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An Assault Amphibious Vehicle, with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs from Red Beach during the Marine Air- Ground Task Force demonstration for the 75th Anniversary on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 14, 2017. The demonstration allowed civilians to observe Marines as they recertified their qualifications before deployment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan) - An Assault Amphibious Vehicle, with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs from Red Beach during the Marine Air- Ground Task Force demonstration for the 75th Anniversary on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 14, 2017. The demonstration allowed civilians to observe Marines as they recertified their qualifications before deployment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan)

U.S. Marine Cpl Tyler Mantia with Camp Pendleton Military Police K9 Unit demonstrates his dog’s capabilities during the K9 upgrade project aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 7, 2017. Volunteers painted and repaired kennels as well as constructed a new shade structure and obstacle courses to increase the quality of training. - U.S. Marine Cpl Tyler Mantia with Camp Pendleton Military Police K9 Unit demonstrates his dog’s capabilities during the K9 upgrade project aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 7, 2017. Volunteers painted and repaired kennels as well as constructed a new shade structure and obstacle courses to increase the quality of training.

U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Shawn Edens of 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and his canine, Xantos, navigate a National Odor Recognition Testing (NORT) Course on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 6, 2017. NORT is a voluntary test used to evaluate a canine team’s ability to detect 10 fundamental explosive odors. The training also allows handlers to exchange information with colleagues and ask questions of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives canine and explosives subject matter experts. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Desiree D King) - U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Shawn Edens of 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and his canine, Xantos, navigate a National Odor Recognition Testing (NORT) Course on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 6, 2017. NORT is a voluntary test used to evaluate a canine team’s ability to detect 10 fundamental explosive odors. The training also allows handlers to exchange information with colleagues and ask questions of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives canine and explosives subject matter experts. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Desiree D King)

Over 200 firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service, Orange County Fire Authority, Cal Fire, and local San Diego County agencies gathered on Camp Pendleton, Calif. to participate in wildfire firefighting methods training, June 5, 2017. This training is conducted to further enhance their abilities to effectively and efficiently combat wildfires. Significant wildland fires throughout San Diego County in October of 2007 lead officials to seek a partnership between military and civilian aviation and firefighting assets to better manage crisis aboard regional military installations and in the surrounding communities. Since then, Camp Pendleton security and safety agencies, and local departments have been working together to streamline response and integrated communication efforts to provide ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wildland fires in the region, culminating with a cooperative effort to extinguish wildland fires.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael LaFontaine) - Over 200 firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service, Orange County Fire Authority, Cal Fire, and local San Diego County agencies gathered on Camp Pendleton, Calif. to participate in wildfire firefighting methods training, June 5, 2017. This training is conducted to further enhance their abilities to effectively and efficiently combat wildfires. Significant wildland fires throughout San Diego County in October of 2007 lead officials to seek a partnership between military and civilian aviation and firefighting assets to better manage crisis aboard regional military installations and in the surrounding communities. Since then, Camp Pendleton security and safety agencies, and local departments have been working together to streamline response and integrated communication efforts to provide ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wildland fires in the region, culminating with a cooperative effort to extinguish wildland fires.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael LaFontaine)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, and Timothy J. Fennell, chief executive officer and general manager of the San Diego County fair, participate in a cattle drive through the Gas Lamp District in San Diego, Calif., June 3, 2017. The San Diego County Fair hosted the drive going as a part of the gas lamp district's 150th anniversary and to promote the county fair that opened June 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brooke Woods) - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, and Timothy J. Fennell, chief executive officer and general manager of the San Diego County fair, participate in a cattle drive through the Gas Lamp District in San Diego, Calif., June 3, 2017. The San Diego County Fair hosted the drive going as a part of the gas lamp district's 150th anniversary and to promote the county fair that opened June 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brooke Woods)

Firefighters from the Camp Pendleton Fire Department pack the firetruck up after participating in Wildland Fire Fighting Exercise 2016, near Pulgas Lake on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 5, 2016. Wildland Firefighting Exercise 2016 is part of an annual training exercise to simulate the firefighting efforts by aviation and ground assets from the Navy, Marine Corps, San Diego County and CAL Fire.  This event is aimed at bringing awareness to this joint capability while also exercising the pilots and operators who conduct firefighting missions.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala/MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released) - Firefighters from the Camp Pendleton Fire Department pack the firetruck up after participating in Wildland Fire Fighting Exercise 2016, near Pulgas Lake on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 5, 2016. Wildland Firefighting Exercise 2016 is part of an annual training exercise to simulate the firefighting efforts by aviation and ground assets from the Navy, Marine Corps, San Diego County and CAL Fire.  This event is aimed at bringing awareness to this joint capability while also exercising the pilots and operators who conduct firefighting missions.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala/MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, right, and the CAL FIRE Bell 407 helicopter, left, collect lake water during the 2017 Wildland Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Lake O'Neill on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 4, 2017. The WLFFEX is an annual training event to exercise the firefighting efforts by aviation and ground assests from Marine Corps Installations - West, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Navy Region South West, Third Fleet, CAL FIRE, and San Diego County Sheriff's Department. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Martinez) - U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, right, and the CAL FIRE Bell 407 helicopter, left, collect lake water during the 2017 Wildland Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Lake O'Neill on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 4, 2017. The WLFFEX is an annual training event to exercise the firefighting efforts by aviation and ground assests from Marine Corps Installations - West, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Navy Region South West, Third Fleet, CAL FIRE, and San Diego County Sheriff's Department. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brandon Martinez)

U. S. Marine Corps Capt. Geoffrey Irving, legal assistant attorney, and his wife, Anna Chou, practice their Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques during J. Wayne Day on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 28, 2017. J. Wayne Day is an event hespouses or loved ones have a chance to participate in multiple activities such as the Marine Corps Martial Arts, Pistol Range and the Fire Crash and Rescue followed by various demonstrations and displays. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan) - U. S. Marine Corps Capt. Geoffrey Irving, legal assistant attorney, and his wife, Anna Chou, practice their Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques during J. Wayne Day on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 28, 2017. J. Wayne Day is an event hespouses or loved ones have a chance to participate in multiple activities such as the Marine Corps Martial Arts, Pistol Range and the Fire Crash and Rescue followed by various demonstrations and displays. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan)

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Camp Pendleton’s Fractal Microgrid provides energy security and energy savings capabilities to critical facilities using renewable energy.Marine Corps Installations – West’s energy policy states that Microgrids are an essential element for sustaining uninterrupted power, empowering the installation to transition seamlessly between various sources of supplied energy and directly support installations facilities and non-tactical vehicles. - CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Camp Pendleton’s Fractal Microgrid provides energy security and energy savings capabilities to critical facilities using renewable energy. Marine Corps Installations – West’s energy policy states that Microgrids are an essential element for sustaining uninterrupted power, empowering the installation to transition seamlessly between various sources of supplied energy and directly support installations facilities and non-tactical vehicles.

Mr. Jerry L. Cole, Substance Abuse Program Specialist, speaks about his career thus far his 40 years of hard work with the Marine Corps and the Substance Abuse Counciling Program on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26, 2017. Throughout his career as a Marine his main focus was his Marines and their welfare, and trying to be the best Marine he could be in order to set the example others would strive to emulate. Early in his career, he built bombs and chemical weapons in the ordnance community; he then spent five years on the drill field advancing from junior drill instructor to a battalion sergeant major at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. When he retired from the Marine Corps in 2006 he didn’t take any time off. Instead of putting on the uniform he wore for so many years, he put on a collared shirt and khakis; and instead of the squared away Marines he worked with before, it was with the Marines who have gotten themselves in situations and need guidance and help. “I stepped out of that uniform, but I get to work with CO’s, XO’s, Sergeants Major, and most importantly, the junior Marines,” said Cole. “It’s pretty cool. I get the opportunity to right what I believe are wrongs. I plan to do at least five more years here. I’m retirement eligible here now, but I want to work until I’m 62 as long as I can keep up. I really enjoy what I do. If I get to the point that I don’t enjoy what I do anymore or I don’t see it benefitting anyone, then I’ve surpassed my usefulness. If I get that feeling, then I’ll know it’s time to hang it up and put the retirement papers in." (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan) - Mr. Jerry L. Cole, Substance Abuse Program Specialist, speaks about his career thus far his 40 years of hard work with the Marine Corps and the Substance Abuse Counciling Program on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26, 2017. Throughout his career as a Marine his main focus was his Marines and their welfare, and trying to be the best Marine he could be in order to set the example others would strive to emulate. Early in his career, he built bombs and chemical weapons in the ordnance community; he then spent five years on the drill field advancing from junior drill instructor to a battalion sergeant major at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. When he retired from the Marine Corps in 2006 he didn’t take any time off. Instead of putting on the uniform he wore for so many years, he put on a collared shirt and khakis; and instead of the squared away Marines he worked with before, it was with the Marines who have gotten themselves in situations and need guidance and help. “I stepped out of that uniform, but I get to work with CO’s, XO’s, Sergeants Major, and most importantly, the junior Marines,” said Cole. “It’s pretty cool. I get the opportunity to right what I believe are wrongs. I plan to do at least five more years here. I’m retirement eligible here now, but I want to work until I’m 62 as long as I can keep up. I really enjoy what I do. If I get to the point that I don’t enjoy what I do anymore or I don’t see it benefitting anyone, then I’ve surpassed my usefulness. If I get that feeling, then I’ll know it’s time to hang it up and put the retirement papers in." (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan)