Unit car washes cancelled, May 4
May 4, 2015 — Marines and Sailors aboard Camp Pendleton are no longer authorized to hold unit car washes, effective May 4.Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, issued a bulletin to all commands, units and organizations on the base outlining the new guidelines for washing non-tactical MORE
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Camp Pendleton and CAL FIRE conduct aerial firefighting exercise
May 1, 2015 — Aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Navy Region Southwest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department participated on an aerial firefighting exercise at Las Pulgas Lake here, Apr. 30.The exercise was the eighth iteration of its kind and showcased the MORE
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Wildland fire Preparedness – Week 5: Emergency Preparedness
April 24, 2015 — Fire season is approaching and residents aboard base should know about some emergency preparedness guidelines, from setting up communications and pre-evacuation checklists to signing up for an emergency alert notification system.Camp Pendleton firefighters extinguish approximately 300 wildland fires on base annually. More than 24,062 acres of land MORE
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Camp Pendleton hosts Department of Navy - California Energy Agency Meeting
April 23, 2015 — The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment), the Honorable Dennis McGinn, Camp Pendleton leadership and representatives from surrounding energy agencies attended the Department of Navy – California Agency Meeting held at the Pacific Views Events center here, April 23.McGinn chaired the conference, which covered MORE
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Protect your Child, Immunize!
April 23, 2015 — National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is April 18–25, 2015. At Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, we encourage everyone to make sure your youngest family members are up-to-date on all vaccinations. Giving infants the recommended immunizations by age two is the best way to protect them from 14 serious childhood diseases. It is important to know MORE
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Recon students take off during HRST training
April 22, 2015 — Reconnaissance Training Company Marines conducted Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction training at San Mateo Landing Zone, April 17.The Marines, students of the Basic Reconnaissance Course at the School of Infantry - West, took turns being hoisted into the air by UH-1Y Huey during the SPIE portion of their Helicopter Rope Suspension Training. During MORE
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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton holds ribbon cutting ceremony for beach cottages
April 17, 2015 — The San Diego Nice Guys and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of two beach cottages at San Onofre Beach, April 17.The cottages were dedicated in honor of Col. James Williams, an accomplished Marine pilot who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and Col. Jack Kelley who MORE
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Camp Pendleton and off-base assets remain ready to fight wildland fires
April 17, 2015 — Fire season is approaching and the Camp Pendleton Fire Department and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection stand by with resources to fight wildland fires in the event of an emergency. Camp Pendleton firefighters extinguish approximately 300 wildland fires on base annually. More than 24,062 acres of land burned last year, which is MORE
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Pork and Beans and Me
April 16, 2015 — Weezer comes to Camp PendletonWeezer. I’d heard of them, but if you had asked me what they sang or even what they looked like, I’d respond with a blank face and shrug of the shoulders. I’d heard of them, but only in the way that someone who had spent their whole life in Ohio might have heard of Mount Fuji. They know it’s a mountain and possibly MORE
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Marine Corps promotes Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
April 14, 2015 — April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and the Department of Defense is calling attention to the resources available to service members who were victims of sexual assault.According to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, it is every service member’s responsibility to prevent sexual assault and maintain the cohesiveness and combat MORE
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