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Lance Cpl. Chris Forest, anti-tank assault man, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, demonstrates the five-point break test Jan. 10 in front of the truck driving course instructor, Anthony O. Hall. The California Career School offers a four to six week truck-driving course to service members in the Twentynine Palms area. - Lance Cpl. Chris Forest, anti-tank assault man, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, demonstrates the five-point break test Jan. 10 in front of the truck driving course instructor, Anthony O. Hall. The California Career School offers a four to six week truck-driving course to service members in the Twentynine Palms area.

Keep on trucking after the Marine Corps

Five years ago, the California Career School decided to take their truck driving courses to service members on military bases throughout the Southern California area. Since then, more than 2,500 veterans have gone through the training and have received lifelong job placement assistance from the school. There have been more than 250 former Marines

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4thMarDiv CG links up with units at Combat Center

Fourth Marine Division’s 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and 1st Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, were activated in December, recalled from Marine Corps Reserve Centers across America and arrived here Jan. 4. Maj. Gen. Douglas V. O’Dell, 4th Marine Division commanding general, came to the Combat Center to observe and interact with them Jan. 12

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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment?s advance party embrace and kiss their wives as they reunite with each other Jan. 11 on the Combat Center?s Victory Field. - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment?s advance party embrace and kiss their wives as they reunite with each other Jan. 11 on the Combat Center?s Victory Field.

War Dogs’ advance party comes home

After seven grueling months of carrying out combat operations in Iraq, more than 40 Marines of the advance party of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, returned to the Combat Center Jan. 11 to reunite with their loved ones and lives left behind. The party arrived to Victory Field in the afternoon where they were met by their families, friends and

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PMO puts stop to speeders

For those in a rush to get somewhere on the Combat Center, drivers may want to check the posted speed limits before taking to the road. With drivers speeding more frequently in the housing area, the Provost Marshal Office plans to start increasing its patrols in housing areas. “We get calls from time to time concerning people speeding in housing,”

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Artillery to MP’s, 1/14 trains aboard Combat Center

Regardless of a Marine’s military occupational specialty, filling the needs of the Marine Corps is the number one priority. One recently activated battalion is well aware of this priority. They are training for a mission outside their MOS. First Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, an artillery battalion by trade, arrived at the

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1/25 comes to Combat Center, trains for deployment to Iraq

In preparation for their upcoming deployment to Iraq, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, a reserve infantry unit from various New England states, arrived at the Combat Center Jan. 4 to begin pre-deployment training. Nicknamed “New England’s Own,” the battalion is headquartered at Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Mass.,

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James Robertson swerves past the defense and puts up a layup in a practice game against Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School team 2 Jan. 9 for the Commanding General?s Intramural Basketball League. - James Robertson swerves past the defense and puts up a layup in a practice game against Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School team 2 Jan. 9 for the Commanding General?s Intramural Basketball League.

Don Kelly, Army retiree, successfully saves his ball from a sand trap at the fourth hole of the fifth annual Ham Shoot at the Combat Center?s Desert Winds Golf Course. The weather was the worse kind for golfing, but 17 golfers showed up to play for Christmas hams Dec. 17. - Don Kelly, Army retiree, successfully saves his ball from a sand trap at the fourth hole of the fifth annual Ham Shoot at the Combat Center?s Desert Winds Golf Course. The weather was the worse kind for golfing, but 17 golfers showed up to play for Christmas hams Dec. 17.

Ham Shoot determines best golfers in worst conditions

The wind cut right through the windbreaker of Don Kelly, an Army veteran from Colorado Springs, Colo., but this didn’t stop him from doing what he loves. “I’ve golfed in the snow,” said Kelly, who has golfed for the past 20 years. “If I could golf through snow, I can golf through anything.” Kelly, among 16 other stubborn golfers, went up against

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Keep on trucking after the Marine Corps

4thMarDiv CG links up with units at Combat Center

War Dogs’ advance party comes home

PMO puts stop to speeders

Artillery to MP’s, 1/14 trains aboard Combat Center

1/25 comes to Combat Center, trains for deployment to Iraq

CG’s basketball gears up for new season

Stop smoking, save lives

MCCES welcomes back students, highlights special services on base

Ham Shoot determines best golfers in worst conditions

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