Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Near Twentynine Palms, California in the United States
Aerial image of the main camp
MCAGCC Twentynine Palms Location in the United States
Coordinates	34°13′54″N 116°03′42″W / 34.23167°N 116.06167°W / 34.23167; -116.06167
Type	Training center
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Marine Corps
Controlled by	Marine Corps Training and Education Command
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1952 (1952)
In use	1952 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Major General Thomas B. Savage
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: NXP, ICAO: KNXP, FAA LID: NXP, WMO: 690150
Elevation	625.1 metres (2,051 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 10/28 2,442.9 metres (8,015 ft) Perforated steel planking (PSP)
Airfield name	Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field (SELF)
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), also known as 29 Palms, is the largest United States Marine Corps base. The base covers a total area of 1,102 square miles.

It was a census-designated place (CDP) officially known as Twentynine Palms Base located adjacent to the city of Twentynine Palms in southern San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2000 census, the base had a total population of 8,413. The zip code of the base is 92278; base housing's zip code is 92277. The CDP was discontinued prior to the 2010 census.