Basic Reconnaissance Course 2-20 conducts helicopter rope suspension techniques training - U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course 2-20, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, rappel down a rope during helicopter rope suspension techniques training at the 13 Area rappel tower on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 22, 2020. HRST training includes classes and practical application of fast-roping, rappelling, belaying and special patrol insertion/extraction rigging from various aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Giving more than just "Thanks" - U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton who are unable to be with their own families on Thanksgiving are hosted by a local family as a part of the Home Hospitality Event in Coto De Caza, California, Nov. 22, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunner Gilbert H. Bolton (Ret.) - U.S. Marine Corps Gunner Gilbert H. Bolton (Ret.) was born in Portsmouth, Ohio and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1959. He served as an infantry Marine and officer until he retired in 1991 at the age of 50. During his time in the Marine Corps, Bolton rose through the ranks from private to an infantry weapons officer, also known as a Marine Gunner. A Marine Corps Gunner is a technical expert of all Marine Corps weapons systems, and their employment. (Photo courtesy of Gilbert H. Bolton)

U.S. Marines walk off the bus to start their check-in process for Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry - West on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2018. This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training company on the West Coast. - U.S. Marines walk off the bus to start their check-in process for Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry - West on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2018. This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training company on the West Coast.

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Col. Robert J. Modrzejewski ret. speaks with guests about how he recived the Medal of Honor at a room dedication ceremony at the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, Camp Pendleton, Calif, July 14, 2017. The ceremony was held to dedicate a classroom, now called the Hall of Heroes, to the Medal of Honor recipients of the past and present. Colonel Robert J. Modrzejewski, a Medal of Honor recipient who retired from the Marine Corps in 1986, was the ceremony’s guest of honor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Noah Rudash) - U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Col. Robert J. Modrzejewski ret. speaks with guests about how he recived the Medal of Honor at a room dedication ceremony at the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, Camp Pendleton, Calif, July 14, 2017. The ceremony was held to dedicate a classroom, now called the Hall of Heroes, to the Medal of Honor recipients of the past and present. Colonel Robert J. Modrzejewski, a Medal of Honor recipient who retired from the Marine Corps in 1986, was the ceremony’s guest of honor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Noah Rudash)