Sgt. Domingo Adame, Reserve Support Unit, smiles at children passing by a Toys for Tots collection barrel at the Twentynine Palms Junior High School field Oct. 21. Football patrons were offered discounted ticket prices for bringing an unwrapped toy to the game. Toys for Tots donated toys to more than 17,200 area children last holiday season. - Sgt. Domingo Adame, Reserve Support Unit, smiles at children passing by a Toys for Tots collection barrel at the Twentynine Palms Junior High School field Oct. 21. Football patrons were offered discounted ticket prices for bringing an unwrapped toy to the game. Toys for Tots donated toys to more than 17,200 area children last holiday season.

Corporal Brandon M. Stein, light armored vehicle commander with Charlie Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, glares into the military operations on urban terrain town at the Combat Center?s Range 200 Oct. 18 gripping the LAV?s coaxial M240G machine gun and prepared to fire-off his loaded blanks. The 24-year-old Tehachapia, Calif., native and the rest of the company raided the range the week of Oct. 18 to prepare the company for their upcoming deployment. - Corporal Brandon M. Stein, light armored vehicle commander with Charlie Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, glares into the military operations on urban terrain town at the Combat Center?s Range 200 Oct. 18 gripping the LAV?s coaxial M240G machine gun and prepared to fire-off his loaded blanks. The 24-year-old Tehachapia, Calif., native and the rest of the company raided the range the week of Oct. 18 to prepare the company for their upcoming deployment.

Two family members of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, sprint down the Combat Center?s Physical Fitness Test course during a ?To Iraq and Back? walk Oct. 22. The program began with the goal to walk the distance from the Combat Center to Iraq and back, which is 16,416 miles. - Two family members of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, sprint down the Combat Center?s Physical Fitness Test course during a ?To Iraq and Back? walk Oct. 22. The program began with the goal to walk the distance from the Combat Center to Iraq and back, which is 16,416 miles.

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Lance Cpl. Joseph Temple from the Headquarters Battalion Gold team, prepares to shoot from the 200-yard line in the first course of fire for the Rifle Team Match on Oct. 26. The Annual Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command Intramural Rifle and Pistol Matches were held from Oct. 17 to 28. Winners from the matches are going to represent MAGTF in the Western Division Matches in the spring. - Lance Cpl. Joseph Temple from the Headquarters Battalion Gold team, prepares to shoot from the 200-yard line in the first course of fire for the Rifle Team Match on Oct. 26. The Annual Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command Intramural Rifle and Pistol Matches were held from Oct. 17 to 28. Winners from the matches are going to represent MAGTF in the Western Division Matches in the spring.

Captain Mark C. Reinhardt, training and operations officer, Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, stands in front of his battalion Oct. 17 where he served for four years. The 26-year-old Princeton, N.J., native deployed to the Middle East three times in efforts of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and is expected to end his honorable service in January. - Captain Mark C. Reinhardt, training and operations officer, Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, stands in front of his battalion Oct. 17 where he served for four years. The 26-year-old Princeton, N.J., native deployed to the Middle East three times in efforts of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and is expected to end his honorable service in January.