Faces of Pendleton: Staff Sgt. Freddy Torres - Staff Sgt. Freddy Torres, the staff noncommissioned officer of Corporals’ Course and Lance Corporal Seminar for Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo Sept. 19, 2019. Torres, who was seriously wounded while deployed to Afghanistan, uses his life experiences to help guide and mentor Marines into warfighters capable of adapting and overcoming any adversity they may encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Roses)

Sgt. Kevin Fisch represents Camp Pendleton at 2019 HITT Championship - U.S. Marine Sgt. Kevin Fisch, a motor transportation mechanic with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, earned 1st place as the male champion during the 5th Annual 2019 High Intensity Tactical Training Championship at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Fisch was chosen to represent Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton at the championship after wining multiple HITT Challenges around the base. Fisch is a Lockport, Illinois, native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

Welcome to Camp Pendleton: Field Medical Training Battalion - West - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Idelia Brandflu, left, and Seaman Sam Applin, right, both students with Field Medical Training Battalion - West, assess a simulated casualty as part of the Field Medical Service Technician Course final exercise at the FMTB training site on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 16, 2019. The final exercise is the last task the sailors must complete before earning the title of Fleet Marine Force corpsman. The staff and instructors at FMTB-West are responsible for training the corpsman and officers who provide medical support to Marine Corps units. Brandflu is a native of Murrieta, California. Applin is a native of Hanford, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Strategic Lift and MCAS Camp Pendleton: Marines, airmen work together to deploy equipment, personnel - U.S. Marines and airmen assist in loading a UH-1Y Venom into C-5M Super Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 16, 2019. The C-5M was a visiting U.S. Air Force aircraft from 433rd Airlift Wing, and was here as part of a dual service training exercise.The air station provides the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing with flexible deployment options. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Gary Sinise Foundation hosts Pendleton’s Fall Carnival - Gary Sinise, Hollywood actor and bassist for the Lt. Dan Band, performs during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

MCCS host Retiree Expo on Camp Pendleton - Attendees of the annual Retiree Expo listen to a brief by the Marine Officers’ Association of America at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Thinking ahead: Marines, sailors get their diplomas - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Crystal Ledbetter, right, the legal administration officer with the Legal Services Support Section-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, receives her diploma during the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The graduating class of 133 students earned 141 degrees from three of the colleges offered through the Base Education Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

The day the lights went out - SAN DIEGO – The skyline of San Diego captured during the big power outage on Sept. 8, 2011. The only lights are battery and backup lights and little remaining sunlight on the buildings on the right. (Photo credit: Coronado Times)

Faces of Pendleton: Michael Fila - Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)