Camp Pendleton Female Marine Athlete of the Year - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, left, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; 1st Lt. Riley Compton, the logistics officer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; and Sgt. Maj. Matthew Hackett, the sergeant major of MCI-West, MCB Camp Pendleton, pose for a photo after the Camp Pendleton Female Marine Athlete of the Year award ceremony on Camp Pendleton, California, March 18, 2022. Compton received this honor after being nominated by her command for her various physical achievements in 2021, including becoming a developmental bobsled pilot for Team USA. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Marines return from deployment - A U.S. Marine attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, greets his family during a homecoming on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2022. The squadron returned from the unit’s Western Pacific 21.2 deployment in support of U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet area of operations as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley)