Marines from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment look through a selection of DVDs offered by the Temecula Valley Young Marines Sept. 27 at the Combat Center’s Unit Marshalling Area before deploying to Iraq. - Marines from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment look through a selection of DVDs offered by the Temecula Valley Young Marines Sept. 27 at the Combat Center’s Unit Marshalling Area before deploying to Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Richard D. Smith, a motor transportation operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, drives through one of the simulations in a virtual Mine Resistant Armor Protected vehicle Sept. 15. Simulators for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, as well as humvees and 7-tons, are maintained at the Combat Center’s Battle Simulation Center to give Marines a feel for driving tactical vehicles without the huge expenditures in fuel, maintenance and repairs. - Lance Cpl. Richard D. Smith, a motor transportation operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, drives through one of the simulations in a virtual Mine Resistant Armor Protected vehicle Sept. 15. Simulators for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, as well as humvees and 7-tons, are maintained at the Combat Center’s Battle Simulation Center to give Marines a feel for driving tactical vehicles without the huge expenditures in fuel, maintenance and repairs.
Danny Cole, a life skills trainer gives a class during the new L.I.N.K.S. program for Marines. The new program is offered at the Combat Center’s L.I.N.K.S. center and is given for a Marine to help out their families. - Danny Cole, a life skills trainer gives a class during the new L.I.N.K.S. program for Marines. The new program is offered at the Combat Center’s L.I.N.K.S. center and is given for a Marine to help out their families.
Marines stand in honor of Pfc. Ernie Villarreal, infantry weapons repairman and an El Paso, Texas, native, during a memorial service Sept. 18 at the Combat Center’s Catholic Chapel who died Sept. 16 at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Wendy and his three children Haley, Maverick and Makayla. - Marines stand in honor of Pfc. Ernie Villarreal, infantry weapons repairman and an El Paso, Texas, native, during a memorial service Sept. 18 at the Combat Center’s Catholic Chapel who died Sept. 16 at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Wendy and his three children Haley, Maverick and Makayla.
Marines with Marine Aerial Transport Squadron 234 load a 1,200-pound load of Meals, Ready-to-Eat at the Expeditionary Air Field Sept. 15. The MREs were delivered to Marines and sailors training in Mojave Viper, a month-long pre-deployment training evolution. The remain behind element of Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 also supported the Marines of VMGR-234 during the operation. - Marines with Marine Aerial Transport Squadron 234 load a 1,200-pound load of Meals, Ready-to-Eat at the Expeditionary Air Field Sept. 15. The MREs were delivered to Marines and sailors training in Mojave Viper, a month-long pre-deployment training evolution. The remain behind element of Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 also supported the Marines of VMGR-234 during the operation.