Camp Pendleton opens new beach cottages with dedication ceremony - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Daniel B. Conley, right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and with representatives from Marine Corps Community Services and the San Diego Nice Guys charity, cut a ribbon during a dedication ceremony for beach cottages at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Faces of Pendleton: Lance Cpl. Kareem Hitt - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Hitt, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, listens and responds to air traffic at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 6, 2019. Hitt joined the Marine Corps in August 2017, and has been serving at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton since June 2018. Hitt was recently recognized as the air traffic controller of the third quarter, fiscal year 2019. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Why are some vegetation fires allowed to burn? - A fire burns at Ranges 108 and 109 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 12, 2019. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department encounters several wildfires each year, some of which they will let burn in order to prevent larger fires in the future. The firefighters will also avoid fighting a fire if there's a potential for unexploded ordnance to be in the area, and will instead monitor the blaze until it goes out. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Welcome to Pendleton: MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department - Robert Fleisher, a lieutenant paramedic with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Department, performs a function check on a fire engine's air brakes during the duty change over at MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department Station Five on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 1, 2019. The MCB Camp Pendleton firefighters operate on 48-hour shifts, and spend the first morning of their shift assessing and cleaning vehicles and equipment to ensure mission readiness. The fire department has 11 stations on the installation and over 100 firefighters to act as first responders in the event of a fire or emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)