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Camp Pendleton: A Decade in Review

Camp Pendleton has long been a strategically significant base for the Marine Corps. Ever since World War II, it has been the West Coast’s premier expeditionary training base with 17 miles of undeveloped coastline and some of the best training ranges in the world. With the new decade around the corner, it is important to reflect on all the major

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Pendleton Marines put Amphibious Combat Vehicle to the test - U.S. Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, drive a new Amphibious Combat Vehicle ashore during low-light surf transit testing at AVTB Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 18, 2019. The test was designed to assess and verify how well Marines can interface with the vehicle and operate at night. The ACV is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier designed to fully replace the Corps’ aging fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Pendleton Marines put Amphibious Combat Vehicle to the test

The world is constantly advancing around us. As the most feared fighting force in the world, it is imperative Marines advance their capabilities along with it. The Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle is here to improve Marines’ amphibious capabilities.Marines with the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity,

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U. S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Devaney, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, pets military working dog, Don, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 17, 2019 Handlers and their K9, spend over 50 hours training and developing their bond every week. - U. S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Devaney, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, pets military working dog, Don, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 17, 2019 Handlers and their K9, spend over 50 hours training and developing their bond every week.

Getting to know the dog behind the handler

Imagine putting your life into the paws of a Labrador retriever or German shepherd. Would you feel safe?“Don is like a lifeline to me and our bond is everything. I would most definitely, one hundred percent, put my life in his paws,” said U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Devaney, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office,

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First SNCO graduates Expeditionary Warfare School’s Blended Seminar Program - U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Best, the Marine Security Guard detachment commander for the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, plots points on a map during the Expeditionary Warfare School Blended Seminar Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 11, 2019. Best was the first staff noncommissioned officer to attend the program and graduated Dec. 13. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

First SNCO graduates Expeditionary Warfare School’s Blended Seminar Program

The Marine Corps is full of different types of training and education programs. While many of the courses are required for promotion and retention, there are also many others available for Marines to simply improve themselves.Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Best, the Marine Security Guard detachment commander for the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, went

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U.S. Marine veteran John Campbell, a World War II pilot and Pearl Harbor survivor awaits his lunch during a Veterans Day Luncheon at La Vida Del Mar in Solana Beach, California, Dec. 6. - U.S. Marine veteran John Campbell, a World War II pilot and Pearl Harbor survivor awaits his lunch during a Veterans Day Luncheon at La Vida Del Mar in Solana Beach, California, Dec. 6.

Pearl Harbor through the eyes of John Campbell

“You couldn’t sleep, even lighting a cigarette wasn’t allowed… We were on high alert, waiting for the Japanese to attack again,” explained John E. Campbell, a veteran who served seven years as a pilot for the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, of the days following Dec. 7, 1941.Campbell was born in 1920 in Porterville, California, joining the

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Pendleton Marines launch RQ-20 Puma in support of Operation Buck Rogers - U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Misbach, an intelligence specialist with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launches an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aircraft system during Operation Buck Rogers on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2019. Operation Buck Rogers is used to count the mule deer population on Camp Pendleton and the use of Pumas is a cheaper and more effective alternative to complete the task. The survey of Camp Pendleton’s deer population is done once a year. Misbach is a native of East Haven, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Pendleton Marines launch RQ-20 Puma in support of Operation Buck Rogers

Along with a base game warden, U.S. Marines launched an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aircraft system as part of Operation Buck Rogers on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, December 3, 2019.Operation Buck Rogers is an annual survey to count the wildlife, more specifically the mule deer population.“We used to do this survey by helicopter and it’s

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Camp Pendleton vet uses Marine Corps skills to teach at Palomar College - Retired U.S. Marine Capt. Serena Reid enlisted in the Marine Corps as a combat videographer in June 1986. Reid rose through the ranks, eventually transitioning from staff sergeant to warrant officer, then to captain before retiring. Reid, a Cleveland native, was stationed on Marine Corps bases all over the United States, from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, to Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. She also deployed twice in support of the Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

Camp Pendleton vet uses Marine Corps skills to teach at Palomar College

"Ensure the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished.” This is the sixth of eleven Marine Corps leadership principles instilled in Marines from onset of their career. This specific principle is the ability to communicate a task to subordinates, as well as being able to assist and successfully lead Marines to mission accomplishment.Retired

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Families adopt a Marine for the Thanksgiving Holiday - U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Marine Combat Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner with the Frackelton family in Villa Park, California, Nov. 28, 2019. Many families open up their homes for the Marines of SOI to celebrate Thanksgiving through the Home Hospitality Adopt-a-Marine Program. The Home Hospitality Adopt-a-Marine for Thanksgiving Program was created several years ago by the Armed Services Young Men’s Christian Association. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)