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Families, friends, Combat Center welcome home 3/7

Families and friends of the Marines and Sailors of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment left different areas of the country to gather at the Combat Center’s Victory Field March 29 and 31 to welcome home from Iraq their seven-months-deployed loved ones.Anticipation and anxiety ran high on both days as families showed up hours in advance to reserve a

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2/7 hikes Combat Center, welcomes new Marines

The sun peered slowly over the hills of the Combat Center March 27 as the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment geared up for their first conditioning hike since their return from Iraq.The all-hands formation of more than 800 Marines and Sailors of 2/7’s five companies staged their packs and filled the area near the obstacle

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1st Tank’s Charlie Company rolls out to Iraq

Charlie Company, 1st Tank Battalion, left the Combat Center March 27 afternoon to begin their seven-month deployment to Iraq. Family members and friends gathered behind the battalion’s command post Monday morning to say goodbye and leave them with hugs and kisses. Faces were filled with tears for most families because it wasn’t easy for them to say

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Joint-service, all-star baseball team hosts tough MCAGCC tryouts

The United States Military All-Star Baseball Team held tryouts Saturday at Twentynine Palms High School for more than 30 prospective applicants from all service branches. The San Diego based, semi-professional level team visited the High Desert to allow service members from throughout Southern California the opportunity to try out for the highly

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Combat Center Marines, Sailors and family members laugh during the Comedy Connection at the base theater. - Combat Center Marines, Sailors and family members laugh during the Comedy Connection at the base theater.

500+ attend MCCS Comedy Connection

More than 500 Combat Center Marines, Sailors and family members packed the base theater March 22 for a night of laughs and entertainment. Comedians Drake Witham, Jeff Hodge and Jimmy Della Valle took the stage during the Comedy Connection event, sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services. The show spanned two hours and was limited to patrons 18

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Rachel Braden, 11, and Delayna Doolin, 9, enjoy their time in the spotlight during their performance in the pre-game show of the Los Angeles Clippers versus the Washington Wizards game Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. - Rachel Braden, 11, and Delayna Doolin, 9, enjoy their time in the spotlight during their performance in the pre-game show of the Los Angeles Clippers versus the Washington Wizards game Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Combat Center’s Cheer/Dance Team performs at Staples Center

The Combat Center’s Cheer/Dance Team performed in the pre-game show at the Los Angeles Clippers versus the Washington Wizards game at the Staples Center March 25. The team of more than 30 girls between the ages of 7 and 12 participate in their final performance of the season.This event was the culmination of what began more than three months ago

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Seaman Gerson Estrada, a corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, kisses his daughter, Adriana, before leaving on a seven month deployment to Iraq March 21. - Seaman Gerson Estrada, a corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, kisses his daughter, Adriana, before leaving on a seven month deployment to Iraq March 21.

‘New England’s Own’ heads to Al Anbar

First Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, arrived at the Combat Center Jan. 4, to train for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Like all ground units deploying to Iraq, 1/25, a reserve unit based at Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Mass., came to the Combat Center to take part in the Mojave Viper

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Capt. Mike Jerone, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 safety officer, smiles with his 2-year-old daughter Ohana and wife Lilly upon his return to the Combat Center March 20. - Capt. Mike Jerone, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 safety officer, smiles with his 2-year-old daughter Ohana and wife Lilly upon his return to the Combat Center March 20.

VMU-1 welcomed home after 7 months in Iraq

Georgine Thompson laughed restlessly with friends and fellow spouses as she waited for the arrival of her husband. Victory Field had filled with more than 150 anxious family members, friends and fellow remain behind element Marines in anticipation of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1’s return to the Combat Center March 20. Over the blaring

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Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital players gather together after winning the Commanding General?s Intramural Basketball League championship game against Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School Team 1 at the West Gym March 16. - Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital players gather together after winning the Commanding General?s Intramural Basketball League championship game against Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School Team 1 at the West Gym March 16.

Naval Hospital takes championship game

The Commanding General’s Intramural Basketball League came to a close March 16 as the final playoff game and championship went down at the West Gym. Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School defeated 1st Tank Battalion 64-60 in the final playoff game of the season. In the first half, MCCES couldn’t push through 1st Tanks’ defense as they took

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Sgt. Maj. James R. Ricker, former Combat Center sergeant major, hugs a fellow Marine after the Combat Center Sergeant Major Relief and Appointment ceremony March 15 on the Combat Center?s Parade Field. - Sgt. Maj. James R. Ricker, former Combat Center sergeant major, hugs a fellow Marine after the Combat Center Sergeant Major Relief and Appointment ceremony March 15 on the Combat Center?s Parade Field.

Combat Center greets a new sergeant major, Corps bids farewell to predecessor

Sgt. Maj. James M. Ricker was relieved of his duty as sergeant major of the Combat Center by Sgt. Maj. William Johnson Jr., in a sergeant major relief, appointment and retirement ceremony March 15 held on the Combat Center’s Parade Field. Along with appointing duties of the new sergeant major, the Marine Corps also recognized the retirement of

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Families, friends, Combat Center welcome home 3/7

2/7 hikes Combat Center, welcomes new Marines

1st Tank’s Charlie Company rolls out to Iraq

Joint-service, all-star baseball team hosts tough MCAGCC tryouts

500+ attend MCCS Comedy Connection

Combat Center’s Cheer/Dance Team performs at Staples Center

‘New England’s Own’ heads to Al Anbar

VMU-1 welcomed home after 7 months in Iraq

Naval Hospital takes championship game

Combat Center greets a new sergeant major, Corps bids farewell to predecessor

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