Col. Stephen W, Davis, deputy commander, Marine Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks at 1st Marine Special Operation Battalion's change-of-command and ribbon cutting ceremony at Camp Pendleton, July 13. Command of Camp Pendleton’s 1st MSOB changed hands as Lt. Col. Jeffrey D. Tuggle relinquished responsibility for the unit to Lt. Col. Michael A. Brooks during the two-hour ceremony. In addition to new leadership, the battalion also opened their recently built 33-acre complex and six different training facilities during the two-hour ceremony. - Col. Stephen W, Davis, deputy commander, Marine Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks at 1st Marine Special Operation Battalion's change-of-command and ribbon cutting ceremony at Camp Pendleton, July 13. Command of Camp Pendleton’s 1st MSOB changed hands as Lt. Col. Jeffrey D. Tuggle relinquished responsibility for the unit to Lt. Col. Michael A. Brooks during the two-hour ceremony. In addition to new leadership, the battalion also opened their recently built 33-acre complex and six different training facilities during the two-hour ceremony.

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.

Lt. Cmdr. Leah Y. Geislinger, assistant department head, Physical and Occupational Therapy Department, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, walks Lance Cpl. Emilio A. Vasquez, one of the first two ADL apartment patients with 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, through proper dishwashing steps at the opening of the Marine Corps’ first rehabilitation apartment at Camp Pendleton’s Naval Hospital, Dec. 11. - Lt. Cmdr. Leah Y. Geislinger, assistant department head, Physical and Occupational Therapy Department, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, walks Lance Cpl. Emilio A. Vasquez, one of the first two ADL apartment patients with 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, through proper dishwashing steps at the opening of the Marine Corps’ first rehabilitation apartment at Camp Pendleton’s Naval Hospital, Dec. 11.

Lance Cpl. Jared N. McDonald, safety noncommissioned officer for hazardous materials, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, submerges his weapon in a new weapon cleaning solvent named QSOL 300. The solvent is cleaner for the environment and breaks down carbon and other contaminants faster than previously used products. - Lance Cpl. Jared N. McDonald, safety noncommissioned officer for hazardous materials, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, submerges his weapon in a new weapon cleaning solvent named QSOL 300. The solvent is cleaner for the environment and breaks down carbon and other contaminants faster than previously used products.

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.

Archeological staff contracted through the Assistant Chief of Staff’s Environmental Security Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton sift through remains and artificats on base. - Archeological staff contracted through the Assistant Chief of Staff’s Environmental Security Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton sift through remains and artificats on base.