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Civilian attorneys from surrounding counties and Marines from Legal Service Support Section pose for a photo during the Help for Heroes event here, July 27. The Marines and attorneys volunteered their time to give legal service and advice to service members and their families on common problems they may have. - Civilian attorneys from surrounding counties and Marines from Legal Service Support Section pose for a photo during the Help for Heroes event here, July 27. The Marines and attorneys volunteered their time to give legal service and advice to service members and their families on common problems they may have.

Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III Salutes the Sideboys while leaving the reviewing stand at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton change of command ceremony here July 26. Faison is the commander of Navy Medicine West and Naval Medical Center San Diego and was the officiating officer and guest speaker for the ceremony. - Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III Salutes the Sideboys while leaving the reviewing stand at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton change of command ceremony here July 26. Faison is the commander of Navy Medicine West and Naval Medical Center San Diego and was the officiating officer and guest speaker for the ceremony.

Marines in the Lance Corporal Seminar run to the top of a hill during a morning physical fitness seminar held at Marine Corps Air Station here July 25. The Lance Corporal Seminar is a three-day course that the air station started this year to provide junior Marines with the knowledge and skills to progress in their military careers. - Marines in the Lance Corporal Seminar run to the top of a hill during a morning physical fitness seminar held at Marine Corps Air Station here July 25. The Lance Corporal Seminar is a three-day course that the air station started this year to provide junior Marines with the knowledge and skills to progress in their military careers.

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton litter bearers transport a simulated mass casualty patient to the hospital’s Emergency Room during an active shooter exercise July 18. The scenario was based on an active shooter incident at the hospital’s Mental Health Clinic (simulated in building H-103) and how responders dealt with the threat, mass casualty patient transportation and accountability, Emergency Room triage and treatment and the Hospital Command Center’s coordination efforts and oversight.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael R. McCormick - Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton litter bearers transport a simulated mass casualty patient to the hospital’s Emergency Room during an active shooter exercise July 18. The scenario was based on an active shooter incident at the hospital’s Mental Health Clinic (simulated in building H-103) and how responders dealt with the threat, mass casualty patient transportation and accountability, Emergency Room triage and treatment and the Hospital Command Center’s coordination efforts and oversight. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael R. McCormick

Staff Sgt. Andrew Reid, the canine chief with the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Police Department, and Jon Hemp, the co-founder of The Dawgs Project, unveil the Camp Pendleton War Dogs sign here July 20. The sign was made by Sgt. Adam L. Cann before he was killed in action by a suicide-bomb attack on an Iraqi police recruitment center. - Staff Sgt. Andrew Reid, the canine chief with the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Police Department, and Jon Hemp, the co-founder of The Dawgs Project, unveil the Camp Pendleton War Dogs sign here July 20. The sign was made by Sgt. Adam L. Cann before he was killed in action by a suicide-bomb attack on an Iraqi police recruitment center.

Sgt. Matthew R. Bowen, a patient from Wounded Warrior Battalion East, swims during a wounded warrior swim camp here July 18. - Sgt. Matthew R. Bowen, a patient from Wounded Warrior Battalion East, swims during a wounded warrior swim camp here July 18.

Navy Lt. Mike Duffy speaks with U.S. MILCOM Inc. during one of the networking sessions at the “Camp Pendleton Day” event held by the Society of American Military Engineers at the Pacific Views event center here July 18. Duffy is the Construction Manager for the Civil Engineer Corps at Camp Pendleton. The Society of American Military Engineers holds the annual “Camp Pendleton Day” event every year in support of the war fighter, specifically the engineering industry. - Navy Lt. Mike Duffy speaks with U.S. MILCOM Inc. during one of the networking sessions at the “Camp Pendleton Day” event held by the Society of American Military Engineers at the Pacific Views event center here July 18. Duffy is the Construction Manager for the Civil Engineer Corps at Camp Pendleton. The Society of American Military Engineers holds the annual “Camp Pendleton Day” event every year in support of the war fighter, specifically the engineering industry.

Devil Pups perform the push-up portion of their final Physical Fitness Test during the Devil Pups Encampment 2013 held here July 11. Devil Pups have four different areas they are scored in for their PFT: one mile run, sit-ups, push-ups, and either pull-ups for males or a flexed arm hang for females. Devil Pups Inc. encampments are a ten-day youth camp that teaches discipline and respect to teenagers age 14-17. - Devil Pups perform the push-up portion of their final Physical Fitness Test during the Devil Pups Encampment 2013 held here July 11. Devil Pups have four different areas they are scored in for their PFT: one mile run, sit-ups, push-ups, and either pull-ups for males or a flexed arm hang for females. Devil Pups Inc. encampments are a ten-day youth camp that teaches discipline and respect to teenagers age 14-17.

“Chiddy Bang,” a group of musical entertainers, sings a song after inviting Camp Pendleton Marines on to the stage during Camp Pendleton’s second visit Leatherneck Comedy Tour here May 17. - “Chiddy Bang,” a group of musical entertainers, sings a song after inviting Camp Pendleton Marines on to the stage during Camp Pendleton’s second visit Leatherneck Comedy Tour here May 17.

Lance Cpl. Ariana Guerra and Lance Cpl. Rosa Leonorrivas dance at the International Evening Under the Stars July 12 at the Lake O'Neil Peninsula, here. Headquarters and Support Battalion invited Marines and their families to experience the cultures of the world at the event. Guerra and Leonorrivas are volunteers at the Mexico tent. - Lance Cpl. Ariana Guerra and Lance Cpl. Rosa Leonorrivas dance at the International Evening Under the Stars July 12 at the Lake O'Neil Peninsula, here. Headquarters and Support Battalion invited Marines and their families to experience the cultures of the world at the event. Guerra and Leonorrivas are volunteers at the Mexico tent.