Operation Wild Buck: U.S. Unmanned Aircraft Systems proof of concept - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Echevarria, intelligence analyst, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launches an RQ-20B Puma drone during Operation Wild Buck (OWB) at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Dec. 18, 2018. OWB is a proof of concept exercise designed to demonstrate the potential employment of multiple-integrated unmanned aircraft systems for the purposes of tracking missing or unauthorized personnel, animals and in response during wildfires or disasters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton: More than just vertical lift - U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing debark a UH-1Y Venom and a AH-1Z Viper helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Nov. 28, 2018. The helicopters were being returned to HMLA-469 after being utilized in service of a unit deployment abroad. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Roses)
Giving back to those who give all - Alyssa Gates, pad squad member, San Diego Padres, helps load gifts into a vehicle during the Secret Santa event hosted by the Armed Services Young Men’s Christian Association at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 13, 2018. The Secret Santa program gives San Diego County businesses, civic organizations and community members the opportunity to give back to service members stationed at Camp Pendleton by donating gifts to junior enlisted service members families during the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos)
Athletes of the Year - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Pacheco, left, recovering service member, Wounded Warrior Battalion West, Marine Corps Installations West, and Staff Sgt. Destini Brown, right, transmissions chief, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, are the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton 2018 Male and Female Athletes of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos)
Trees for Troops 2018 - U.S. service members, Department of Defense employees and their families attend the Trees for Troops event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 1, 2018. The event provided service members and their families an opportunity to celebrate the holiday season and the chance to take a Christmas tree home. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)