Stories - Nov 2008

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Marines

Archive: November, 2008

Early Christmas present for 2/7 families

In the late hours of Saturday and Sunday, the Combat Center began to welcome back the Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, who deployed from the Combat Center in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in March and April, at the Combat Center’s Victory Field. Although the focus of 2/7’s deployment centered on helping the Afghan

United Through Reading helps children cope with deployments

A child sits down in front of a television, flips open a book and looks up after hearing a familiar voice. He delightfully turns the pages with his father as he reads along and formulates a bond with him from across the world. In January, the Combat Center’s library along with United Through Reading will provide time for service members in

Improving the quality of life for Marine Corps and Navy families

Throughout the Combat Center there are many organizations willing to go above and beyond to help Marines, sailors, and family members who call the base and the surrounding area home, with the wide variety of issues that arise from being involved with the armed forces. While Lisa Geduld is only one woman, who does not have an entire building or an

Media devices prohibited

By direction of the Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Center, Marine Corps Enterprise Network Operational Directive 293-08, all MCEN users must immediately suspend the use of Removable Secondary Storage Media Devices, such as memory sticks, thumb drives and camera flash memory cards on all classified and unclassified Marine Corps

Commandant, sergeant major visit Combat Center

The commandant and sergeant major of the Marine Corps visited to the Combat Center to tour the base and speak to base personnel Monday. The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James T. Conway, and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, were greeted at the MCAGCC Expeditionary Air Field by Brig. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus,

Marines, Girl Scouts ‘Make It, Eat It, Try It’

Two Combat Center food service Marines provided an educational cooking session for a Girl Scouts of America troop at the Protestant Chapel Nov. 13. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Keith Mohn, the food service operations officer, and Master Sgt. Brian Velloza, a food service technician, volunteered to help Girl Scout Brownie Troop 618 earn their Make It,

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

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