Stories - Nov 2017

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Marines

Archive: November, 2017

What I've Learned: Briana Upright

Lance Cpl. Briana Upright, combat videographer, Communication Strategy and Operations Office, Headquarters Battalion, plans to go home to be an administrative assistant and work toward building her own horse facility to train and work with horses.

What I’ve Learned: Joshua Perez

Lance Cpl. Joshua Perez, administration clerk, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., always knew he would join the military, but it was his drive to challenge himself that led him to join the world's Force in Readiness.

Marines train together under MAGTF during ITX 1-18

From the moment Marines with Marine Air Group 31 arrived at the Combat Center on Oct. 10, 2017, they took command as the Aviation Combat Element for Integrated Training Exercise 1-18.

Commandant of the Marine Corps visits Combat Center

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller visited the Combat Center to observe training exercises conducted during Integrated Training Exercise 1-18, aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 17, 2017.

Big Bear Lake honors service members on Veterans Day

On June 1, 1954, the United States Congress declared that the 11 of November would be known as Veterans Day, a federal holiday for Americans to pay homage to those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. On Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 the residents of Big Bear Lake did just that, in a ceremony that included numerous veterans from past and present conflicts.

What I’ve Learned: Wesley Turner

Gunner Wesley Turner, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command Gunner, has been in the Marine Corps since March of 1990. During his time in the Corps, he has been forward deployed eight times.

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

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