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Marines

Combat Center News

Twentynine Palms, California

Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

Archive: April, 2009

Confirmed case of H1N1 aboard Combat Center

The Center for Disease Control has confirmed one case of H1N1 aboard the Combat Center. The Marine will continue to be treated as an outpatient and will remain isolated at his barracks. According to medical personnel here, he is doing well and his condition continues to improve. This Marine had been actively social with approximately 30 other

Running ridges no easy task

More than 200 pounding feet kicked up dust in the hills behind the Combat Center’s main side April 30 as more than 100 base personnel took off running in the 23rd annual Ridge Run. The Ridge Run, a race put on by Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, offered a modest, relatively flat 5 kilometer (3.11 miles) run and a much more strenuous 8 kilometer (4.97

Sun shades provide perfect place for solar panels

In an initiative to triple the amount of renewable energy the Combat Center uses, the south-facing roofs above all motor pools in the main side of the base are being outfitted with solar panels. The project, slated to be completed in eight months, was prompted by the Combat Center’s need to comply with the Secretary of the Navy’s instruction that

Boots on the ground; 1st Tanks dismount, attack MOUT training

Marines with Company C, 1st Tank Battalion, got off of their vehicles and submerged themselves in an urban warfare environment April 27 through 29 at the Combat Center’s Range 111. The training was meant to prepare the Marines, who are usually riding in tanks, the basic tactics of operating in an urban environment, said Capt. Peter M. Rummler, the

Combat Center graced by 'The President's Own'

With help from eight members of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Band filled the Sunset Cinema with brilliant music during the Coats of Red and Blue 2 concert April 26. The members of “The President’s Own” came to the Combat Center April 21 and shared their musical skills with the Combat

Combat Center gets a taste of the Xtreme

Engines roared, tires burned and fans cheered April 25 at the Combat Center’s Victory Field during the second annual The Few, The Proud, The Xtreme show, which featured a variety of extreme two-wheeled stunt riders. The six-hour show, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, showcased the talents of freestyle streetbike performers, motocross and

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