U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Tanner Skidgel, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, directs Marines to advance forward during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 15, 2023. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic, training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) and to prepare units for their role in the MAGTF Warfighting Exercise. - U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Tanner Skidgel, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, directs Marines to advance forward during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 15, 2023. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic, training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) and to prepare units for their role in the MAGTF Warfighting Exercise.

U.S. Marines training in the desert - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, determine the distance of targets during the simultaneous ground assault portion of Marine Air Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise (MDMX) on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 14, 2023. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates air, ground, and logistics operations to create favorable conditions for the Joint Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Armando Elizalde)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Leilana TupuaRodriguez, a criminal investigator with Criminal Investigation Division, Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) poses for a photo with the Jim Kallstrom Award for bravery presented at the Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 29, 2022. TupuaRodriguez, a native of Bremerton, Washington, received the award for her bravery while deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supporting evacuations during the bombing in Kabul that took the life of 13 service members in August of 2021. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Leilana TupuaRodriguez, a criminal investigator with Criminal Investigation Division, Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) poses for a photo with the Jim Kallstrom Award for bravery presented at the Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 29, 2022. TupuaRodriguez, a native of Bremerton, Washington, received the award for her bravery while deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supporting evacuations during the bombing in Kabul that took the life of 13 service members in August of 2021.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kathleen M. Haggard, tactical air command center company commander, provides updates on Exercise Summer Fury to Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, August 3, 2022. The TACC Company enables wing-level forward deployed aviation command and control and battlespace management across all functions of Marine aviation. Summer Fury 22 is designed to enhance Marine-Air-Ground Task Force integration and increase aviation operations proficiency with realistic, relevant training to ensure the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing remains operationally excellent, interoperable, deployable on short notice and lethal when called into action. - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kathleen M. Haggard, tactical air command center company commander, provides updates on Exercise Summer Fury to Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, August 3, 2022. The TACC Company enables wing-level forward deployed aviation command and control and battlespace management across all functions of Marine aviation. Summer Fury 22 is designed to enhance Marine-Air-Ground Task Force integration and increase aviation operations proficiency with realistic, relevant training to ensure the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing remains operationally excellent, interoperable, deployable on short notice and lethal when called into action.

A Marine checks and adjusts a thermal optic at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Feb. 17. - A Marine checks and adjusts a thermal optic at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Feb. 17.

Brig. Gen. Dimitri Henry, U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, (right) attends Larry Stratton's, former Deputy Director of Marine Corps Community Services, retirement ceremony at the Frontline Restaurant aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. Stratton, a retired Marine Corps master sergeant, was Henry's drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., in 1981. - Brig. Gen. Dimitri Henry, U.S. Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, (right) attends Larry Stratton's, former Deputy Director of Marine Corps Community Services, retirement ceremony at the Frontline Restaurant aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 29, 2018. Stratton, a retired Marine Corps master sergeant, was Henry's drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., in 1981.

The U.S. Marine Corps Commandant’s Four, Battle Colors Detachment, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., present the colors during a Battle Colors Ceremony at Felix Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 14, 2018. The ceremony is held to honor Marine Corps traditions through the Drum Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the Battle Colors Detachment. - The U.S. Marine Corps Commandant’s Four, Battle Colors Detachment, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., present the colors during a Battle Colors Ceremony at Felix Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 14, 2018. The ceremony is held to honor Marine Corps traditions through the Drum Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the Battle Colors Detachment.

Crash fire and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, based out of Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, douse a car fire on U.S. Interstate 8, Oct. 7, 2016. The Marines noticed a compact car bellowing smoke on the westbound side of the interstate near exit 36 while in route to provide crash fire and rescue support at an auxiliary landing exercise for C-130 aircraft at Stoval Airfield, located approximately 50 miles east of Yuma. - Crash fire and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, based out of Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, douse a car fire on U.S. Interstate 8, Oct. 7, 2016. The Marines noticed a compact car bellowing smoke on the westbound side of the interstate near exit 36 while in route to provide crash fire and rescue support at an auxiliary landing exercise for C-130 aircraft at Stoval Airfield, located approximately 50 miles east of Yuma.

Deputy sheriffs with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Special Weapons and Tactics Team clear a building in the military operations in urban terrain facility at Range 800 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 12, 2016. The Combat Center’s Special Reaction Team hosted the cross-training to provide SBCSD with insight of the Marine Corps’ tactics capabilities. - Deputy sheriffs with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Special Weapons and Tactics Team clear a building in the military operations in urban terrain facility at Range 800 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 12, 2016. The Combat Center’s Special Reaction Team hosted the cross-training to provide SBCSD with insight of the Marine Corps’ tactics capabilities.

Scout snipers with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, board a CH-53 ‘Super Stallion’ for extraction from the Combat Ville training area aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., during Integrated Training Exercise 3-16, May 29, 2016. - Scout snipers with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, board a CH-53 ‘Super Stallion’ for extraction from the Combat Ville training area aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., during Integrated Training Exercise 3-16, May 29, 2016.

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Cpl. John C. Fisher, squad leader, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, leads his Marines through Range 410 while participating in Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 9, 2016. 2/8 came from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to participate in ITX 3-16. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores/Released) - Cpl. John C. Fisher, squad leader, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, leads his Marines through Range 410 while participating in Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 9, 2016. 2/8 came from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to participate in ITX 3-16. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores/Released)

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, advances along a road while receiving indirect-fire support from artillery during a Tank Mechanized Assault Course in the Quackenbush Training Area as part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Corps Air Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.Feb. 9, 2016. ITX is designed to prepare units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible, focusing on battalion and squad level training. - An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, advances along a road while receiving indirect-fire support from artillery during a Tank Mechanized Assault Course in the Quackenbush Training Area as part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Corps Air Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.Feb. 9, 2016. ITX is designed to prepare units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible, focusing on battalion and squad level training.