Center Magazine Area
The Center Magazine Area’s (CMA) complex and technical mission is to Receive, Inspect, Certify, Conduct Maintenance and Repackage, Safely Store, Transportation, and Issue all Ground and Aviation ammunition and explosives (A&E) in support of all training aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. This includes supporting all local and visiting units, Joint and Foreign Service level training, Service level research and development testing. In addition the Center Magazine Area also supports all large scale exercises such as Eagle Talon, Steel Knight, Iron Fist, Javelin Thrust, Desert FireX, and Mojave Viper/ITX and White Space training.
Support to other DOD, Federal, and foreign service components is subject to storage availability and must be coordinated in advance.
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday - Thursday: 0730-1630
Friday: Closed for internal maintenance and training (service by exception)
*Holiday Closures: Duty available 24/7 for un-staging of issues and prestaging of turn-in’s
SAFE HAVEN
The Center Magazine area is not an authorized Safe Haven. The closest authorized facility is Fallbrook or Seal Beach.
SECURE HOLDING
Secure holding operations are authorized at the discretion of the supporting activity OIC based on facility availability. It is not intended for supported units to stage assets at the supporting activity for the execution of multi-day training evolutions.
SHIPPING ADDRESS
Officer in Charge
Center Magazine Area
BLDG 2205 Del Valle Rd
Marine Air Ground Task Force Training
Command Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
29 Palms, California 92278