101 Critical Days of Summer – Week One: Seat Belt Laws and Regulations
May 27, 2015 — Summer is approaching and as Marines, Sailors and their families spend time together, participating in recreational activities such as swimming, boating, sports and other events, it is important to keep the following safety guidelines in mind.“Force preservation is our mission, and we need to make sure that all Marines and Sailors doing MORE
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Scout Sniper Instructors aim for success in training, competition
May 26, 2015 — Staff Sgt. Daniel Ramos and Sgt. Emmanuel Velayo teach prospective Scout Snipers about the art of war: Sniping, stalking, land navigation and observation are their crafts.Ramos and Velayo are instructors with the Scout Sniper Course, Advanced Infantry Battalion, School of Infantry West, and each training evolution is a chance for them to become MORE
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Camp Pendleton raises awareness for Iwo Jima veterans
May 23, 2015 — Camp Pendleton and Iwo Jima Monument West hosted an event to raise awareness for Iwo Jima veterans at the Pacific Views Event Center here, May 22. The event was held in honor of nine veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima who were invited to share stories of the historic amphibious landing, the raising of the flag atop Mount Suribachi and the days that MORE
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SMP holds weekend trip to Grand Canyon
May 21, 2015 — THE JOURNEY BEGINSI had always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon. To me, it was a symbol of everything beautiful about America. It was nature in its pure and unadulterated form.I have been to landmarks in other countries, but I’ve always wanted to explore the United States. The Grand Canyon was high on my list of places to visit and thanks to the MORE
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MCAS Miramar wins EPA Award for Energy
May 21, 2015 — The United States Environmental Protection Agency presented Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, with the 2015 National Award for Energy in the EPA's Federal Green Challenge, April 28.The FGC is a national effort under the EPA's Sustainable Materials Management program, which encourages federal agencies throughout the country to reduce the MORE
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Marine Corps Heroes: Lt. Kurt Chew-Een Lee
May 18, 2015 — “I never expected to survive the war. So I was adamant that my death be honorable, be spectacular.”It was dark. It was cold. Every part of Lt. Kurt Chew-Een Lee was certain he’d never feel warm again. That he’d die on that North Korean mountainside, far away from his family, friends and his home in Sacramento. Lee’s fingers were stiff, frozen. Each MORE
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Camp Pendleton holds ceremony for new Fisher House
May 15, 2015 — Camp Pendleton opened the doors May 15, to new, free temporary housing facilities for military families visiting wounded Marines and Sailors at the base Naval Hospital.Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations – West, and Kenneth Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer of the MORE
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Camp Pendleton holds 101 Critical Days of Summer Safety Brief
May 14, 2015 — Camp Pendleton held a summer safety stand-down, May 14, to provide awareness training, information and to demonstrate safe practices on driving and summer recreational safety to Marines and Sailors on base. The 101 Critical Days of Summer brief encouraged service members to keep their family’s safety and security in mind as they spend time MORE
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Camp Pendleton officers hold leadership seminar
May 8, 2015 — The Camp Pendleton and Miramar chapter of the National Naval Officers Association held its 2nd Annual Senior Leader Mentorship Seminar at the Pacific Views Event Center, May 8. The Senior Leader Mentorship Seminar is a mentoring event in which participants received ten minute mentoring sessions with members of the seminar’s mentor panel. The panel MORE
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Priming service members for life
May 6, 2015 — Camp Pendleton hosted an alcohol and drug abuse prevention program for service members at the Substance Abuse Counseling Center here on April 29 to highlight the importance of preventing alcoholism and drug abuse.This program helps service members come up with ideas to give back to the military to prevent alcohol and drug related incidents amongst MORE
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