Palm Springs Desert Sun
First lady Jill Biden visited with military spouses and children based in Twentynine Palms on Wednesday as part of a relaunch of an Obama-era program designed to support U.S. service members, veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors.
“The men and women of the armed forces can’t be their best when they’re worried about all of you, the families who are struggling, and that’s why this … is a national security imperative,” Biden said.
The “Joining Forces” program was started by former first lady Michelle Obama and then-second lady Biden in 2011.
Biden said she wanted to learn firsthand from families working at the Marine Corps installation in Twentynine Palms what they need from their country to succeed in and out of the military, and what is being done at the base to help military families across the country.
A court martial will be held today (March 8) for at least one service member who was charged in a shooting on board the Combat Center that killed a Navy corpsman about 18 months ago. HM3 Michael DeLeon, 30, was shot and killed during a house party on the base August 16, 2019. Z107.7 News has learned
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About 10 pounds of a high-powered explosive disappeared last month from the Twentynine Palms Marine base during an exercise. A San Diego television station reported last week that the 10 pounds of C4, a malleable plastic explosive with a texture like modeling clay, may have been stolen.
C4 is more powerful than TNT but needs a detonator in order to explode. When detonated, one pound of C4 can demolish a vehicle.
U.S. Marines with Company A (Alpha Co.), Combat Engineer School apply and cut out the amount of C4 they need for the live fire range aboard Camp Geiger, N.C., Feb. 9, 2017. This exercise was used so students would get a hands on experience making C4 explosives in the field.