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U.S. service members with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Advanced Training Center clean a controlled explosive before planting a thermite during a controlled explosive exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 10, 2023. This exercise was conducted to document how to properly set up controlled explosives and to review the aftermath of the explosives for future classes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marine with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Advanced Training Center scrapes off debris caused by thermite from a controlled explosive during a controlled explosive exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 10, 2023. This exercise was conducted to document how to properly set up controlled explosives and to review the aftermath of the explosives for future classes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marines with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Advanced Training Center plant a controlled explosive during an exercise at Marine Corps Air- Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 10, 2023. This exercise was conducted to document how to properly set up controlled explosives and to review the aftermath of the explosives for future classes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Austin Renforth, commanding general, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), right, presents Walter Vanbenthuysen with an "Honorary Marine" certificate at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 18, 2023. Walter founded American Friends of our Armed Forces in 2005 which supports Marines, Sailors and families of MCAGCC through; annual gift baskets for expectant mothers, offsetting youth sports enrollment costs, funding MCCS special events, and funding capital projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)

Photo by Sergeant Makayla Elizalde

Walter Vanbenthuysen, left, poses for a photo after receiving an "Honorary Marine" certificate at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California, May 18, 2023. Walter founded American Friends of our Armed Forces in 2005 which supports Marines, Sailors and families of MCAGCC through; annual gift baskets for expectant mothers, offsetting youth sports enrollment costs, funding MCCS special events, and funding capital projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)

Photo by Sergeant Makayla Elizalde

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Austin Renforth, commanding general, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), left, and Walter Vanbenthuysen, center left, pose for a photo after receiving an "Honorary Marine" certificate at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 18, 2023. Walter founded American Friends of our Armed Forces in 2005 which supports Marines, Sailors and families of MCAGCC through; annual gift baskets for expectant mothers, offsetting youth sports enrollment costs, funding MCCS special events, and funding capital projects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)

Photo by Sergeant Makayla Elizalde

U.S. Marines with Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshall’s Office, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, practice coordinated movement techniques during an SRT familiarization range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 11, 2020. SRT Marines are military police officers trained in hostage situation, active shooter and barricaded suspect response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser

The Mountain View Fire burns through Walker, California, Nov. 17, 2020. U.S. Marines from the Mountain Warfare Training Center and the local firefighting agency battled the fire to mitigate damage to Walker. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Proffitt)

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Parks

Firefighters with the Combat Center Fire Department, examine a burned vehicle at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 6, 2020. The vehicle fire, raging 300 feet from Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, was quickly extinguished before causing extensive damage to the adjacent vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shane T. Beaubien)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shane Beaubien

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Stephen Muller (left), former sergeant major, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, is presented colors during his retirement ceremony on Sept. 17, 2020. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Stephen M. Muller, relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Jason R. Gillespie then retired after 30 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee

U.S. Marine Corps Crash Fire Rescue personnel, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct aircraft familiarization at an Interagency improvised helicopter airfield near Coleville, California, Sept. 6, 2020 in support of Slink Fire firefighting operations. The Marines and sailors of Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California are integrated with multiple firefighting agencies from across several states to battle the fire and mitigate damage to the surrounding community and training areas at the Training Center essential to Marine Corps Service Level Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bobbie A. Curtis)

Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bobbie Curtis

The Slink Fire burning near Marine Corps Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020. MCMWTC is integrating with multiple firefighting agencies from across several states to battle the fire and mitigate damage to the training areas that are essential to Marine Corps Service Level Training. (Courtesy Photo by Firefighter Benjamin Paladino)

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Sam Paris (left), Ethan Perrine, firefighters, Engine Four, Madison Fire Department, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Scheidt, mountain communications chief instructor, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., survey areas of the training center in response to the Slink Fire at the Training Center, Sept. 2, 2020. MCMWTC is integrating multiple firefighting agencies from across several states to battle the fire and mitigate damage to the training areas that are essential to Marine Corps Service Level Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shane T. Beaubien)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shane Beaubien

Marines and sailors stationed at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. filled sandbags and built a retaining wall on July 27, 2019. The retaining wall’s purpose is to redirect the flow of water and prevent it from encircling the home in the event of a flash flood. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carley Vedro)

Photo by Cpl. Carley Vedro

A U.S. Marine with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, engages a target utilizing the M240G during a squad attack at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 15, 2019. The training was conducted to validate the squad leaders capabilities to lead and control their squads while integrating supporting arms in a deliberate attack. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Harshaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Harshaw

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Raul Arellano Jr. (left) and Pfc. Quinton Garrett (right), Company I, 3rd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, clear a building during Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 24, 2019. The training was intended to enhance confidence and proficiency in the military skill sets needed for service members to operate in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Harshaw)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Harshaw

U.S. Marines participate in a live-fire exercise following the re-opening of Range 105A at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 17, 2019. The range was re-designed to offer multiple, efficient types of training to individual Marines and squad-sized elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)

Photo by Cpl. Rachel Young-Porter

U.S. Marine Corps Light armored vehicles (LAV) assigned to 3rd and 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, are staged during the Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 10, 2023. The purpose of the challenge was to evaluate the Marines’ tactical and technical expertise and identify the best LAV-25 from 1st, 2nd, and 4th Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

U.S. Marine Corps Light armored vehicles (LAV) assigned to 3rd and 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, are staged during the Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 10, 2023. The purpose of the challenge was to evaluate the Marines’ tactical and technical expertise and identify the best LAV-25 from 1st, 2nd, and 4th Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty

A U.S. Marine rearranges rounds of 25mm during the 2023 Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 9, 2023. The purpose of the competition was to evaluate the Marines’ tactical and technical expertise and identify the best Light Armored Vehicle 25 crew from 1st, 2nd, and 4th Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Bray)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Bray

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