U.S. Marine Capt. Tyler Bonnett, an F-35B Lightning II pilot with Marine Operational Test Evaluation Squadron 1, poses for a portrait photo while attending the Expeditionary Warfare School Blended Seminar Program on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, May 25, 2021. The EWSBSP teaches students the various aspects of leading a Marine Air Ground Task Force. Bonnett is a native of Pierre, South Dakota. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley) - U.S. Marine Capt. Tyler Bonnett, an F-35B Lightning II pilot with Marine Operational Test Evaluation Squadron 1, poses for a portrait photo while attending the Expeditionary Warfare School Blended Seminar Program on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, May 25, 2021. The EWSBSP teaches students the various aspects of leading a Marine Air Ground Task Force. Bonnett is a native of Pierre, South Dakota. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

An Amphibious Assault Vehicle splashes into the shoreline of Camp Pendleton’s Red Beach as part of a training exercise, July 26. More than 550 Marines from 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion reserve unit came to base as part of their annual training exercises to practice amphibious assault tactics. - An Amphibious Assault Vehicle splashes into the shoreline of Camp Pendleton’s Red Beach as part of a training exercise, July 26. More than 550 Marines from 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion reserve unit came to base as part of their annual training exercises to practice amphibious assault tactics.

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct medical evacuation techniques inside the Camp Pendleton Infantry Immersion Trainer, April 7. The 32,000-square-foot military urban training facility was recently changed from a simulated Iraqi village to a replica of the Afghan village, Now Zad, after the Headquarters Marine Corps officials made the decision March 15, to modify the training environment. - Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct medical evacuation techniques inside the Camp Pendleton Infantry Immersion Trainer, April 7. The 32,000-square-foot military urban training facility was recently changed from a simulated Iraqi village to a replica of the Afghan village, Now Zad, after the Headquarters Marine Corps officials made the decision March 15, to modify the training environment.

The first Mobile Modular Command and Control vehicle, or M2C2, completes its final rounds of integration testing at the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Camp Pendleton Sept. 23, just days before testing officials announced combat readiness. - The first Mobile Modular Command and Control vehicle, or M2C2, completes its final rounds of integration testing at the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Camp Pendleton Sept. 23, just days before testing officials announced combat readiness.