Staff Sgt. Jorge Gomez, Maintenance Management Office, Company H., Combat Logistics Battalion 7, takes his final steps on the Combat Center's Del Valle field before stepping onto the bus to depart for his deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 10, 2014. - Staff Sgt. Jorge Gomez, Maintenance Management Office, Company H., Combat Logistics Battalion 7, takes his final steps on the Combat Center's Del Valle field before stepping onto the bus to depart for his deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 10, 2014.
Jenny Cronin, spouse of 1st Lt. Justin Cronin, executive officer, D Company, 1st Tank Battalion, edges the corners on a wood project at the Combat Center’s Wood Hobby Shop to make cutting boards Dec. 8, 2013. - Jenny Cronin, spouse of 1st Lt. Justin Cronin, executive officer, D Company, 1st Tank Battalion, edges the corners on a wood project at the Combat Center’s Wood Hobby Shop to make cutting boards Dec. 8, 2013.
Community members watch as the Annual Tree Lighting ceremony commences in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 3. Every year, local community members and service members and their families gather to watch the tree lighting inspired by the beginning of the Christmas season. (Official Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released) - Community members watch as the Annual Tree Lighting ceremony commences in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 3. Every year, local community members and service members and their families gather to watch the tree lighting inspired by the beginning of the Christmas season. (Official Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released)
Scouts with the Combat Center’s Cub Scout Pack 78 bag pieces of trash they found at Joshua Tree National Park Sept. 29, 2012 during National Public Lands Day. Hundreds of volunteers from the base and the local community joined for a park-wide clean-up effort. - Scouts with the Combat Center’s Cub Scout Pack 78 bag pieces of trash they found at Joshua Tree National Park Sept. 29, 2012 during National Public Lands Day. Hundreds of volunteers from the base and the local community joined for a park-wide clean-up effort.