Clay Barber is a retired Marine who now spends his days at the Education Center as a professional and personal development instructor. - Clay Barber is a retired Marine who now spends his days at the Education Center as a professional and personal development instructor.
Sgt. Eric Masters, mountain leader instructor, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, conducts a weapons check before going to the night vision live-fire range aboard the training center, Feb. 20, 2014. During the day the Marines traveled long distances, and at night coordinated battle skills while on the same challenging terrain. - Sgt. Eric Masters, mountain leader instructor, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, conducts a weapons check before going to the night vision live-fire range aboard the training center, Feb. 20, 2014. During the day the Marines traveled long distances, and at night coordinated battle skills while on the same challenging terrain.
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, Combat Center Commanding General, meets with various members of Military Officers Association of America during a luncheon at Desert Springs Resort clubhouse in Palm Desert, Calif., Feb. 21, 2014. MOAA is made up of retired military officers from all different branches of service and plays an active role in military personnel matters and especially proposed legislation affecting the career force, the retired community, and veterans of the uniformed services. (Official Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released) - Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, Combat Center Commanding General, meets with various members of Military Officers Association of America during a luncheon at Desert Springs Resort clubhouse in Palm Desert, Calif., Feb. 21, 2014. MOAA is made up of retired military officers from all different branches of service and plays an active role in military personnel matters and especially proposed legislation affecting the career force, the retired community, and veterans of the uniformed services. (Official Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released)
Spectators watch as Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion compete in the 11th Annual Tank Gunnery Competition at Range 500, Feb. 20, 2014. The annual event has pitted the best of each battalion against each other in fierce competition since it began in 1996. - Spectators watch as Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion compete in the 11th Annual Tank Gunnery Competition at Range 500, Feb. 20, 2014. The annual event has pitted the best of each battalion against each other in fierce competition since it began in 1996.
Major Gen. David H. Berger, Commanding General, Combat Center, makes his remarks during the dedication ceremony of the Cpl. Jason L. Dunham Memorial Mess Hall Feb. 28. In attendance were Dunham’s parents, Dan and Debra Dunham. - Major Gen. David H. Berger, Commanding General, Combat Center, makes his remarks during the dedication ceremony of the Cpl. Jason L. Dunham Memorial Mess Hall Feb. 28. In attendance were Dunham’s parents, Dan and Debra Dunham.
Mark Serpa-Cardenas, 17, 12th grader in high school, measures pasta noodles at the Combat Center Officer’s Club during the 11th Annual Job Shadowing Event, Feb. 19, 2014. “I enjoyed my time with the Job Shadowing program because it helped me to gain a new perspective on what the military actually does,” said Liz Evans, a 12th grader in high school, who shadowed a Combat Center journalist. “It helped me to further understand my career interest and how they conduct interviews and use different sources. It was useful, and I enjoyed it very much.” (Official Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released) - Mark Serpa-Cardenas, 17, 12th grader in high school, measures pasta noodles at the Combat Center Officer’s Club during the 11th Annual Job Shadowing Event, Feb. 19, 2014. “I enjoyed my time with the Job Shadowing program because it helped me to gain a new perspective on what the military actually does,” said Liz Evans, a 12th grader in high school, who shadowed a Combat Center journalist. “It helped me to further understand my career interest and how they conduct interviews and use different sources. It was useful, and I enjoyed it very much.” (Official Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released)