughley Manor Bed and Breakfast's fifth annual Thanksgiving dinner for Combat Center personnel in Twentynine Palms. The Plant City, Fla., native was among 100 Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School students treated to a traditional Thanksgiving meal on the holiday. (Official USMC photo by Kelly O'Sullivan/Released)