Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

The Sierra Fire burns approximately 1,000 acres on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 9 - 11, 2021. Camp Pendleton Fire Department along with local fire agencies are battling the Sierra Fire east of 33 Area. The fire is now in patrol status. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

There has been a significant rise in head injuries in children and adults riding bikes or skateboarding on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. As the summer season approaches, base officials are reminding parents of the importance of wearing a helmet and being aware of your surroundings while riding bikes, skateboarding or rollerskating. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Navy Capt. Shelley Perkins relinquishes command of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton to Capt. Sharon House during a change of command ceremony at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 28, 2021. NHCP is committed to train, deploy and deliver quality healthcare to service members, retirees and their family members aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado and Cpl. Fatima Villatoro.)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, participated in the first iteration of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 25 - April 30, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado, Sgt. Jeremy Laboy, Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels and Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department and other local agencies worked together to conduct a prescribed burn in the 52 Area of Camp Pendleton, California, May 14-15, 2021. Over two days, CPFD burned a total of 120 acres. CPFD conducts prescribed burns as a preventative measure to reduce the risk of large wildland fires. Each year, CPFD and partnering agencies cut over 200 acres of firebreaks and burn thousands of acres to help prevent fires aboard the base. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines and airmen conduct Exercise Patriot Hook on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, April 26, 2021. The exercise tested Marines’ ability to work with other services to quickly deploy aircraft, equipment and personnel as part of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response effort. Patriot Hook is the first in a series of exercises air station Marines are conducting over the summer to test their capabilities. While the air station is primarily a rotary wing air base, with its 6,000-foot runway it has the capability to support larger aircraft such as C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III. Having this capability gives commanders of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s tenant units the flexibility to schedule strategic lift training and deployments directly from Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, participate in the capstone exercise for the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 30, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Fatima Villatoro)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels, a combat photographer with Marine Corps Installations West, highlights Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton programs designed to protect the base's natural environment, April 30, 2021. April is Earth Month and April 22 was Earth Day. Camp Pendleton not only participates in Earth Day, but has efforts year-round that help protect the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, graduated from the first Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 30, 2021. As the first course closes, SOI staff are preparing for the next iteration later this year. IMC was a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course used a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC had been in development for a year and followed guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosted a "Chalk the Walk" competition April 1-20. Artists from multiple units created chalk murals outside of their barracks and command posts on base, each representing the theme "Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission." The deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations West presented the three winning Marines letters of appreciation during a ceremony April 28. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Marines and sailors stationed with tenant units of the 21 Area of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participate in an area clean up on Camp Pendleton, California, April 22, 2021. The purpose of the event was to celebrate Earth Day and to emphasize the individual impact each person can have on the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, shares various spots from aboard the base to celebrate this year's Earth Day theme: Restoring our Earth. Remember that this year's theme is more than just a meme than just a theme - it is a year-round effort. The conservation the is done now will be enjoyed by future generations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, learn to patrol and clear urban environments during the thirteenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 19-23, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, take the lead while training in patrols and defensive operations during the twelfth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 11-16, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to hundreds of different species of plants and animals. In observation of Earth Day, Marine Corps Installations West chose to highlight a few different species of trees that call Camp Pendleton home, some listed federally as rare or endangered, to show our commitment to protecting our natural resources. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, hone the skills they have learned throughout the course in fire and maneuver drills as part of the eleventh week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 5-9, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

The theme for Earth Day 2021 is “Restore Our Earth.” Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's Environmental Security office is responsible for ensuring Marines and sailors can continue to train to win the nation's battles while protecting the environment and safeguarding the wildlife aboard the installation. Camp Pendleton has some of the most robust environmental programs in the Department of Defense and takes pride in preserving the natural state of the base by participating in Earth Day and conducting environmental and wildlife conservation efforts year-round. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, complete their infantry physical assessment and sharpen their patrolling skills as part of the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29 - April 2, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, test on tactical combat casualty care during the ninth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 24th, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, work with airmen to load personnel and aircraft on an Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton March 13 and 23, 2021. The C-5M, the largest military transport used by the Air Force, transported Marines and equipment with 3rd MAW from California to Japan and back as part of a scheduled rotation of personnel and equipment for the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton leaders want to remind Marines and sailors to set their clocks and roll their sleeves. Daylight savings is scheduled for March 14, and with the change in time comes the change in uniform. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, run through fire and movement as well as fire and maneuver drills as part of Week 7 of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 8-11, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, learn the basics of fire and movement as part of Week 6 of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 3rd, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, are introduced to tactical combat casualty care, demolitions and individual skills as part of Week 5 of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 22-26, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan Soto-Delgado and Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Riley Compton, the logistics officer for Martine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks about her experience training with the Team USA Bobsled Development Team and how it ties into her career as a Marine officer on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 25, 2021. Compton commissioned in the Marine Corps in 2019 and has been training with Team USA since being accepted in the virtual combine in 2020. Compton is a native of Carmel, Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, presented a challenge coin to Cpl. Jordan Perez, a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at the 21 Area Boat Basin, Feb. 19, 2021. Conley commended Perez for saving a couple after their kayak flipped over in the basin. Perez swam nearly 250 meters to escort them safely back to the beach. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, participate in land navigation training as part of Week 4 of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 15-19th, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy, Sgt. Juan Soto-Delgado, Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez and Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines work with airmen to load High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems into U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules with the 61st Airlift Squadron as part of a HIMARS rapid infiltration exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 19, 2021. While the air station is primarily a rotary wing air base, with its 6,000-foot runway it has the capability to support larger aircraft such as C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III. Having this capability gives commanders of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s tenant units the flexibility to schedule strategic lift training and deployments directly from Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and\ Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton participated in the 2021 Ronald Reagan Presidential Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, Feb. 6, 2021. The ceremony is an annual event to commemorate President Reagan’s life and legacy, with a ceremony being held every year on his birthday since his death in 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard) 

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, begin their second week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 4, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado and Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Sharp, center, a quality assurance representative with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2021. Sharp received the award for actions he took when a plane crashed in a Valley Center neighborhood May 31, 2020. Sharp and other bystanders worked together to pull a young passenger from the burning plane, saving her life. Sharp is a native of Vista, California. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, go through the first week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 25-29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado and Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

As Southern California heads into the rainy season, officials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, are asking Marines and sailors to be aware of the weather and take the necessary precautions to remain safe in the event of a flood. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, along with other members of the MCI-West staff, receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the naval hospital on Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 12, 2021. While the COVID-19 vaccination is voluntary, all beneficiaries and Marine Corps personnel are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated to protect their health and their community. Vaccines are being administered in a phased approach, prioritizing healthcare workers and first responders, as well as mission critical and deploying personnel. Vaccination distribution prioritization within DoD, and the Marine Corps, will be consistent with data-driven CDC guidance for national prioritization. Marines will continue to wear appropriate masks, practice social distancing, regularly wash their hands, and follow restriction of movement guidelines to maintain the safety of others as a large portion of the population will need to be vaccinated before COVID-19 risks diminish. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

Camp Pendleton Fire Department and Cal Fire worked together to fight the Creek Fire that blazed in Fallbrook and the installation beginning Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. The fire burned a total of 4,200 acres, and caused residents of multiple housing areas to evacuate for a short period of time. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Wetter, an infantry unit leader with Marine Crops Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, rescues a baby from a burning vehicle on Mission Road in Fallbrook, California, Dec. 7, 2020. Wetter was going East-bound when he came across a burning vehicle, as Wetter approached the vehicle, he saw the father and mother attempting to get their baby out of the back of the car, the baby was in a car seat and trapped by the seat belt, that is when Wetter climbed in the back of the car and pulled a knife out and cut the seatbelt, safely rescuing the baby. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Melissa Ugalde, a combat videographer with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, explains what it was like to receive her diagnosis of Stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma, Dec. 17, 2020, from her home in Oceanside, California. Ugalde recently started chemotherapy treatment to combat her cancer, and decided to proactively shave her head during a video teleconference with her family and friends. While the road ahead of her will be challenging, she is looking forward to beating cancer and continuing her career as a U.S. Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

Toni Telebar, Child & Youth Program Administrator, and Danny Robinson, Family Care Branch Head, both from Marine & Family Programs with Marine Corps Community Services featuring a Family Child Care provider talk about Child Development Center and FCC programs and hiring's on base, Dec. 11, 2020. The CDC and FCC are hiring now, so that they can continue to offer a variety of services and ensure quality care to service members' families. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Aldo Sessarego)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Buster Williams, the chaplain with the Assault Amphibian School, gives a holiday message and prayer to Marines with Region 9, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, Dec. 15, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines parachute down to Drop Zone Basilone during a parachute operation on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 10, 2020. Marines with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, coordinated the training opportunity to support various units around the base and enable Marines to gain proficiency and remain current with their airborne jump training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Rose Solomon and Maria Sanches Swanson, the school liaison officers for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, outline how school liaisons can help service members and their families as they transfer to Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 29, 2020. Marines and sailors transferring to Camp Pendleton with school-age children are encouraged to contact the school liaisons to help set their children up for success as they start at a new school. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marine Sgt. William Hinkle, an aerial observer with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, waves to families while dressed as Santa Claus as he flies over a neighborhood outside of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter, Dec. 5, 2020. Since efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have impacted holiday plans for many living in Southern California, HMLAT-303 wanted to bring Santa Claus to families living on base and the surrounding area to spread holiday cheer. Hinkle is a native of Parachute, Colorado. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marine Sgt. William Hinkle, an aerial observer with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, gets dressed as Santa while preparing for a UH-1Y Venom helicopter flight on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Dec. 1, 2020. Hinkle will be flying in a Venom helicopter Dec. 5 dressed as Santa Claus in an effort to bring holiday cheer to families living on the base and surrounding area. Hinkle is a native of Parachute, Colorado. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

Marines practice social distancing and sanitize Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) items while having a Thanksgiving meal in the field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. It is the responsibility of every Marine, sailor, and family member to do what they can to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while enjoying the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Elizabeth Reeves, the public health emergency officer for Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, speak to Marines and sailors about staying healthy during the holidays at Camp Pendleton, Dec. 23, 2020. Pendleton leaders want Marines, sailors and their families to enjoy the holiday while taking steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps video Cpl. Stephen Beard)

As Marines and sailors on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton prepare to celebrate the holiday season, Pendleton leaders are asking service members and their families to remember to wear facemarks and maintain social distance whenever possible. It is the responsibility of every Marine, sailor and family member to do what they can to mitigate the spread of disease while enjoying the holidays. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines and sailors with 1st Network Battalion, Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group, uncase their unit colors during a ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 20, 2020. 1st Network Bn. is responsible for providing all aspects of security, operations, and protection for the Western region of the Marine Corps Enterprise Network. The unit unveiled its colors, signifying the birth of the newest unit in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

U.S. Marines compete during the High Intensity Tactical Training Installation Challenge at Paige Field House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The HITT Installation Challenge consisted of three events that tested Marines' strength, endurance, and mindset. The challenge was held to replace the HITT championship held every year to see who is the fittest Marine between the different units across the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard.)

U.S. Marines engage targets with rifles and pistols during a Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition match at Edson Range on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 1-11, 2020. The competition at Pendleton is the first in a series scheduled for Marine bases around the world as part of the 2021 Competition-In-Arms Program, which will end with a championship match on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The program is designed to significantly enhance participants’ proficiency in the use of individual small arms by refining fundamental marksmanship skills, learning marksmanship techniques, and pushing through mental and physical boundaries in a competitive forum. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)