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U.S. Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and members of the Resource Management Branch, Environment Security, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, lower a solar-powered water circulator into Lake O'Neill on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug 4, 2020. The circulators help prevent algal growth and improve oxygenation by mixing and aerating water throughout the lake. Camp Pendleton’s Resource Management Branch performed maintenance on three units, then returned them into the lake with assistance from 7th ESB. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels) - U.S. Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and members of the Resource Management Branch, Environment Security, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, lower a solar-powered water circulator into Lake O'Neill on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug 4, 2020. The circulators help prevent algal growth and improve oxygenation by mixing and aerating water throughout the lake. Camp Pendleton’s Resource Management Branch performed maintenance on three units, then returned them into the lake with assistance from 7th ESB. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (PTDO) Catherine Kessmeier talks with Marine Corps Community Service Camp Pendleton officials at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 28, 2020. Kessmeier visited Camp Pendleton to tour the base and engage with Marine and Navy leaders to discuss and encourage efforts related to suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and supporting military families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez) - Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (PTDO) Catherine Kessmeier talks with Marine Corps Community Service Camp Pendleton officials at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 28, 2020. Kessmeier visited Camp Pendleton to tour the base and engage with Marine and Navy leaders to discuss and encourage efforts related to suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and supporting military families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Dick, a student with the Scout Sniper Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, conceals himself during an exercise in the Romeo Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 27, 2020. The students were participating in a stalking and infiltration exercise designed to test the concealment skills of the Marines. The objective of the exercise was to infiltrate an area and engage a target without being seen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels) - U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Dick, a student with the Scout Sniper Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, conceals himself during an exercise in the Romeo Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 27, 2020. The students were participating in a stalking and infiltration exercise designed to test the concealment skills of the Marines. The objective of the exercise was to infiltrate an area and engage a target without being seen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Chelsea Romanowiz, a student with the Assault Amphibian Vehicle Commander Course, Assault Amphibian School, directs a fellow Marine during mounted land navigation training in the Oscar Two Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 22, 2020. The Vehicle Commander Course is used to train intermediate level Marines on the responsibilities of an AAV commander, with a focus on crew gunnery, direction and supervision. Romanowiz is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie) - U.S. Marine Sgt. Chelsea Romanowiz, a student with the Assault Amphibian Vehicle Commander Course, Assault Amphibian School, directs a fellow Marine during mounted land navigation training in the Oscar Two Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 22, 2020. The Vehicle Commander Course is used to train intermediate level Marines on the responsibilities of an AAV commander, with a focus on crew gunnery, direction and supervision. Romanowiz is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Adam Casas, left, the company first sergeant of Alpha Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Force Reserve, and Capt. Mark Rothrock, the company commander of Alpha Co., 4th Tank Bn., 4th MarDiv, MARFORRES, case the company's colors during the company’s deactivation ceremony in 41 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 18, 2020. Alpha Co., along with the rest of 4th Tank Bn., was activated in 1943 during World War II. Since then, the battalion has participated in every war the Marine Corps has fought in. Alpha Co. is the first of 4th Tanks’ six companies to deactivate. The Marine Corps is divesting its tank battalions following the commandant’s guidance in Force Design 2030. Casas is a native of Murrieta, California, and Rothrock is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie) - U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Adam Casas, left, the company first sergeant of Alpha Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Force Reserve, and Capt. Mark Rothrock, the company commander of Alpha Co., 4th Tank Bn., 4th MarDiv, MARFORRES, case the company's colors during the company’s deactivation ceremony in 41 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 18, 2020. Alpha Co., along with the rest of 4th Tank Bn., was activated in 1943 during World War II. Since then, the battalion has participated in every war the Marine Corps has fought in. Alpha Co. is the first of 4th Tanks’ six companies to deactivate. The Marine Corps is divesting its tank battalions following the commandant’s guidance in Force Design 2030. Casas is a native of Murrieta, California, and Rothrock is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter flies alongside a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during an aerial gunnery range at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, July 16, 2020. The range was part of Exercise Summer Fury, a three-week training evolution conducted by Marines and sailors with 3rd MAW, 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Logistics Group to refine the capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to conduct expeditionary advanced basing operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels) - An AH-1Z Viper helicopter flies alongside a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during an aerial gunnery range at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, July 16, 2020. The range was part of Exercise Summer Fury, a three-week training evolution conducted by Marines and sailors with 3rd MAW, 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Logistics Group to refine the capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to conduct expeditionary advanced basing operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Navy veteran Ian Beard, a psychiatric technician at the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program, Treatment Program Department, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo after discussing the benefits of group therapy on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 15, 2020. The group therapy classes that are provided promote better emotional health practices and resiliency in a safe and supportive environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts) - U.S. Navy veteran Ian Beard, a psychiatric technician at the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program, Treatment Program Department, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo after discussing the benefits of group therapy on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 15, 2020. The group therapy classes that are provided promote better emotional health practices and resiliency in a safe and supportive environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)

Yoga is one of many physical activities offered by the Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit Program aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Through the use of live-streaming, those with access to the installation have the option to safely strengthen physical and mental fitness from home. Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice that has been a reliable outlet for many patrons on base. (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts) - Yoga is one of many physical activities offered by the Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit Program aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Through the use of live-streaming, those with access to the installation have the option to safely strengthen physical and mental fitness from home. Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice that has been a reliable outlet for many patrons on base. (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)

Cigarette papers used by U.S. Marine POW's during the Korean war for providing information on Marines who were captured are displayed prior to a collection transfer at warehouse 2288, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 10, 2019. Several Marine Corps artifacts were collected from the MCB Camp Pendleton History Museum Branch for transport to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan C. Bustos) - Cigarette papers used by U.S. Marine POW's during the Korean war for providing information on Marines who were captured are displayed prior to a collection transfer at warehouse 2288, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 10, 2019. Several Marine Corps artifacts were collected from the MCB Camp Pendleton History Museum Branch for transport to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan C. Bustos)