A Red-tailed Hawk is held at the Natural Resources Environmental Affairs office a few hours before it is released back in the wild July 30 behind the Combat Center’s Desert Winds Golf Course. The Red-tailed Hawk was captured June 13 after being hit by at the Combat Center’s golf course after it was hit by a golf ball and was injured by the impact. To heal the hawk, NREA took it to the Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center, where it was brought back to health and its strength restored before being returned to NREA. - A Red-tailed Hawk is held at the Natural Resources Environmental Affairs office a few hours before it is released back in the wild July 30 behind the Combat Center’s Desert Winds Golf Course. The Red-tailed Hawk was captured June 13 after being hit by at the Combat Center’s golf course after it was hit by a golf ball and was injured by the impact. To heal the hawk, NREA took it to the Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center, where it was brought back to health and its strength restored before being returned to NREA.
Marines line up to shake the hand of Ivan Glen Speer, an Army veteran who served during World War II at Phelps dining facility Wednesday. Speer was one of the first 18-year-olds to be drafted to go to war. By the time he hit Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, he was 19 years old, and in charge of a M4 18-ton high-speed tractor, which he named “Hitler’s Crawlin’ Coffin”. - Marines line up to shake the hand of Ivan Glen Speer, an Army veteran who served during World War II at Phelps dining facility Wednesday. Speer was one of the first 18-year-olds to be drafted to go to war. By the time he hit Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, he was 19 years old, and in charge of a M4 18-ton high-speed tractor, which he named “Hitler’s Crawlin’ Coffin”.
The Combat Center Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs office responded to a wildlife call of a speckled rattle snake found within the compound of the Exercise Support Division motor pool July 29, 2008. This snake is thought to be around 3 years old. It was released in the hills behind the Combat Center Hazardous Munitions and Recycling plant. - The Combat Center Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs office responded to a wildlife call of a speckled rattle snake found within the compound of the Exercise Support Division motor pool July 29, 2008. This snake is thought to be around 3 years old. It was released in the hills behind the Combat Center Hazardous Munitions and Recycling plant.
Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., practice moving an injured team member at the Combat Center’s live-fire convoy course July 24. The Marines were giving a scenario where their vehicle had been hit by an improvised explosive device, forcing them to apply medical aid to their comrade and prepare him for aerial transport out of the area. - Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., practice moving an injured team member at the Combat Center’s live-fire convoy course July 24. The Marines were giving a scenario where their vehicle had been hit by an improvised explosive device, forcing them to apply medical aid to their comrade and prepare him for aerial transport out of the area.
Claudia N. Garza, dental assistant, and Navy Lt. Tom H. Nguy, assistance dental officer, clean a Marine’s teeth at the 23rd Dental Company clinic at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center July 22, 2008. Cleaning and proper hygiene of teeth is a crucial step in preventing tooth decay in an age of soft drinks and easily-accessible snacks. These two elements combined are a major cause of dental problems on base. - Claudia N. Garza, dental assistant, and Navy Lt. Tom H. Nguy, assistance dental officer, clean a Marine’s teeth at the 23rd Dental Company clinic at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center July 22, 2008. Cleaning and proper hygiene of teeth is a crucial step in preventing tooth decay in an age of soft drinks and easily-accessible snacks. These two elements combined are a major cause of dental problems on base.
The RQ-7B, or the Shadow 200, is the type of unmanned aerial vehicle flown by VMU-3. The squadron will be activated at the Combat Center in September. - The RQ-7B, or the Shadow 200, is the type of unmanned aerial vehicle flown by VMU-3. The squadron will be activated at the Combat Center in September.