Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marine_Corps_Air_Ground_Combat_Center

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MCAGCC
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Twentynine_Palms_Base
gptkbp:annualTraining	over 50,000 Marines and sailors
gptkbp:area	approximately 998 square miles
gptkbp:climate	arid
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Brigadier_General_Thomas_B._Savage
gptkbp:coordinates	34.2461°N 116.8308°W
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	gptkb:Mojave_Desert
gptkbp:established	as a training center in 1952
gptkbp:formerName	gptkb:Navy_Auxiliary_Air_Station_Twentynine_Palms
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:1st_Marine_Logistics_Group gptkb:3rd_Marine_Aircraft_Wing gptkb:7th_Marine_Regiment gptkb:Combat_Logistics_Battalion_7 gptkb:Marine_Corps_Communication-Electronics_School gptkb:Marine_Corps_Tactics_and_Operations_Group gptkb:Marine_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle_Squadron_1 gptkb:23rd_Dental_Company gptkb:Marine_Corps_Logistics_Operations_Group gptkb:Marine_Wing_Support_Squadron_374 gptkb:Naval_Hospital_Twentynine_Palms gptkb:Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle_Squadron_1 gptkb:1st_Marine_Division
gptkbp:hasTrainingArea	desert warfare training live-fire exercises urban warfare training
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Twentynine_Palms,_California
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Joshua_Tree gptkb:Twentynine_Palms
gptkbp:notableEvent	Operation Desert Storm training Operation Iraqi Freedom training
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Combined_Arms_Exercise_(CAX) gptkb:Integrated_Training_Exercise_(ITX) largest Marine Corps base by area Mojave Viper training
gptkbp:opened	1952
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:population	approximately 12,500 military personnel approximately 24,000 including dependents and civilians
gptkbp:postalCode	92278
gptkbp:primaryUse	training
gptkbp:runwayLength	8,000 feet
gptkbp:runwaySurface	1 asphalt
gptkbp:state	gptkb:California
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:Pacific_Time_Zone
gptkbp:type	air ground combat center
gptkbp:website	https://www.29palms.marines.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:29_Palms gptkb:Twentynine_Palms
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6