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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Valentine, center, commanding officer of Alpha Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West,...
An informational graphic released by Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton details the new Streamlined Virtual Visitor Access program, outlining a...
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, center, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, U.S....
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Patricia A. Morris, staff non-commissioned officer in charge, Communication Strategy and Operations, Headquarters and...
A child shakes the hand of a U.S. Marine after finishing the plank during the Presidential Fitness Test at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.,...
Graphic highlighting the NEW process that streamlines visitor access to the base by providing a virtual web-based process. This is in an effort to...
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brown, left, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sgt. Maj. Cook,...
Competitors begin the annual Chesty Challenge Mud Run, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services’ Hard Corps Race Series at Lake O’Neill, Camp...
This video contains information pertaining to the acronym D.R.O.N.E. See Drone. Think D.R.O.N.E. Direct attention to your surroundings Report...
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