Children dance to music at the Child Abuse Awareness and Military Child Appreciation Carnival aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 12, 2018. The event was held to provide available resources to community members and hold a small fair for children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris) - Children dance to music at the Child Abuse Awareness and Military Child Appreciation Carnival aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 12, 2018. The event was held to provide available resources to community members and hold a small fair for children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)
Col. Jason Beaudoin, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, chips onto the green at the first-ever True Grit Tournament at the Desert Winds Golf Course aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 6, 2018. The tournament was held to raise money for MCLOG’s Marine Corps Birthday Ball while also building relations between the host unit and other units on base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris) - Col. Jason Beaudoin, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group, chips onto the green at the first-ever True Grit Tournament at the Desert Winds Golf Course aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 6, 2018. The tournament was held to raise money for MCLOG’s Marine Corps Birthday Ball while also building relations between the host unit and other units on base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)
The Desert Refuge for Peace Officers and Military Personnel in Joshua Tree, Calif., is a nonprofit organization that offers first responders, military personnel and their families a place to decompress. The property was purchased by the nonprofit's founder, Father Michael McCullough, in 1950. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores) - The Desert Refuge for Peace Officers and Military Personnel in Joshua Tree, Calif., is a nonprofit organization that offers first responders, military personnel and their families a place to decompress. The property was purchased by the nonprofit's founder, Father Michael McCullough, in 1950. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dave Flores)
An M1A1 Abrams Tank fires off a round as a demonstration during 1st Tank Battalion’s Jane Wayne Spouse Appreciation Day aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 3, 2018. The purpose of the event is to build resiliency in spiritual well being, the will to fight and a strong home life for the 1st Tanks Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter) - An M1A1 Abrams Tank fires off a round as a demonstration during 1st Tank Battalion’s Jane Wayne Spouse Appreciation Day aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 3, 2018. The purpose of the event is to build resiliency in spiritual well being, the will to fight and a strong home life for the 1st Tanks Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)
Sgt. Nathan J. Wepking, company master gunner, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, lifts his son, Joshua Parker Wepking, off of a light armored vehicle during the 18th Annual Car Show and Street Fair, which was hosted by the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce in Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 31, 2018. The annual event is used to bring the community of Twentynine Palms and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, located in Twentynine Palms, together as well as support local businesses. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter) - Sgt. Nathan J. Wepking, company master gunner, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, lifts his son, Joshua Parker Wepking, off of a light armored vehicle during the 18th Annual Car Show and Street Fair, which was hosted by the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce in Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 31, 2018. The annual event is used to bring the community of Twentynine Palms and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, located in Twentynine Palms, together as well as support local businesses. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Porter)
Pfc. Gage Haga, transmissions system operator, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., watches while Cpl. Ryan Griffing, rifleman, 1/4, calls in a 9-line during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell) - Pfc. Gage Haga, transmissions system operator, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., watches while Cpl. Ryan Griffing, rifleman, 1/4, calls in a 9-line during Command Post Exercise 2 at the Battle Simulation Center aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. CPX-2 is a is a two-part training event that focuses on training battalion staff and is a part of TALONEX 2-18, a pre-deployment training event that coincides with Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)