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Cpl. Benjamin Smith, a storage team leader with the Center Magazine Area, inventories ammunition at one of the unit's magazines Feb. 23. CMA is responsible for storing, tracking and issuing thousands of rounds of ammunition to units training throughout the Combat Center's ranges. - Cpl. Benjamin Smith, a storage team leader with the Center Magazine Area, inventories ammunition at one of the unit's magazines Feb. 23. CMA is responsible for storing, tracking and issuing thousands of rounds of ammunition to units training throughout the Combat Center's ranges.

Supporting war fighters; CMA Marines do it best

Each year, thousands of Marines, sailors, soldiers and foreign military personnel train throughout the Combat Center’s ranges. Most training evolutions are conducted using live ammunition, which results in the need for thousands of rounds and explosives. Thanks to the hard work of the Marines at the Center Magazine Area, the mission of tracking,

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Eric Argueta, a defender for the Combat Center’s Varsity Soccer Team, kicks the ball to his teammates during a scrimmage against the Palms Springs Desert Raiders at Missions Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Feb. 20.::r::::n:: - Eric Argueta, a defender for the Combat Center’s Varsity Soccer Team, kicks the ball to his teammates during a scrimmage against the Palms Springs Desert Raiders at Missions Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Feb. 20.::r::::n::

Combat Center Varsity Soccer Team goes head-to-head with Palm Springs youth

The Combat Center’s Varsity Soccer Team played their first game against the Palm Springs Desert Raiders in a scrimmage match at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mission Springs Park in Desert Hot Springs, Calif.The game lasted about an hour and resulted in a 2-1 victory for the Combat Center.“The team was formed a couple of weeks ago, so this is a good

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Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, dash across a Tactical Modular Foot Bridge at the Combat Center’s new training venue, Op Barma, Feb. 18. These Marines, along with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, were the first to train at Op Barma, which has been integrated into the Enhanced Mojave Viper predeployment training package. - Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, dash across a Tactical Modular Foot Bridge at the Combat Center’s new training venue, Op Barma, Feb. 18. These Marines, along with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, were the first to train at Op Barma, which has been integrated into the Enhanced Mojave Viper predeployment training package.

Marines sweep through new counter-IED training lane

The Combat Center opened its newest training venue here Feb. 18 when the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group ran one of the very first units through Op Barma in an effort to prepare Marines and sailors deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Elements of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii

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Maj. Seth MacCutcheon, a team officer in charge with the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal with a gold star in lieu of second award by Brig. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy III, the Combat Center's commanding general, during a ceremony at MCTOG's headquarters Feb. 18. - Maj. Seth MacCutcheon, a team officer in charge with the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal with a gold star in lieu of second award by Brig. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy III, the Combat Center's commanding general, during a ceremony at MCTOG's headquarters Feb. 18.

Leading from the front; MCTOG Marine awarded Bronze Star Medal

To be a leader means to lead from the front and by example. For Maj. Seth MacCutcheon, a team officer in charge with the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group here, those leadership traits come naturally to him. MacCutcheon was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with a gold star in lieu of second award, during a ceremony outside MCTOG’s headquarters

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Since 1951, the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center has trained Marine, joint and coalition forces how to more effectively operate in complex and compartmentalized terrain at medium-to-high altitudes in a multitude of weather conditions. - Since 1951, the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center has trained Marine, joint and coalition forces how to more effectively operate in complex and compartmentalized terrain at medium-to-high altitudes in a multitude of weather conditions.