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Mary Fay teachers come together to host parade for students

The sounds of children cheering and horns honking filled the streets of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.The teachers and staff of Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School put together a parade for the students living in base housing areas, March 27.“The children really get attached to the teachers and they really miss them,” said Kaylynn Taylor, the

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Camp Pendleton aids LAPD during coronavirus outbreak

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton issued sleeping cots to the Los Angeles Police Department March 22, 2020.The LAPD reached out to Camp Pendleton for support in their efforts amid the coronavirus outbreak in Southern California. They were provided approximately 100 sleeping cots to be used by

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Local school districts bring meals to Pendleton military students - A U.S. Marine hands a child a bagged lunch at the San Onofre III Military Housing Community Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 20, 2020. The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District and Oceanside School District are providing military students on base with bagged meals while schools are closed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Local school districts bring meals to Pendleton military students

The spread of the coronavirus around the world has forced many people to change their routines. Schools, offices and restaurants have either closed or restructured the way they operate in response to the virus. The changes have left many families in a lurch as they balance the needs of work, school and childcare.Local school districts that serve

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A U.S. Marine briefs Brig. Gen. Dan Conley at the medial isolation and observation center being set up near the 13 Area on Camp Pendleton, California, March 15. - A U.S. Marine briefs Brig. Gen. Dan Conley at the medial isolation and observation center being set up near the 13 Area on Camp Pendleton, California, March 15.

Camp Pendleton Marines set up a medical isolation and observation center

U.S. Marines stationed on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton set up a medical isolation and observation center (MIOC) in the 13 Area of Camp Pendleton, March 15.The medical isolation and observation center comes from the direction of U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp

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Camp Pendleton hosts 2020 Battle Color Ceremony - U.S Marine Corps Master Sgt. Randy Rivera, a bugler with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, known as “The Commandant’s Own,” plays the last note of their performance at the 52 Area parade deck at the School of Infantry –West on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 3, 2020. Each year, the Battle Color Detachment, composed of the Silent Drill Platoon, the Marine Corps Color Guard, and the Commandant’s Own, performs in hundreds of ceremonies across the country and around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Camp Pendleton hosts 2020 Battle Color Ceremony

The crowd falls silent as the light taps of foot steps begin to emerge from the silence. The drums begin to boom as the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, known as “The Commandant’s Own,” march onto the 52 Area parade deck at the School of Infantry - West on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.The Battle Color Detachment comes to

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Female Marine makes history in corrections MOS - U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Karen Dymora, left, the commanding officer of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Brig, poses next to Chief Warrant Officer 4 Denise Barnes, the corrections policy officer with Headquarters Marine Corps, after being promoted to chief warrant officer four on Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 10, 2020. Dymora made history by becoming the first female commanding officer of the Camp Pendleton Brig. Her new rank insignia was pinned on her uniform by Barnes, her mentor and friend of nearly 23 years, and the only other female chief warrant officer four in the corrections military occupational specialty. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angela E. Wilcox)

Female Marine makes history in corrections MOS

The Marines of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Base Brig are no strangers to making history in the Corps.In 2000, the brig became the first Marine Corps correctional institution to receive an accreditation from a civilian organization, subjecting it to a list of 484 measurable standards and extensive inspections. Additionally, it is currently

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Iwo Jima Veterans Visit Camp Pendleton - Al Nelson, Jr, a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, displays a challenge coin to U.S. Marine Col. Jeffery Holt, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, during the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima Commemoration tour on Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 13, 2020. The veterans who toured were part of the Iwo Jima Commemorative Committee. The veterans were given a tour of the base, a static display of modern Marine Corps technology and equipment, and a concert performed by the 1st Marine Division Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Iwo Jima Veterans Visit Camp Pendleton

On Feb. 19, 1945, 30,000 Marines waited to assault the heavily fortified Japanese controlled island of Iwo Jima. The island is located a mere 750 miles away from Tokyo Japan, which made it a high value target for Allied forces in World War II. In total, 70,000 Marines would come ashore to secure the island. Difficult terrain and extensive

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LAR Marine Course take LAVs for a swim - U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, operate a LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle during LAR Marine Course 2-20’s LAV swim operations at the Del Mar boat basin on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 11, 2020. The mission of LARTC is to train entry-level light armored reconnaissance crewmen in the tactical employment of the LAV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

LAR Marine Course take LAVs for a swim

U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Marine Course 2-20, Light Armored Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, conducted light armored vehicle swim operations at the Del Mar boat basin on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 11.One of the culminating events and final evaluations

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Pendleton opens Las Flores Archery Range

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton opened a second archery range on base Jan. 27.The new Las Flores Archery Range range is intended to replace the old Cristianitos range, providing archers with a much more convenient place to hone their craft.“Archery on base is quickly growing, so having two viable archery ranges is important,” said Mike Tucker, the

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CPFD hosts partner agencies for structural firefighting exercise - A firefighter with the San Marcos Fire Department signals to another firefighter to climb up a ladder during a joint structural firefighting exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 28, 2020. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department regularly hosts a variety of training exercises to strengthen their partnerships and cohesion with fire departments from surrounding communities in preparation for the annual wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)