SANSAN
WELCOME TO THE
COMMAND DUTY OFFICE (CDO):
760-830-7200
DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE:
760-830-6000
TRAVELING FROM
MARINE CORPS
AIR GROUND
COMBAT CENTER
TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM
SAN DIEGO TO MCAGCC
Take Interstate 8 East toward Interstate 5 South and go
4.3 miles to Exit 4C. Merge onto CA 163 North toward
Escondido and go 7.6 miles. Merge onto Interstate 15 North
and go 51.2 miles. Stay right to merge onto Interstate 215
North toward Riverside/San Bernardino and go 29.7 miles.
Merge onto Interstate 60 toward Beaumont/Indio and go
17.9 miles. Merge onto Interstate 10 East and go 42.7 miles
to Exit 117. Merge onto CA 62 (Twentynine Palms Highway)
and go 43 miles to Adobe Road in Twentynine Palms. Turn
left and follow Adobe to the MCAGCC main gate.
USO NEIL ASH AIRPORT CENTER
Located on the ground level of Terminal 2 parking lot near
the taxi/shuttle pick-up, airline ticketing and check-in.
Amenities in the 9,450-square-foot center include children/
quiet room, computer, game, baggage and United Through
Reading rooms, large cafe, therapy dog program, massage
volunteers, transportation shuttle service, large outdoor
patio with barbecue grills. Everything is complimentary.
Open 365 days a year
from 0600-Midnight
619-296-3192
www.usosandiego.org
TRANSPORTATION
INFO
TRANSPORTATION INFO
COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION
FROM SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT (SAN)*
SHARED VAN SERVICE
Primetime Shuttle
◊ Information: primetimeshuttle.com
• 1-800-RED-VANS
• 310-536-7922
◊ Priced from: $350
SeaBreeze Shuttle
◊ Information: seabreezeshuttle.com
• 800-777-0585
◊ Priced from: $350
Roadrunner Shuttle
◊ Information: rrshuttle.com
• 800-247-7919
◊ Priced from: $350 (plus 15%
gratuity)
TAXI SERVICE FROM SAN TO
MCAGCC
◊ See the dispatcher at the airport
taxi stand.
◊ Form of payment: Taxis take cash,
but may also take credit cards or
debit cards, not ATM cards.
◊ What to know: There are no set
taxi fares from the airport to the
installation but the trip generally
costs $400-$500.
ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL
If you rent a car to drive yourself to MCAGCC,
note that Enterprise is the only rental service
that allows the patron to drop the car off on base.
*Prices of transportation are current as of the
date of publication. Prices may have changed.
unit contact info
Headquarters Battalion (HQBN)
Bldg 1457
After work: 760-830-6566
During work: 760-830-1090
7th Marine Regiment
Bldg 1538
760-830-6503
1st BN, 7th Marines (1/7)
Bldg 1416
760-830-5777
2nd BN, 7th Marines (2/7)
Bldg 1436
760-830-5866
3rd BN, 7th Marines (3/7)
Bldg 1436
760-830-7345
UNIT CONTACT
INFORMATION
3rd BN, 4th Marines (3/4)
Bldg 1416
760-830-8508
1st Tank Battalion
Bldg 1600
760-830-6387
760-774-5426 (duty cell)
3rd BN, 11th Marines (3/11)
Bldg 1416
760-830-5549
3rd CEB
760-830-7227
760-362-3683 (duty cell)
3rd LAR
Bldg 1620
760-830-6620
CLB-7
Bldg 1537
After work: 760-830-5134
During work: 760-830-4750
D Co. 3rd AA Battalion
Bldg 2020
760-830-7196/98
MWSS-374
Bldg 1640
760-830-6792
VMU-1
Bldg 1446
760-578-2973
VMU-3
Bldg 1627
760-830-3516
Marine Corps
Communication-
Electronics School
(MCCES)
Bldg 1664
760-830-6157
MCTOG
Bldg 1982
760-830-1752/910-2555
MCLOG
Bldg 1985-R1
760-401-9977
Exercise Logistics
Cooordination Center (ELCC)
Bldg 5429/5430
760-830-9395/1215
Robert E. Bush
Naval Hospital
Bldg 1145
760-830-2190
23rd Dental Co
Bldg 1591
760-830-7054
*All phone/building numbers are
subject to change. If your unit
doesn’t answer, call the CDO at
760-830-7200 for assistance.
**Please call 760-830-6000 if your
unit’s number has changed.
Directory Assistance:
760-830-6000
Command Duty Office
(CDO), base operator
and Info:
760-830-7200
SATO Travel, 29 Palms
(24 hours):
866-950-1636
Military Police/
Provost Marshal (PMO)
(24 hours):
760-830-6800/6809
Camp Wilson
transportation:
760-830-1215
American Red Cross:
760-830-6685
24 hours:
877-272-7337
Base Duty Chaplain
(Through the CDO):
760-830-7200
DSTRESS:
www.DSTRESSLINE.com
(24 hours):
877-476-7734
Important ContaCts
Reporting in uniform...
New arrivals reporting in for Permanent Change of
Station (PCS) are required to report to their unit in
uniform, however reporting procedures are different for
each unit. Contact your unit for reporting instructions.
Visit us Online...
For more information on MCAGCC, visit our website
at www.29palms.marines.mil
For recent stories and pictures, find us on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/thecombatcenter
Things to do...
It may seem desolate around MCAGCC, but there are
actually a lot of things to do in the area and nearby. For
ideas of things to do, along with the local news, pick up
a copy of the base newspaper, the Observation Post,
every Friday. You can also find the newspaper online at
www.29palms.usmc.mil/dirs/pao/op/currentop.pdf.
SLEEPY TORTOISE LODGE
Bldg 690 (located on Saddleback Avenue)
760-830-6583
Open 24/7
The Sleepy Tortoise Lodge is MCAGCC’s temporary
lodging facility. It is a great place to stay if you and
your family are just arriving on base.
The lodge offers rooms with both queen and double
beds available. Each room offers the comforts of home
including kitchenettes with cooking and dining utensils,
high-speed Internet access, cable TVs and DVD players.
When you enter base via the front gate, turn right on
Del Valle. You will find the Sleepy Tortoise Lodge on
your left hand side, across from Carl’s Jr.
WHAT YOU SHOULD kNOWIMPORTANT CONTACTS
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This product was printed
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Updated 2013