Marines Conduct Back in the Saddle Training
January 6, 2016 — Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. – More than 200 Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton conducted ‘back in the saddle’ training here, Jan. 5.The training was designed to bring Marines back up to speed after the holidays and covered health, personal safety and unit safety. It also provided an opportunity for the Marines to MORE
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Camp Pendleton hosts energy sustainment and security discussion
December 30, 2015 — Christine Harada, the chief sustainability officer for the White House, toured Camp Pendleton to review on-base energy production facilities, Dec. 29.The base energy department led Harada through a proposed photovoltaic site at Box Canyon, which will convert sunlight into energy, and a hydrogen refueling station in order to obtain a firsthand MORE
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Corporals Course: Teaching Small Unit Leadership
December 15, 2015 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton are scheduled to graduate Thursday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.
Finishing this course is a requirement for corporals in order to be eligible for promotion to sergeant.
Sgt. Patrick J. Ross, an instructor for the corporal’s course class 308-16 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, said the three week course is designed for corporals to review and expand their understanding of the Marine Corps and what it takes to be a leader of Marines.
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Marines and Civilian Chefs Compete Chef of Quarter Honors
December 10, 2015 — CAMP PENLDETON, Calif.— Cpl. Monica Rios and Lance Cpl. Marshall Griffiths, Food Service Specialists, Food service Company, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, took first place during the Marine Corps Installations – West Chef of the Quarter Culinary Competition here, Dec. 9.
The 1st place winners will have a chance to go to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners were also awarded medals.
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Camp Pendleton Hosts Trees for Troops
December 4, 2015 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.- Camp Pendleton held its annual Trees for Troops event at the Paige Field House here, December 4.
The program, hosted by Camp Pendleton and several civilian organizations, is designed to give fresh Christmas trees to service members free of charge.
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Marine Corps Reinforces Political Campaign Guidelines
December 3, 2015 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A message released by Headquarters Marine Corps reinforces policies involving Marines and Sailors participation in partisan political activities.
According to Marine Corps Administrative Message 603/15, active duty Marines and Sailors are allowed to register, vote and they are also allowed to express a personal opinion on political candidates, but may not do so as representatives of the Armed Forces
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Special Reaction Team hones room clearing skills
November 19, 2015 — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Camp Pendleton Special Reaction Team conducted training in an abandoned armory to hone their room-clearing tactics on Nov. 19, 2015.
The Special Reaction Team is a team of highly skilled military policemen and essentially they handle all the high-risk situations that can arise aboard an installation.
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Camp Pendleton school holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new track
September 3, 2015 — Camp Pendleton’s North Terrace Elementary School held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of the school’s new track, Sept. 2.Glen Bullock, a former Marine and owner of a local construction company, volunteered time, materials and equipment for the project.“It feels great to be able to help out like this,” said Bullock. “I did 10 years in MORE
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MCI Distance Learning Courses Move to MarineNet
September 1, 2015 — Marine Corps Institute Distance Education Program courses will now be exclusively on MarineNet. “One of the important things MarineNet allows us to do, aside from being easier to update the courses, is that it allows access for everybody to take the course wherever they are,” said Jeffrey R. Willis, director, Camp Pendleton Region, Training and MORE
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Marine Corps grants additional maternity leave
September 1, 2015 — A new order was released that grants a total of 126 days of convalescent leave to new mothers in the Marine Corps is now in effect.Marine Corps Administrative Message 421/15, which went into effect on August 26, states that all Marines who have had a child since January 1, 2015 and all future mothers within the Marine Corps are entitled to 84 days MORE
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