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A U.S. Marine holds an electronic tablet - A U.S. Marine with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, uses a tablet to plot on a map during an Adversary Force Exercise as part of Service-Level Training Exercise 5-24 at Range 220, MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 6, 2024. TTECG has supported the Fleet Marine Force through various exercises including the SLTE Program and continue to ensure safety throughout every training event. SLTE 5-24 is purpose built to train, develop, and validate the Infantry Battalion Experiment as part of a larger MAGTF operation as a Stand-in Force across a contested multi-domain distributed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner)

Revolutionizing Marine Corps Training: The Combat Center tests cutting-edge 5G network during SLTE 5-24

The Combat Center unveiled a new capability, that may change the way Marines communicate and train for future conflicts during Service Level Training Exercise 5-24, July 13- Sept. 11, 2024.

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Savage, a Chico, California native, commanding general of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, center left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Stitt, a Chandler, Arizona native, left, and contractors with A&R Pacific-Garney Federal Joint Venture, are the first to “break ground” in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new wastewater treatment plant at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, March 6, 2024. - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Savage, a Chico, California native, commanding general of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, center left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Stitt, a Chandler, Arizona native, left, and contractors with A&R Pacific-Garney Federal Joint Venture, are the first to “break ground” in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new wastewater treatment plant at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, March 6, 2024. The new WWTP project will decommission the current plant, construction of the new plant is expected to be completed in 2027. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)

Its official; New Wastewater Treatment Plant groundbreaking ceremony

Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new tertiary filtration system project on March 6, 2024.

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Combat Center to experience power outages for a brighter tomorrow

The Combat Center will undergo planned base-wide power outages for three non-consecutive weekends starting Oct. 28, 2017. The installation’s Public Works Division will work on substation repairs, installation of lightening protection systems and micro-grid expansion from the end of October to mid-November to improve the base’s energy resiliency.

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Col. Jay Wylie, assistant chief of staff, Installation Support Directorate, presents Marjorie Trandem, a worker with Public Works Division, a meritorious civilian service award, during an award ceremony at the Public Works Division Compound aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., October 10, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell) - Col. Jay Wylie, assistant chief of staff, Installation Support Directorate, presents Marjorie Trandem, a worker with Public Works Division, a meritorious civilian service award, during an award ceremony at the Public Works Division Compound aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., October 10, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

PWD honors employees for dedicated service to Combat Center

The Combat Center’s Public Works Division recognized five of their employees during an award ceremony at the PWD Compound aboard the Combat Center, October 10, 2017.

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Garry Morrissett, utilities and energy management supervisor, Richard Birt, Kelly Trippa and Bill Motzko, mechanics, Public Works Division, hold the broken transformer that caused a power outage aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 12, 2016. Morrissett, Birt, Trippa and Motzko were among the five men who worked to repair the power outage on New Years’ Day. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released) - Garry Morrissett, utilities and energy management supervisor, Richard Birt, Kelly Trippa and Bill Motzko, mechanics, Public Works Division, hold the broken transformer that caused a power outage aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 12, 2016. Morrissett, Birt, Trippa and Motzko were among the five men who worked to repair the power outage on New Years’ Day. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released)

PWD works to improve Combat Center

On New Years’ Eve, amidst the festivities, anticipation and delight of ringing in a New Year, the Combat Center lost its power during a lightning storm. After lightning struck a power pole, the Publics Works Division sent five professionals to fix the problem, requiring them to leave their homes and celebrations to bring power back to the residents of the Combat Center. In less than two hours, they found and repaired the problem.

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Mike Spillard, boiler plant operator, Public Works Division, enjoys building and assembling components and has plans to study engineering in Japan. Spillard, a former Marine intelligence specialist, is learning Japanese while he saves up to go to college. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released) - Mike Spillard, boiler plant operator, Public Works Division, enjoys building and assembling components and has plans to study engineering in Japan. Spillard, a former Marine intelligence specialist, is learning Japanese while he saves up to go to college. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd/Released)

What I’ve Learned: Mike Spillard

Mike Spillard, boiler plant operator, Public Works Division, enjoys building and assembling components and has plans to study engineering in Japan. Spillard, a former Marine intelligence specialist, is learning Japanese while he saves up to go to college.

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