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  2. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

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    US Marines conducting an integrated training exercise (ITX) at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms during April 2021. The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), also known as 29 Palms, is the largest United States Marine Corps base. The base covers a total area of 1,102 square miles. It was a census-designated place (CDP) officially known as ...

  3. Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field

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    Originally, only a cadre of Marines provided caretaker support for the EAF between exercises. However, during October 1988 MWSS-173 was transferred from MCAS Kaneohe Bay to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms in support of the EAF. On 4 March 1993, MWSS-173 was deactivated and Aviation Ground Support Element (AGSE) was ...

  4. List of United States Marine Corps installations - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of installations used by the United States Marine Corps, organized by type and state. Most US states do not have active Marine Corps bases; however, many do have reserve bases and centers. In addition, the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains Marines permanently at numerous naval installations across the United States ...

  5. 'Gitmo' in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered ...

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    Twentynine Palms, CA, Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - The Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site rescues vulnerable tortoises from combat training areas throughout the vast Marine Corps base.

  6. Death of Jason Rother - Wikipedia

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    Jason Rother (July 16, 1969 – August 31, 1988) was a 19-year-old United States Marine who was abandoned in the Mojave Desert during a training exercise, causing his death from dehydration and exposure. His death is now commonly used as a lesson taught to members of the military about the importance of accountability and responsibility.

  7. Category:Military facilities in the Mojave Desert - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms; Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow; N.

  8. Lockdown at Twentynine Palms military base lifted ... - AOL

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    A U.S. Marine Corps base in Twentynine Palms lifted a lockdown order Monday after military police confirmed "a weapon was inadvertently discharged."

  9. California State Route 62 - Wikipedia

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    In 2014, the Palm Springs Desert Sun newspaper reported that a dozen marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms have been killed in accidents on Highway 62 since 2007 (out of a total of 33 vehicle-related deaths among personnel at the base); the paper attributed the problem in part to the base's unusually remote ...