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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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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Wounded Warriors Find Healing in Hobbies
August 25, 2015 — Staff Sergeant Matthew L. Slade is not a professional photographer. If he wanted to take a photo two months ago, he’d have used his cell phone. Despite no prior formal photography training, Slade now looks every bit the professional as he walks up and down San Onofre Beach with a tripod and camera in hand, crouching in the sand and on the rocks MORE
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State Educators Discuss Military Children
August 24, 2015 — Marine Corps Installations West representatives recently met with state and federal legislative representatives to discuss policy affecting military school-aged children.The Marine Corps Installations West K-12 State Educators’ Reception is a biannual state-level event including district and county superintendents, state and federal legislative MORE
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Saluting Our Wounded Warriors and Veterans Through Art
July 31, 2015 — Jim Russell sits in the middle of the The Janice Griffiths Gallery with his rotund service pug, Mr. Beau, resting on his lap. The dim lights and cool interior of the gallery offer both some relief from the heat of the day as Russell recounts his tale of his life journey from military discipline to artistic expression. Jim Russell plants the fruit MORE
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Camp Pendleton hosts Military Battle Challenge
July 23, 2015 — Camp Pendleton service members competed in the Military Battle Challenge, Commanding General’s Cup competition at the 11 Area shopping center, July 22 and 23. Competitors raced to complete a series of tasks such as scaling a rope net, moving five 40 pound water jugs and shooting a rifle modified into a laser tag-style gun. The Military Battle 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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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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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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