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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Natalie Cesar, a Claremont, California native, legal assistance chief with Legal Services Support Team, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, receives a kiss from her children during a Mother’s Day photoshoot at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 3, 2024. Over 500 active-duty mothers participate in or support training and operations while serving at The Combat Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Natalie Cesar, a Claremont, California native, legal assistance chief with Legal Services Support Team, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, receives a kiss from her children during a Mother’s Day photoshoot at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 3, 2024. Over 500 active-duty mothers participate in or support training and operations while serving at The Combat Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

Photo by LCpl. Enge You

U.S. service members and ceremony guests pose for a photo in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new warfighting center at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 7, 2024. The project consolidates training for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Directorate and Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group by incorporating command and control of all operational force training with space for classified wargaming, modeling and simulation, exercise control, after action review, and secure operations to promote twenty-first century learning and facilitate Naval integration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

U.S. service members and ceremony guests pose for a photo in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new warfighting center at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 7, 2024. The project consolidates training for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Directorate and Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group by incorporating command and control of all operational force training with space for classified wargaming, modeling and simulation, exercise control, after action review, and secure operations to promote twenty-first century learning and facilitate Naval integration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

Photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen

Andrew Martin, a San Diego, California native, general contractor, left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Scott Gehris, a Bowers, Pennsylvania native, chief of staff of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, center, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Stitt, a Chandler, Arizona native, director of Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Department, MCAGCC, are the first to “break ground” in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new warfighting center at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 7, 2024. The project consolidates training for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Directorate and Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group by incorporating command and control of all operational force training with space for classified wargaming, modeling and simulation, exercise control, after action review, and secure operations to promote twenty-first century learning and facilitate Naval integration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

Andrew Martin, a San Diego, California native, general contractor, left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Scott Gehris, a Bowers, Pennsylvania native, chief of staff of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, center, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Stitt, a Chandler, Arizona native, director of Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Department, MCAGCC, are the first to “break ground” in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new warfighting center at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 7, 2024. The project consolidates training for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Directorate and Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group by incorporating command and control of all operational force training with space for classified wargaming, modeling and simulation, exercise control, after action review, and secure operations to promote twenty-first century learning and facilitate Naval integration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

Photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Hart, a Unity, New Hampshire native, Director of Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, gives a brief during Inventory Collective Event 5-24 at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2024. MAGTFTC conducted ICE 5-24 for 2nd Marine Regiment’s Integrated Training Exercise Task Force to improve planning, coordination, and understanding of capabilities in a distributed Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment in preparation for Service Level Training Exercise 5-24. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Hart, a Unity, New Hampshire native, Director of Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, gives a brief during Inventory Collective Event 5-24 at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2024. MAGTFTC conducted ICE 5-24 for 2nd Marine Regiment’s Integrated Training Exercise Task Force to improve planning, coordination, and understanding of capabilities in a distributed Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment in preparation for Service Level Training Exercise 5-24. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

Photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen

Equipment and programs used in live virtual training displays the training unit’s progress during Inventory Collective Event 5-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2024. Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command conducted ICE 5-24 for 2nd Marine Regiment’s Integrated Training Exercise Task Force to improve planning, coordination, and understanding of capabilities in a distributed Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment in preparation for Service Level Training Exercise 5-24. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

Equipment and programs used in live virtual training displays the training unit’s progress during Inventory Collective Event 5-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2024. Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command conducted ICE 5-24 for 2nd Marine Regiment’s Integrated Training Exercise Task Force to improve planning, coordination, and understanding of capabilities in a distributed Live Virtual Constructive Training Environment in preparation for Service Level Training Exercise 5-24. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen)

Photo by Cpl. Josiah Jorgensen

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Judson Skinner, a Double Springs, Alabama native, satellite transmissions system operator with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, left, and Sgt. Ramal Holston, a Senoia, Georgia native, radio operator with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, hike during Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Judson Skinner, a Double Springs, Alabama native, satellite transmissions system operator with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, left, and Sgt. Ramal Holston, a Senoia, Georgia native, radio operator with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, hike during Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Rivera, a Riverside, California native, data systems administrator with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, right, and Cpl. Carrillo Tito, a Houston, Texas native, transmission system operator with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, III MEF, execute a movement during Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Rivera, a Riverside, California native, data systems administrator with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, right, and Cpl. Carrillo Tito, a Houston, Texas native, transmission system operator with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, III MEF, execute a movement during Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Verda, a Normal, Illinois native, network administrator with Headquarters Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepares for a culminating event during Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Verda, a Normal, Illinois native, network administrator with Headquarters Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepares for a culminating event during Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

A U.S. Marine attending Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School prepares radios for the course’s culminating event at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

A U.S. Marine attending Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School prepares radios for the course’s culminating event at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patricio Ortiz, an Augusta, Michigan native, satellite transmissions system operator with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, II MEF, sets up a portable Very Small Aperture Terminal during Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patricio Ortiz, an Augusta, Michigan native, satellite transmissions system operator with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, II MEF, sets up a portable Very Small Aperture Terminal during Expeditionary Communications Course 1-24 hosted by Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 2, 2024. ECC trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets that enable them to operate independently and to assemble various types of communication equipment in any environment across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jacob Brandt, a Lewis Center, Ohio native, student with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, right, explains satellite antenna set ups to officer students during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24 at Range 800, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jacob Brandt, a Lewis Center, Ohio native, student with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, right, explains satellite antenna set ups to officer students during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24 at Range 800, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Brett Johnson, student with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, sets up a center of operations during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24 at Range 800, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Brett Johnson, student with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, sets up a center of operations during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24 at Range 800, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John Wholley, a Beverley, Massachusetts native, student with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, changes radio frequencies of a radio during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24 at Range 800, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John Wholley, a Beverley, Massachusetts native, student with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, changes radio frequencies of a radio during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24 at Range 800, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

U.S. Marines attending the Ground Combat Element Commander’s Course 24-2, hosted by the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, participate in peer-to-peer discussion at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The MCTOG GCECC is a five day operationally focused command preparation course to better ready ground combat element commanders to lead, train, and tactically employ their battalions and regiments in the context of maneuver warfare in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. This product contains blurred components due to Operational security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

U.S. Marines attending the Ground Combat Element Commander’s Course 24-2, hosted by the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, participate in peer-to-peer discussion at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The MCTOG GCECC is a five day operationally focused command preparation course to better ready ground combat element commanders to lead, train, and tactically employ their battalions and regiments in the context of maneuver warfare in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. This product contains blurred components due to Operational security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Matthew Smith, a Corpus Christi, Texas native, left, and 2nd Lt. Fiona Lyle, a Monroe, Washington native, both students with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, test radio capabilities during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24, oat range 225, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 1, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts, and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Matthew Smith, a Corpus Christi, Texas native, left, and 2nd Lt. Fiona Lyle, a Monroe, Washington native, both students with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, test radio capabilities during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24, oat range 225, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 1, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts, and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner)

Photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command conduct a simulated casualty drill during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24, a range 225, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 1, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts, and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command conduct a simulated casualty drill during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24, a range 225, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 1, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts, and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner)

Photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Matthew Smith, a Corpus Christi, Texas native, student with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, waits for calls on a radio during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24, at range 225, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 1, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts, and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Matthew Smith, a Corpus Christi, Texas native, student with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, waits for calls on a radio during Basic Communications Officer Course 1-24, at range 225, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 1, 2024. During the BCOC students learn about signal modulation, basic electrical concepts, and how to build field expedient antennas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner)

Photo by Cpl. Hunter Wagner

U.S. Navy Sailors pose for a photo during a command dress whites inspection at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The inspection is conducted annually in preparation for the Navy’s seasonal uniform change. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

U.S. Navy Sailors pose for a photo during a command dress whites inspection at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The inspection is conducted annually in preparation for the Navy’s seasonal uniform change. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You

U.S. Navy Sailors stand at attention during a command dress whites inspection at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The inspection is conducted annually in preparation for the Navy’s seasonal uniform change. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

U.S. Navy Sailors stand at attention during a command dress whites inspection at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The inspection is conducted annually in preparation for the Navy’s seasonal uniform change. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You

U.S. Navy Sailors stand at attention during a command dress whites inspection at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The inspection is conducted annually in preparation for the Navy’s seasonal uniform change. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

U.S. Navy Sailors stand at attention during a command dress whites inspection at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 19, 2024. The inspection is conducted annually in preparation for the Navy’s seasonal uniform change. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You

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