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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.,...
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Cook, center, senior enlisted leader of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Mr. Whitley, community plans and liaison officer with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, right, speak with members of the community during the annual Oceanside...
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)
From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brown, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; Navy Capt Eyrich, commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest; and Marine Corps Col. Flynn III, commanding officer of Headquarters Company, 5th Marine...
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...
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bowers, deputy commandant of Manpower and Reserve Affairs, delivers remarks during the Manpower Roadshow at the Pendleton Theater and Training Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 25, 2026. The roadshow provided Marines with career counseling, assignment opportunities and guidance on...
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