Marines and sailors place sandbags to create a retaining wall - Marines and sailors stationed at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. filled sandbags and built a retaining wall on July 27, 2019. The retaining wall’s purpose is to redirect the flow of water and prevent it from encircling the home in the event of a flash flood. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carley Vedro)
Freddy Friedewald, 2, participates in the Bike Rodeo with his mother, Capt. Kerry Friedewald, defense counsel, Legal Services Support Team, during the 4th Annual Park-2-Park Bike Ride at Knott’s Sky Park in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 28, 2018. The purpose of Park-2-Park is to bring families and friends of Twentynine Palms together in celebration of Earth Day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter) - Freddy Friedewald, 2, participates in the Bike Rodeo with his mother, Capt. Kerry Friedewald, defense counsel, Legal Services Support Team, during the 4th Annual Park-2-Park Bike Ride at Knott’s Sky Park in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 28, 2018. The purpose of Park-2-Park is to bring families and friends of Twentynine Palms together in celebration of Earth Day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)
Sgt. Alexander Strait, explosive ordnance diposal technician, talks to Painted Hills Middle School students during a career day in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Feb. 23, 2017. The purpose of the visit was to further the installations commitment to the community and help inspire children to begin thinking about their future. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released) - Sgt. Alexander Strait, explosive ordnance diposal technician, talks to Painted Hills Middle School students during a career day in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Feb. 23, 2017. The purpose of the visit was to further the installations commitment to the community and help inspire children to begin thinking about their future. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released)
Master Sgt. Wally Robinson, communications chief, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, and his son Tristan, 5, watch a firework display during the Twentynine Palms Independence Day Celebration at Luckie Park in Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 4, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores/Released) - Master Sgt. Wally Robinson, communications chief, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, and his son Tristan, 5, watch a firework display during the Twentynine Palms Independence Day Celebration at Luckie Park in Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 4, 2016. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores/Released)
Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Soto, company first sergeant, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, stands at parade rest with his formation of more than 50 MCCES students during the Career Builder Challenge Military Appreciation Ceremony at the Tom Weiskopf Private Course located in the Professional Golfers Association of America Course West in La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 23, 2016. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released) - Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Soto, company first sergeant, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, stands at parade rest with his formation of more than 50 MCCES students during the Career Builder Challenge Military Appreciation Ceremony at the Tom Weiskopf Private Course located in the Professional Golfers Association of America Course West in La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 23, 2016. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Julio McGraw/Released)
Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion steadily drive down the road in a Light Armored Vehicle during the annual Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade in Palm Springs, Calif., Nov. 11, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released) - Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion steadily drive down the road in a Light Armored Vehicle during the annual Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade in Palm Springs, Calif., Nov. 11, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz/Released)