MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Exercise! Exercise! Exercise!Semper Durus 2026 is a regional antiterrorism, force protection and contingency response exercise designed to strengthen installation and regional crisis response capabilities in support of mission assurance and the deployment of I Marine Expeditionary Force, while ensuring continued support to tenant commands and Marine Corps families.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — In the radar room, dim screens cast a steady glow across Marines leaning forward in their chairs, eyes fixed on moving symbols tracking aircraft miles away. A low hum fills the space broken only by short, precise radio calls. Coordination happens in seconds. Before a pilot ever sees the runway or hears a voice from the tower, the airspace has already been shaped here.
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One Flame: The Efficacy of CPFD and PartnersCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Roughly 126,000 acres, 95% of which is undeveloped, the land covering the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to oak woodlands, coastal sage scrub and chaparral, dunes and bluffs, wetlands and vernal pools and riparian corridors. In the dry, hot climate of Southern California, these areas face a high risk of harm, with an average of over 101 wildfires per year on Camp Pendleton.
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Help from above: MCIWEST COMMSTRAT integrates drones to support Camp Pendleton
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