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.

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.

Marines donate blood during a blood drive sponsored by Headquarters and Support Battalion Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s Noncommissioned Officer Association at Mainside, March 4. The U.S. Armed Services Blood Program collected nearly 68 pints of blood in direct support of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on base during their first blood drive of the year. - Marines donate blood during a blood drive sponsored by Headquarters and Support Battalion Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s Noncommissioned Officer Association at Mainside, March 4. The U.S. Armed Services Blood Program collected nearly 68 pints of blood in direct support of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on base during their first blood drive of the year.

Cpl. William R. Ellington, armorer, MWSS-373, 3rd MAW, navigates his Humvee through rough terrain while engaging enemy units in the Combat Convoy Simulator at Las Pulgas, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton - Cpl. William R. Ellington, armorer, MWSS-373, 3rd MAW, navigates his Humvee through rough terrain while engaging enemy units in the Combat Convoy Simulator at Las Pulgas, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

The first Mobile Modular Command and Control vehicle, or M2C2, completes its final rounds of integration testing at the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Camp Pendleton Sept. 23, just days before testing officials announced combat readiness. - The first Mobile Modular Command and Control vehicle, or M2C2, completes its final rounds of integration testing at the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Camp Pendleton Sept. 23, just days before testing officials announced combat readiness.

Four of the nearly two dozen M777 Lightweight Towed Howitzers attached to the 11th Marine Regiment, cool down after conducting predeployment training operations on Camp Pendleton, Aug. 17. - Four of the nearly two dozen M777 Lightweight Towed Howitzers attached to the 11th Marine Regiment, cool down after conducting predeployment training operations on Camp Pendleton, Aug. 17.

More than 130 emergency responders from Camp Pendleton's Fire and Emergency services toured the visiting aircraft and received training on proper emergency procedures. - More than 130 emergency responders from Camp Pendleton's Fire and Emergency services toured the visiting aircraft and received training on proper emergency procedures.