Marines and sailors from around the Marine Corps recently concluded Service Level Training Exercise 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms.
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol to a further checkpoint at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, on February 17, 2021. Marines used Marine Warfighting Exercise to strengthen their skills and tactics for fighting a near peer adversary. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew R. Bray)
SLTE is a series of separate exercises designed to prepare the Marine Air Ground Task Force to respond to crises and conflicts around the globe by increasing their ability to integrate actions across the full range of military operations. The Service Level Training Exercise was made up of Integrated Training Exercise, Adversary Force Exercise, and Mountain Training Exercise, followed by the Warfighting Exercise. Sixth Marine Regiment pulled units from Camp Pendleton and Hawaii and folded them in
The crew of the Osprey aircraft prepares to take off for the Marine base in Twentynine Palms.
Tami Roleff photo
High winds and blowing sand forced a Marine Corps Osprey aircraft on its way to the Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms to divert to the Yucca Valley airport Saturday morning, where it was grounded for about 22 hours. The twin-engine, tilt-rotor aircraft from VMM-268, based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, was participating in the Integrated Training Exercise at the Combat Center. The pilot told onlookers who gathered at the airport that they were training when they had some trouble and landed in Yucca Valley due to a sensor picking up metal fragments. A second Osprey brought in parts to fix it and after repairs they remained grounded due to wind. The Osprey took off from the airport for the base about 8:30 Sunday morning.
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