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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Connor Myshrall, a motor transportation operator with Truck Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, carries out logistics through operating trucks, sustaining the fight, and building the next generation of Marines.
Myshrall recently participated in Integrated Training Exercise 3-25 (ITX 3-25) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, fulfilling annual training requirements alongside fellow Marine Reservists. ITX is a critical Marine Air-Ground Task Force event, confirming unit readiness through live-fire and combined arms integration.
“Our biggest thing is transporting troops, equipment, cargo, supplies, the overall logistics of an entire operation,” said Myshrall, a native of Walker, Louisiana. “Without us, there wouldn’t be any chow, water, or gear where it needs to be. Anything you need: we bring it.”
Myshrall spent the exercise planning and commanding convoys, while mentoring junior Marines to plan and run their own. He says training like this keeps his team adaptable and combat ready.
“I’ve myself been running more convoys as well as helping and teaching my junior Marines to run up their own convoys,” said Myshrall. It’s my goal to get them to be more confident in what they’re doing,” he said. “Every time I come out here, I always learn something new. We fail at times. We mess up, but we learn from it every time. We get better next time.”
Before joining the reserves, Myshrall spent four years on active duty in Okinawa and Camp Lejeune. He stepped away from the Marine Corps to test himself in the civilian world, but found he missed the Marine Corps brotherhood.
“I got out and after about six months, I realized I was missing it, so I decided to give the Reserves a try,” he said. When I got to my Reserve unit, I met up with a couple of buddies of mine. We’d work and then we’d go and relax. I missed that. The camaraderie is the biggest thing I miss about it, about all of this.”
Back at home, Myshrall works as a pipe fitter on construction sites throughout Louisiana often working with his hands and coordinating with those who drive heavy machinery, skills that echo his military duties. He says the Marine Corps shaped his work ethic and helps him stick out in the civilian sector.
“My civilian job definitely sees that. I ended up coming in as just a bottom of the barrel helper,” Myshrall said. “After a couple months, they put me up to what we call a C-class fitter, and I’ll be looking at B-class, making more money. It’s all because my hard work. I come in on time, never late, and I work my butt off, just like I do here.”
When asked what advice he’d share with anyone considering the Marine Corps Reserve, Myshrall speaks on the responsibility that comes with wearing the uniform. “It’s not just a weekend warrior thing,” he said. “You’re always on call. There’s something always needs to be done. And whenever you come in, you’re expected to work until the job gets done.”
When the trucks roll and the desert sun beats down, Myshrall’s mission stays the same: keep the gear moving, keep the Marines prepared, and keep the lessons alive for the next convoy — wherever it leads.
| Date Taken: | 06.16.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 06.16.2025 19:23 |
| Story ID: | 500669 |
| Location: | TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | WALKER, LOUISIANA, US |
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