~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California ![CA29palms3](https://images41.fotki.com/v1399/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms3-vi.jpg)
Twentynine Palms Base is located within the Morongo Basin and the High Desert region of the Mojave Desert, in Southern California.
MCAGCC Twentynine Palms is approximately 98 miles from the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, which is located in the city of Barstow, California. It is also approximately 111 miles from the Barstow-Daggett Airport located in Daggett, California.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 1.4 mi². This area is all land with none covered by water. This area covers only the main cantonment, which includes the base housing; the entire installation is far larger, with 931.7 mi² of surface area, all land. There was a resident population of 14,090 on this territory as of the 2000 census. ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif) ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif) ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif) ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif) ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif)
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The MCAGCC/MAGTFTC mission is to conduct relevant live-fire combined arms training, urban operations, and Joint/Coalition level integration training that promotes operational forces readiness as well as to provide the facilities, services, and support responsive to the needs of resident organizations, Marines, Sailors, and their families today and tomorrow. ![CA29palms1](https://images52.fotki.com/v1211/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms1-vi.jpg)
An army base for training glider pilots at the outset of World War II, the former navy facility was taken over by the corps in 1952 during the Korean War and the advent of the cold war. The base provided adequate space and ranges to test new artillery and missile technology and was ideal for the large scale training of ground forces. ![CA29palms4](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms4-vi.jpg)
In the 21st century, every U.S. Marine does a stint at Twentynine Palms because the climate, terrain, and remote location simulate many international hot spots of world strife. The marines have continually upgraded and expanded the Twentynine Palms facilities as daily maneuvers involve transports, tanks, artillery, and aircraft, particularly at the Expeditionary Air Field. ![CA29palms5](https://images54.fotki.com/v101/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms5-vi.jpg)
Learn More About Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms HERE!! ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif) ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif) ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif) ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif) ![CA29palms7](https://images20.fotki.com/v682/photos/5/292835/14219428/CA29palms7-vi.gif)
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