Spartan De Mayo 2023 - U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, participate in the Jeopardy knowledge challenge during the Spartan De Mayo field meet at Paige Field House on Camp Pendleton, California, May 6, 2023. H&S Bn. participated in a field day event followed by a family day lunch and festivities in order to promote comradery, build unit cohesion, and provide our families with a supportive environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff. Sergeant Cervantes)

MCI-West Commanders and Sergeants Major Conference - U.S. Marine Corps commanders and sergeants major with Marine Corps Installations West, pose for a photo during the Regional Commanders and Sergeants Major Conference at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, May 10, 2023. The Commanders and Sergeants Major Conference is a tool used by MCI-West leadership to provide clarity to regional challenges and opportunities, and establish priorities of work for MCI-West commands and staff. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Delayed Entry Program - U.S. Marine Sgt. Langille, a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot San Diego, encourages the poolees during group planks at the Female Pool Function in Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California, March 11, 2023. The all-female pool function is led by recruiters and drill instructors to prepare women in Southern California in the delayed entry program mentally and physically for boot camp. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Lippert)

Maj. Shelley Ansbigian - Maj. Shelley Ansbigian

Bison thrive living on Camp Pendleton - A plain bison herd roams the hills on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 19, 2023. Bison are not native to the San Diego area. The non-native wild herd of plains bison currently living on the installation descended from 14 founding animals donated by the San Diego Zoo that were released between 1973 and 1979. As of fall 2011, the herd had grown to approximately 120 animals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shaina Jupiter)

Wildland Firefighting Training - A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing releases water from a Bambi Bucket during the Cory Iverson Wildland Firefighting exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 19, 2023. The Bambi Bucket serves as an external water-carrying device used in combating wildfires during the dry summer months in California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Semper Durus 23 - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, speaks to Marines during a simulated active shooter scenario during exercise Semper Durus 23 on Camp Pendleton, California, April 11, 2023. Semper Durus is designed to improve regional command and control, enhance interagency coordination, and improve installation capabilities to respond to, and recover from, a crisis event and validate the installation mission assurance all-hazard plan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angela Wilcox)

Commissary - Commissary

Educators Workshop 2023 - Educators from Recruiting Station (RS) Chicago, RS Twin Cities, RS Milwaukee and RS Indianapolis, experience the week long Educators' Workshop (EWS) from February 6 - February 10 aboard various Marine Corps Installations such as Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Base Camp Pendleton, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. EWS is designed to inform high school/college educators, community leaders, and communication professionals about the commitment and benefits of service in the U.S. Marine Corps.

First Lady of the United States visits Oceanside - Dr. Jill Biden, center, the first lady of the United States, poses for a photo with military families and other local leaders with Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) at the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic in Oceanside, California, Feb. 4, 2023. Biden visited San Diego as part of the Joining Forces initiative which focuses on supporting veteran families, caregivers, and survivors. Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at VVSD offers free mental health services and childcare and has helped families with cost-effective resources. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Cervantes)