Combat Center News

An Iraqi policeman role player protects civilians from mock insurgent attacks Jan. 20, at Medina Wasl, an urban training site at the Army's National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The role players provide an accurate social environment for units who are gearing up to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan. - An Iraqi policeman role player protects civilians from mock insurgent attacks Jan. 20, at Medina Wasl, an urban training site at the Army's National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The role players provide an accurate social environment for units who are gearing up to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Service members and civilian Department of Defense employees may find themselves in trouble if they don't know how to or choose not to comply with DoD information assurance and computer network use regulations. - Service members and civilian Department of Defense employees may find themselves in trouble if they don't know how to or choose not to comply with DoD information assurance and computer network use regulations.

People caught shoplifting at the Combat Center's Marine Corps Exchange can expect a $200 fine on top of the price of whatever they steal. - People caught shoplifting at the Combat Center's Marine Corps Exchange can expect a $200 fine on top of the price of whatever they steal.

Marines and sailors from 3rd LAR arrived at the Army's National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 18 to conduct pre-deployment training. The training at NTC is tough, realistic joint and combined arms training across a full spectrum of conflict set in a contemporary operating environment. The batalion wil spend two weeks honing their skills before their fifth deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom this spring. - Marines and sailors from 3rd LAR arrived at the Army's National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 18 to conduct pre-deployment training. The training at NTC is tough, realistic joint and combined arms training across a full spectrum of conflict set in a contemporary operating environment. The batalion wil spend two weeks honing their skills before their fifth deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom this spring.

Cpl. Colby F. Staples, Cpl. Jefferson A. Saures and Lance Cpl. Antonio E. Reyes, field radio operators with 3rd battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, use a “dagger” or GPS location devise, to determine their angle of azymuth before setting up a communication station at the Brownie Creek parking lot during an abbreviated version of the Mountain Command and Control Communication Course offered at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 29. - Cpl. Colby F. Staples, Cpl. Jefferson A. Saures and Lance Cpl. Antonio E. Reyes, field radio operators with 3rd battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, use a “dagger” or GPS location devise, to determine their angle of azymuth before setting up a communication station at the Brownie Creek parking lot during an abbreviated version of the Mountain Command and Control Communication Course offered at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 29.

Marines bring forth the birthday cake during their celebration of the Marine Corps birthday in Laughlin, Nev., Jan. 29. A crowd of more than 50 people from Bullhead City, Ariz., were present outside the ballroom to thank them for their patriotism and heroism during their recent deployment to Afghanistan. - Marines bring forth the birthday cake during their celebration of the Marine Corps birthday in Laughlin, Nev., Jan. 29. A crowd of more than 50 people from Bullhead City, Ariz., were present outside the ballroom to thank them for their patriotism and heroism during their recent deployment to Afghanistan.