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General Area Description
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER
• Geographically located in eastern San Bernardino County
• Located in the high desert of the Morongo Basin sitting 2,000 feet above Coachella Valley
• Averages less than 4” of rainfall per year
• Sun shines approximately 270 days per year
• Temperature dips below 32˚F approximately 33 days per year
• Temperature rises above 90˚F about 155 days per year
• Daily temperature fluctuations can vary up to 60˚F
Base Facts & Figures
• Largest Marine Corps base in landmass at approximately 935 square miles
• Approximately 1267 square nautical miles of airspace
• 22 range training areas
• Specializes in desert combat on the ground and in the air through live-fire exercise and maneuvering
called Combined Arms Exercises (CAX)
• The only dedicated live-fire maneuver range in the Marine Corps and the Department of Defense
• Provides specific training for every Marine deploying to the Middle East in large scale complex
exercises called Enhanced Mojave Viper (EMV), consisting of 14 days of Combined Arms Training
(CAT), 10 days of Urban Warfare Training (UWT), and six days of unit specific training
• Hosts the Corps’ largest military occupational specialty school in military communication (MCCES)
• Mobilized Operations on Urban Terrain (or MOUT), a training program in a simulated urban city on
Range 215, teaches Marines and Sailors valuable skills in operating in an urban conflict area, including
cultural sensitivity and language
• Combat Center's remote, safe environment provides EOD professionals, including the FBI, Los Angeles,
state agencies and many California counties, the opportunity to learn about the latest in hazardous
explosive devices and how to disarm them
Provides specific training for every Marine deploying to Iraq
in large scale complex exercises called Enhanced Mojave
Viper
22 range training areas
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