Combat Center News

George Alberto Moran, Retired USMC, with the 3/11 Association checks out the M777A2 155mm Howitzer aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. September 21, 2017. The 3/11 Association is a program that keeps veterans together and involved in the Marine Corps after their service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Lopez) - George Alberto Moran, Retired USMC, with the 3/11 Association checks out the M777A2 155mm Howitzer aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. September 21, 2017. The 3/11 Association is a program that keeps veterans together and involved in the Marine Corps after their service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Lopez)

Combat Center patrons enjoy the street fair during the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center’s 65th anniversary aboard the Combat Center September 23. In celebration of the anniversary, the Combat Center hosted a variety of festivities, including a street fair, a Family Fun Zone and a contest of physical fitness called the Battle of Bandini. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Natalia Cuevas) - Combat Center patrons enjoy the street fair during the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center’s 65th anniversary aboard the Combat Center September 23. In celebration of the anniversary, the Combat Center hosted a variety of festivities, including a street fair, a Family Fun Zone and a contest of physical fitness called the Battle of Bandini. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Natalia Cuevas)

Veterans of the 7th Marine Regiment bow their heads during the invocation of the ceremony at Lance Cpl Torrey L. Gray Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 15th, 2017. The 7th Marine Regiment celebrated its 100th anniversary with a rededication of regimental battle colors and a parade of troops. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Preston Morris) - Veterans of the 7th Marine Regiment bow their heads during the invocation of the ceremony at Lance Cpl Torrey L. Gray Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 15th, 2017. The 7th Marine Regiment celebrated its 100th anniversary with a rededication of regimental battle colors and a parade of troops. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Preston Morris)

Col. Ricardo Martinez, chief of staff, speaks at the Suicide Prevention Symposium, held aboard the Combat Center, September 19, 2017. The symposium, organized by the behavioral health branch of Marine Corps Community Services, provided Combat Center leadership with information and resources to aid in dealing with mental health and suicide prevention. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell) - Col. Ricardo Martinez, chief of staff, speaks at the Suicide Prevention Symposium, held aboard the Combat Center, September 19, 2017. The symposium, organized by the behavioral health branch of Marine Corps Community Services, provided Combat Center leadership with information and resources to aid in dealing with mental health and suicide prevention. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)