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News Brief: Seasonal Flu Vaccine Available at NHCP

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton will be offering the seasonal flu vaccine to all TRICARE beneficiaries from Oct. 1 to Oct. 6 from 8:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. at the pharmacy entrance of the hospital. All high risk individuals including pregnant women, children younger than five but especially children between six months and two years old, people 50

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Master Sgt. Ruben Urquidez, the operations and training chief for Marine Corps Base Operations, speaks with Yong Lim Lee, a Republic of Korea’s veteran, at the 62nd Memorial Anniversary of the Korean War at Camp Pendleton’s Pacific Views Event Center, Sept. 22. The event was held to honor the veterans who fought during the Landing on Inchon, in the street of Seoul and in the northern mountains near the Chosen Reservoir. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Master Sgt. Ruben Urquidez, the operations and training chief for Marine Corps Base Operations, speaks with Yong Lim Lee, a Republic of Korea’s veteran, at the 62nd Memorial Anniversary of the Korean War at Camp Pendleton’s Pacific Views Event Center, Sept. 22. The event was held to honor the veterans who fought during the Landing on Inchon, in the street of Seoul and in the northern mountains near the Chosen Reservoir.

Pendleton honors Korean War veterans

In 1950, U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorized a strategic yet dangerous amphibious assault. U.S. forces navigated the tidal flats of northern Inchon's Red Beach surprising an invading North Korean Army and vaulting themselves into the Korean War. Camp Pendleton hosted the 62nd Memorial Anniversary of the Korean War at the Pacific Views Event

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A pitcher and batter assist each other during their turn up to bat during Camp Pendleton's Over-the-Line tournament at the Del Mar Beach, Sept. 22. The tournament served as a pilot event to potentially have the sport incorporated into the Pendleton Cup Series beginning next year. - A pitcher and batter assist each other during their turn up to bat during Camp Pendleton's Over-the-Line tournament at the Del Mar Beach, Sept. 22. The tournament served as a pilot event to potentially have the sport incorporated into the Pendleton Cup Series beginning next year.

Over the Line takes a twist on tradition

Fall had begun, but summer-like temperatures at Del Mar Beach Resort here Sept. 22 suggested otherwise as Marines, sailors and civilians competed in a sunny, sandy over-the-line tournament. Over-the-line is similar to softball and baseball but with a few glaring exceptions: A team consists of three players; the object is to hit a ball over a line

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The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar team circulates buckets during the Bucket Brigade portion of the 2012 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Rodeo at Lake O'Neil aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 22. The Miramar team won this event by transfering buckets of water from one basin, 18 feet to the other, with a time of 2 minutes, 6 seconds, and 18 milliseconds. - The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar team circulates buckets during the Bucket Brigade portion of the 2012 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Rodeo at Lake O'Neil aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 22. The Miramar team won this event by transfering buckets of water from one basin, 18 feet to the other, with a time of 2 minutes, 6 seconds, and 18 milliseconds.

Marines compete in rodeo on base

The firefighters connected hoses in a race against time. One turned up the water pressure as another gripped a nozzle and sprinted. It was the hose leg of the 2012 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Rodeo, a five-event timed competition at Lake O'Neil here Sept. 22 in which Marines from the air station here and from stations in Yuma, Ariz., and

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News Brief: Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton

Marine Corps Base and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton leadership are hosting a Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Sept. 29 in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration to help prevent medication misuse, abuse and theft.This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home

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News Brief: Volunteer for National Public Lands Day Event at Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station

Community volunteers will have an opportunity to help improve the native habitat by building bat boxes at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook (also known as the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station) Saturday, Sept. 29. The 9:00 a.m. to noon event is in celebration of National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer

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Marines from 1st Medical Battalion attend the Marine Corps Experimental Forward Operating Base, or ExFOB, on Mainside, Camp Pendleton, Sept. 19. The ExFOB gave 14 companies the opportunity to showcase their new and improved gadgets that demonstrate advanced thermal-efficiency technologies that can provide energy-efficient heating and cooling of personnel, bulk water, electronics, vehicles and shelters. - Marines from 1st Medical Battalion attend the Marine Corps Experimental Forward Operating Base, or ExFOB, on Mainside, Camp Pendleton, Sept. 19. The ExFOB gave 14 companies the opportunity to showcase their new and improved gadgets that demonstrate advanced thermal-efficiency technologies that can provide energy-efficient heating and cooling of personnel, bulk water, electronics, vehicles and shelters.

ExFOB features gadgets of the future

A demonstration of gear, gadgets and gizmos here Sept. 17-21 gave Marines and sailors a first glimpse at potential energy solutions for the Corps' operating forces. Fourteen different companies showcased their commercial technologies at the Marine Corps' Experimental Forward Operating Base, or ExFOB."ExFOB is not a place. It's a group of

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Phil Vassar, a country artist and song writer, greets his fans during his free concert at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 20. - Phil Vassar, a country artist and song writer, greets his fans during his free concert at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 20.

Phil Vassar performs for Pendleton Marines

Fans cheered and couples danced while Phil Vassar, country artist and song writer, performed during Operation Gratitude’s free concert at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 20. Operation Gratitude and Go Country radio station came together with Vassar to put on a free concert for the Marines, families and

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A Heroes 2 Hired job station was on hand at a Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the Pacific Views South Mesa Club here, Sept. 20. More than 800 active-duty and transitioning service members, retirees, veterans, reserve members and their families attended the event. - A Heroes 2 Hired job station was on hand at a Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the Pacific Views South Mesa Club here, Sept. 20. More than 800 active-duty and transitioning service members, retirees, veterans, reserve members and their families attended the event.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosts hiring fair for military members, spouses

With the veteran unemployment rate peaking at 12.1 percent last year, more service members are taking advantage of the many job fairs geared toward helping veterans and their families find the right fit for a job in the civilian workforce. More than 800 active-duty and transitioning service members, retirees, veterans, reserve members and their

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Marines, sailors, civilian Marines and their eligible family members, are encouraged to visit their unit voting officer or the Installation Voter Assistance Office in Building 1160 for additional voting information and materials. - Marines, sailors, civilian Marines and their eligible family members, are encouraged to visit their unit voting officer or the Installation Voter Assistance Office in Building 1160 for additional voting information and materials.

DoD announces Absentee Voting Week for service members, families

In the last election cycle, only 63 percent of military ballots were returned to their local election officials on time, according to a study conducted by the Federal Voting Assistance Program.In an effort to encourage timely voting among service members and their families this election year, the Department of Defense has designated the week of

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