Combat Center News

Gen. James T. Conway, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speak with Afghan role players while visiting the Combat Center from March 28. - Gen. James T. Conway, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speak with Afghan role players while visiting the Combat Center from March 28.

Cpl. Francisco Guzman, a tank commander with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, retrieves his Kevlar helmet from Jessica Plummer, the wife of Lance Cpl. Chad Plummer, a crewman with Co. B, after a ride in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during the battalion's "Jane Wayne Day" at Combat Center Range 500 March 30. The ladies also had the opportunity to fire weapons and climb aboard various tactical vehicles. - Cpl. Francisco Guzman, a tank commander with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, retrieves his Kevlar helmet from Jessica Plummer, the wife of Lance Cpl. Chad Plummer, a crewman with Co. B, after a ride in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during the battalion's "Jane Wayne Day" at Combat Center Range 500 March 30. The ladies also had the opportunity to fire weapons and climb aboard various tactical vehicles.

First Sgt. Billy Davidson, a former member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, received the Sheriff's Medal for Valor during the 2010 San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Exceptional Service Awards ceremony at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts March 30. On Jan. 8, 2009, while on pre-deployment leave, Davidson came upon a two car collision on Highway 62 near Interstate 10 and assisted law enforcement officials extract passengers from burning vehicles. - First Sgt. Billy Davidson, a former member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, received the Sheriff's Medal for Valor during the 2010 San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Exceptional Service Awards ceremony at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts March 30. On Jan. 8, 2009, while on pre-deployment leave, Davidson came upon a two car collision on Highway 62 near Interstate 10 and assisted law enforcement officials extract passengers from burning vehicles.

HM3 Martin Brown, a corpsman with Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, assesses the injuries of a downed pilot during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 18. The course provided the Marines and sailors the opportunity to practice setting up security, communication and applying first aid. - HM3 Martin Brown, a corpsman with Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, assesses the injuries of a downed pilot during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 18. The course provided the Marines and sailors the opportunity to practice setting up security, communication and applying first aid.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Wollman, a corpsman with Police Mentor Team 2, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, stands watch at an entry control point March 16 at Combat Center Range 220. The team is expected to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Wollman, a corpsman with Police Mentor Team 2, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, based out of Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, stands watch at an entry control point March 16 at Combat Center Range 220. The team is expected to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Cpl. Nathan M. Sackett, a light armored vehicle crewman with Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, watches rounds go downrange as the light armored vehicle crewman evaluator during a 25 mm Bushmaster chain gun shoot at Combat Center Range 109 March 22. - Cpl. Nathan M. Sackett, a light armored vehicle crewman with Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, watches rounds go downrange as the light armored vehicle crewman evaluator during a 25 mm Bushmaster chain gun shoot at Combat Center Range 109 March 22.