Col. Austin E. Renforth, the incoming commanding officer of 7th Marine Regiment, accepts the unit’s battle colors from Col. Randall P. Newman, the outgoing commander, symbolically taking command of the ‘Magnificent 7th’ during a Change of Command Ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field March 17, 2011.::r::::n:: - Col. Austin E. Renforth, the incoming commanding officer of 7th Marine Regiment, accepts the unit’s battle colors from Col. Randall P. Newman, the outgoing commander, symbolically taking command of the ‘Magnificent 7th’ during a Change of Command Ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field March 17, 2011.::r::::n::
Sgt. Maj. Keith Coombs accepts the non-commissioned officer’s sword from Lt. Col. Todd Simmons, battalion commander, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a ceremony appointing him the battalion sergeant major at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field March 18, 2011.::r::::n:: - Sgt. Maj. Keith Coombs accepts the non-commissioned officer’s sword from Lt. Col. Todd Simmons, battalion commander, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a ceremony appointing him the battalion sergeant major at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field March 18, 2011.::r::::n::
Chief Warrant Officer 2 John A. Kerns, a 1st Tank Battalion leader, was recognized as the 2010 Marine Corps Motor Transportation Maintenance Officer of The Year.::r::::n:: - Chief Warrant Officer 2 John A. Kerns, a 1st Tank Battalion leader, was recognized as the 2010 Marine Corps Motor Transportation Maintenance Officer of The Year.::r::::n::
Volunteers plant native desert vegetation in an endo-botanical garden raised outside the Combat Center’s Archeology and Paleontology Curration Center March 21, 2011. The garden is filled with plants used by early Native Americans for food, dyes and medicine.::r::::n:: - Volunteers plant native desert vegetation in an endo-botanical garden raised outside the Combat Center’s Archeology and Paleontology Curration Center March 21, 2011. The garden is filled with plants used by early Native Americans for food, dyes and medicine.::r::::n::
Private First Class Thomas Jenkins, a rifleman with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, sweeps for improvised explosive devices March 14, 2011 at the Combat Center’s Range 800. “The Darkside,” as the unit is known, is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan later this year in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Private First Class Thomas Jenkins, a rifleman with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, sweeps for improvised explosive devices March 14, 2011 at the Combat Center’s Range 800. “The Darkside,” as the unit is known, is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan later this year in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.