Combat Center News

Marines with Headquarters Battalion conduct a rifle salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at Joshua Tree Memorial Park and Mortuary May 26, 2014. The event was dedicated to the remembrance of service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. - Marines with Headquarters Battalion conduct a rifle salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at Joshua Tree Memorial Park and Mortuary May 26, 2014. The event was dedicated to the remembrance of service members who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, Combat Center Commanding General, speaks to an audience of active duty service members, veterans, their families and local residents during the Memorial Day Remembrance at Twentynine Palms Memorial Cemetery May 26, 2014. Berger stayed after the ceremony to walk through the cemetery and pay tribute to each grave site. - Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, Combat Center Commanding General, speaks to an audience of active duty service members, veterans, their families and local residents during the Memorial Day Remembrance at Twentynine Palms Memorial Cemetery May 26, 2014. Berger stayed after the ceremony to walk through the cemetery and pay tribute to each grave site.

A joint Navy-Marine Corps color guard marches with the colors during their appearance at a military appreciation ceremony at a San Diego Padres baseball game at Petco Park, May 25, 2014. "It was a great time for camaraderie and reflection," said Navy Lt. Travis Jewell, chaplain, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment. - A joint Navy-Marine Corps color guard marches with the colors during their appearance at a military appreciation ceremony at a San Diego Padres baseball game at Petco Park, May 25, 2014. "It was a great time for camaraderie and reflection," said Navy Lt. Travis Jewell, chaplain, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment.

Soccer players with the Commanding General's Intramural Soccer League compete for the ball during a quarter-final match at Felix Field, April 23, 2014. - Soccer players with the Commanding General's Intramural Soccer League compete for the ball during a quarter-final match at Felix Field, April 23, 2014.

Katherine Martinez, wife of Sgt. Lenny Martinez, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mechanic, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, conducts the high crawl during a modified Combat Fitness Test as a part of the unit's Jayne Wayne Day May 23, 2014. - Katherine Martinez, wife of Sgt. Lenny Martinez, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mechanic, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, conducts the high crawl during a modified Combat Fitness Test as a part of the unit's Jayne Wayne Day May 23, 2014.

Hale works as an archeologist aboard the Combat Center. He is also a reservist in the Air National Guard working as a historian. Hale has served in both active duty and in the reserves, with periods in the Marine Corps, Navy and Air National Guard. - Hale works as an archeologist aboard the Combat Center. He is also a reservist in the Air National Guard working as a historian. Hale has served in both active duty and in the reserves, with periods in the Marine Corps, Navy and Air National Guard.