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U.S. Marines and law enforcement officers with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Provost Marshals Office, pose for a group photo at the end of the 2026 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27, 2026. The LETR is a 950-mile-long run completed throughout more than 200 Southern...
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, left, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sgt. Maj. Sherri N. Cook, right, senior enlisted leader of MCIWEST, MCB Camp Pendleton and Elizabeth Arroyoarce, public safety telecommunicator with MCIWEST, MCB Camp Pendleton, pose for a...
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dudik, deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, delivers remarks during the Armed Forces Day Operation Appreciation event in Oceanside, Calif., on May 16, 2026. Operation Appreciation honors active-duty military personnel, veterans and their families. Elected...
U.S. Marines with India Company, Marine Combat Training Battalion, participate in a nighttime short bay live fire exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 12, 2026. The Short Bay Distance Stage is designed to simulate close combat conditions, emphasizing speed, target engagement under pressure and marksmanship...
The U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Basketball Team huddles up before 2026 Armed Forces Women’s Basketball Championship at Paige Field House, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2026. This year’s tournament, hosted at MCB Camp Pendleton from May 12-17, brings together service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and...
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, chief of staff with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, speaks to Marines before a voting assistance officer workshop at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 14, 2026. The workshop, held by the Federal Voting Assistance Program, aims to train and prepare voting...
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, drops water from a Bambi firefighting bucket over a target area during the annual Cory Iverson Wildland Firefighting exercise at Las Pulgas Lake, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.,...
Mike Hart, a news reporter at ABC News, presents fighters during the MMA Fight Night at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 20, 2026. The event was coordinated by Marine Corps Community Services to promote base cohesion, increase morale and provide entertainment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Estada)
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brown, left, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, presents a coin to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Coffey, a religious program specialist with MCIWEST and a California native, at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., Mar. 4, 2026. Coffey was recognized for...
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Rain fell steadily the morning the Mechanized Museum, the Marine Corps’ largest vehicle collection, opened in 2002 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. The rain darkened the concrete outside as visitors stepped in from the weather. Inside, the air smelled of oil and steel, and the patter of rain on the metal roof echoed throughout the building.
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Better Together: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Hosts Interagency Table Top Exercise Working together has always been a strength throughout the Department of War and many partnering agencies. The concept of a united, long-term partnership is the basis of how the United States protects its citizens against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and combats issues that arise on the home front. On November 5, 2025, Marine Corps Installations West, in coordination with I Marine Expeditionary Force, hosted an Interagency Partner Tabletop Exercise that brought together military leaders and regional partners to enhance coordination and readiness across multiple response disciplines.
Frank Strait Wright squinted against the bright afternoon sun, his hazel eyes creasing at the corners. A warm, humid breeze blew across his weathered cheek as he gripped his cane with a wrinkled hand. A historic one-story house loomed behind him in the distance while he stood on the edge of a grassy hill, known as Nimitz Hill, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The Right Time at the Right Place: Marine Awarded NAM After Saving Motorist’s Life on I-8 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Story by Cpl. Jacqueline Akamelu Monday, August 25, 2025