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A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, fills its 320-gallon bucket with water from Las Pulgas Lake during the third annual aerial firefighting effort at Camp Pendleton, May 13. Approximately 34 emergency service personnel and several aircraft from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Naval Air Station North Island and California’s Department of Fire and Forestry Protection (CAL FIRE) extinguished simulated fires on base by coordinating helicopter water drops. - A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, fills its 320-gallon bucket with water from Las Pulgas Lake during the third annual aerial firefighting effort at Camp Pendleton, May 13. Approximately 34 emergency service personnel and several aircraft from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Naval Air Station North Island and California’s Department of Fire and Forestry Protection (CAL FIRE) extinguished simulated fires on base by coordinating helicopter water drops.

A Camp Pendleton Marine takes a closer look at one of the vehicles on sale at the base Resale Lot, April 29. Camp Pendleton officials recently issued BaseGram 21-10 to regulate the use of the base’s Resale Lot due to a rising number of illegally parked, stored and commercially sold vehicles. - A Camp Pendleton Marine takes a closer look at one of the vehicles on sale at the base Resale Lot, April 29. Camp Pendleton officials recently issued BaseGram 21-10 to regulate the use of the base’s Resale Lot due to a rising number of illegally parked, stored and commercially sold vehicles.

Lt. Col. Darrel L. Akers (right), executive officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, accepts the Small Unit of the Year Award (149 volunteers or less), on behalf of Combat Logistics Regiment 1, from Col. Nicholas F. Marano (center), commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Also on stage, representing the unit, is Capt. Darius L. James (left), commanding officer, Headquarters & Support Company and Cpl. Clinton Murray, electro-optical ordinance repairer. Camp Pendleton commemorated April’s National Volunteer Appreciation with its 11th annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, themed "Celebrating People in Action." - Lt. Col. Darrel L. Akers (right), executive officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, accepts the Small Unit of the Year Award (149 volunteers or less), on behalf of Combat Logistics Regiment 1, from Col. Nicholas F. Marano (center), commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Also on stage, representing the unit, is Capt. Darius L. James (left), commanding officer, Headquarters & Support Company and Cpl. Clinton Murray, electro-optical ordinance repairer. Camp Pendleton commemorated April’s National Volunteer Appreciation with its 11th annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, themed "Celebrating People in Action."

Retired Gunnery Sgt. Lewis D. Beatty (left), talks with Vietnam War survivors during the opening of Camp Pendleton’s "Images at War's End" exhibit at the Santa Margarita Ranch House, April 8. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, nearly half of the 130,000 Vietnamese refugees that resettled in America passed through the gates of Camp Pendleton. Thirty-five years later, base historians are now honoring their story with the museum exhibit, a 36-photo display that commemorates the lives of those who fled North Vietnamese communist oppression. - Retired Gunnery Sgt. Lewis D. Beatty (left), talks with Vietnam War survivors during the opening of Camp Pendleton’s "Images at War's End" exhibit at the Santa Margarita Ranch House, April 8. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, nearly half of the 130,000 Vietnamese refugees that resettled in America passed through the gates of Camp Pendleton. Thirty-five years later, base historians are now honoring their story with the museum exhibit, a 36-photo display that commemorates the lives of those who fled North Vietnamese communist oppression.

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct medical evacuation techniques inside the Camp Pendleton Infantry Immersion Trainer, April 7. The 32,000-square-foot military urban training facility was recently changed from a simulated Iraqi village to a replica of the Afghan village, Now Zad, after the Headquarters Marine Corps officials made the decision March 15, to modify the training environment. - Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct medical evacuation techniques inside the Camp Pendleton Infantry Immersion Trainer, April 7. The 32,000-square-foot military urban training facility was recently changed from a simulated Iraqi village to a replica of the Afghan village, Now Zad, after the Headquarters Marine Corps officials made the decision March 15, to modify the training environment.

Capt. Anthony J. Nguyen, communications officer, Marine Communications Detachment, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, pushes up 315 pounds during the 2010 Camp Pendleton Bench Press Challenge Series at the Paige Fieldhouse, March 26. A total of 40 male and female contenders competed in 12 different categories. - Capt. Anthony J. Nguyen, communications officer, Marine Communications Detachment, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, pushes up 315 pounds during the 2010 Camp Pendleton Bench Press Challenge Series at the Paige Fieldhouse, March 26. A total of 40 male and female contenders competed in 12 different categories.

(From left to right) 2nd Lt. Jeffery Newman, Lance Cpl. Robert Roach, Lance Cpl. Zachary Galauskas, and Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Trimble, all members of Combat Logistic Battalion 13’s rifle team, were presented with the Wharton Trophy for their firing excellence during the 2010 Western Division Matches marksmanship competition, hosted at Camp Pendleton, March 8 – 19. The Wharton Trophy is awarded to the best Western Division rifle team representing a Marine Corps unit west of the Mississippi River, whose unit strength is less than 600 personnel. - (From left to right) 2nd Lt. Jeffery Newman, Lance Cpl. Robert Roach, Lance Cpl. Zachary Galauskas, and Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Trimble, all members of Combat Logistic Battalion 13’s rifle team, were presented with the Wharton Trophy for their firing excellence during the 2010 Western Division Matches marksmanship competition, hosted at Camp Pendleton, March 8 – 19. The Wharton Trophy is awarded to the best Western Division rifle team representing a Marine Corps unit west of the Mississippi River, whose unit strength is less than 600 personnel.

Master Sgt. Kevin Buckles, drum major with “The Commandant’s Own” U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, 8th and I, Marine Barracks Washington, directs 90 Marine musicians during the annual Battle Color ceremony at Camp Pendleton, March 19. The event also featured a performance by the Silent Drill Platoon and an appearance by the official Marine Corps Color Guard. - Master Sgt. Kevin Buckles, drum major with “The Commandant’s Own” U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, 8th and I, Marine Barracks Washington, directs 90 Marine musicians during the annual Battle Color ceremony at Camp Pendleton, March 19. The event also featured a performance by the Silent Drill Platoon and an appearance by the official Marine Corps Color Guard.

Anthony Reyes, president, National Federation of Federal Employees’ Local 919 chapter and maintenance mechanic, Facilities Maintenance Division, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, signs a revised labor union agreement with Col. Nicholas F. Marano, commanding officer, MCB Camp Pendleton, March 10. The new contract will affect nearly 1,200 of the base’s federal employees, who represent a majority of the union bargaining power on base. The base’s rising number of employed civilian personnel prompted revisions to the existing agreement made with the NFFE in 1998. - Anthony Reyes, president, National Federation of Federal Employees’ Local 919 chapter and maintenance mechanic, Facilities Maintenance Division, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, signs a revised labor union agreement with Col. Nicholas F. Marano, commanding officer, MCB Camp Pendleton, March 10. The new contract will affect nearly 1,200 of the base’s federal employees, who represent a majority of the union bargaining power on base. The base’s rising number of employed civilian personnel prompted revisions to the existing agreement made with the NFFE in 1998.

Peter G. Bielagus, a published author and licensed financial advisor, speaks with Marines, sailors and civilians during the fourth annual Military Saves seminar at Camp Pendleton’s base theatre, March 5. Camp Pendleton’s Marine Corps Community Services hosted the three-hour seminar in conjunction with the Department of Defense’s 2010 Military Saves Week and money saving campaign. - Peter G. Bielagus, a published author and licensed financial advisor, speaks with Marines, sailors and civilians during the fourth annual Military Saves seminar at Camp Pendleton’s base theatre, March 5. Camp Pendleton’s Marine Corps Community Services hosted the three-hour seminar in conjunction with the Department of Defense’s 2010 Military Saves Week and money saving campaign.