Buses from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms carry Marines being deployed to Los Angeles traveling west on Interstate 10 near Palm Springs, Calif., June 9, 2025.

Twentynine Palms is about a two-hour drive from the city. The Marines heading to Los Angeles are from an infantry battalion whose typical mission is close combat with enemy forces.

Roughly 700 Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms were expected to be activated and sent to Los Angeles in response to the protests and unrest there, defense ...

Twentynine Palms is about a two-hour drive from the city. The Marines heading to Los Angeles are from an infantry battalion whose typical mission is close combat with enemy forces.

Twentynine Palms is about a two-hour drive from the city. The Marines heading to Los Angeles are from an infantry battalion whose typical mission is close combat with enemy forces.