U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Julio E. Meza, outgoing sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations West (MCI-W), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, relinquishes his duties to Sgt. Maj. Matthew R. Hackett during a relief and appointment ceremony at the 11 Area Parade Field here, June 14, 2019. Hackett came to MCB Camp Pendleton from his previous command at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., as the command sergeant major.
U.S. Marines and Sailors compete in the 2019 Commanding Generals’ (CG’s) Cup Mud Run near Lake O’Neill, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 7, 2019. The CG’s Cup Mud Run is a 10K obstacle course consisting of 16 various obstacles and exercises in which Marines and Sailors can compete to earn a monetary prize and points towards their units’ CG Cup score. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels, reports on current events happening at MCB Camp Pendleton and around the Marine Corps in the fourth episode of “Here’s the Word” on June 5, 2019. The episode includes information the Commanding General’s Cup Mud Run, the Wildland Fire School and possible changes to the Marine Corps’ physical fitness test. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon and Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)
Firefighters from numerous Southern California firefighting agencies participate in the annual Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton 2019 Interagency Fire School on Basilone Rd., MCB Camp Pendleton, California, June 3, 2019. The training is hosted by the Camp Pendleton Fire Department to strengthen partnerships with the surrounding agencies and to perform prescribed burns on the Installations training areas in preparation for the upcoming fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emmanuel Necoechea)
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michele Hunt, a Colorado Springs, Colorado native, speaks about her experiences as a faculty advisor for the Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Academy, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, June 4, 2019. Hunt enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2007 as a combat correspondent, and reported to the SNCO Academy at MCB Camp Pendleton in January of 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)
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U.S. Marines compete in the 11th Annual Recon Challenge/Challenge Recon, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 16, 2019. The Annual Recon Challenge/Challenge Recon event is a 30-mile obstacle course held to honor fallen Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Rudash)...
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Preserving and maintaining Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton’s more than 125,000 acres of land is a year-round effort for the Marines and firefighters of the installation. Annual exercises and training programs take place at MCB Camp Pendleton in preparation for the 2019 fire season...
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U.S. Marines from various units participate in a five-day Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance surveillance decontamination course held I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Support Battalion, I MEF Information Group, I MEF on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, May 13, 2019. The course certified any individual Marines outside of the CBRN occupational field. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
Any Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton resident suggestion, concern, or complaint is important. The MCB CAMPEN, Family Housing Resolution Process, is a three-step process for resolving housing issues. The process provides resources and contact information to promptly and attentively respond to residents unsatisfied with any service...
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