Col. James Hanlon, Combat Center chief of staff, speaks to Marines who are new to the Combat Center about some of the activities that are available for them while stationed here during The Commanding General’s Welcome Aboard Brief, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Jan. 15, 2014 at the Combat Center's Sunset Cinema. - Col. James Hanlon, Combat Center chief of staff, speaks to Marines who are new to the Combat Center about some of the activities that are available for them while stationed here during The Commanding General’s Welcome Aboard Brief, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Jan. 15, 2014 at the Combat Center's Sunset Cinema.
Sgt. Jason Syvrud, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, transfers garbage from his vehicle to a dump truck during a community clean-up effort in Wonder Valley, Calif., Dec. 14. More than 40 community volunteers teamed up with Marines from the Combat Center to clean-up debris left from illegal dumping throughout the desert. - Sgt. Jason Syvrud, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, transfers garbage from his vehicle to a dump truck during a community clean-up effort in Wonder Valley, Calif., Dec. 14. More than 40 community volunteers teamed up with Marines from the Combat Center to clean-up debris left from illegal dumping throughout the desert.
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)
Michele Chamberlain, spouse of Capt. Travis Chamberlain, helps two Marines with the Marine Corps Communication-electronics school, decorate sugar cookies at the Combat Center's Officer's Club in support of the Treats for Troops event Dec. 3, 2013. - Michele Chamberlain, spouse of Capt. Travis Chamberlain, helps two Marines with the Marine Corps Communication-electronics school, decorate sugar cookies at the Combat Center's Officer's Club in support of the Treats for Troops event Dec. 3, 2013.
Students with the Twentynine Palms High School Select Choir sing Christmas carols during a performance at the Marine Corps Exchange Dec. 7, 2013. - Students with the Twentynine Palms High School Select Choir sing Christmas carols during a performance at the Marine Corps Exchange Dec. 7, 2013.