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Susan Hoover serves with Marine Corps Community Services for over 50 years. - Susan Hoover, an employee with Marine Corps Community Services for over 50 years, celebrated her retirement aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017. Hoover has dedicated over 50 years of service and has been taking care of Marines since she started as a sales clerk in 1967. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Camp Pendleton Hosts Culinary Team of the Quarter Competition - U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Samantha Rocha, a food service specialist at the Mountain Warfare Training Center, prepares her teams entrée during the Culinary Team of the Quarter competition aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

The Wounded Warrior Battalion, with Marine Corps Installations - West, Camp Pendleton, California, hosted guest speaker Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and advocate for mental health issues Nov. 3, 2017. Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, began his career playing college football and was later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. - The Wounded Warrior Battalion, with Marine Corps Installations - West, Camp Pendleton, California, hosted guest speaker Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and advocate for mental health issues Nov. 3, 2017. Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, began his career playing college football and was later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

U. S. Marines, with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, conducted a motivational run, Nov. 8, 2017. Groups of three Marines will be running two miles each, totaling 242 miles commemorating each year the Marine Corps has been in existence. - U. S. Marines, with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, conducted a motivational run, Nov. 8, 2017. Groups of three Marines will be running two miles each, totaling 242 miles commemorating each year the Marine Corps has been in existence.

U.S. Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Information Group, inspect an M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during a training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017.The importance of this exercise was to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - U.S. Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Information Group, fire a M240B machine gun during a night live fire training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017.The importance of this exercise was to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)

Family Housing Resolution Process - The MCB CAMPEN, Family Housing Resolution Process, is a three-step process for resolving housing issues. The process provides resources and contact information to promptly and attentively respond to residents unsatisfied with any service.

Solar panels on Box Canyon contribute to the overall production of renewable energy aboard the base. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s next goal in the energy resiliency and energy security strategy is to achieve higher capabilities and capacities of energy storage. - Solar panels on Box Canyon contribute to the overall production of renewable energy aboard the base. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s next goal in the energy resiliency and energy security strategy is to achieve higher capabilities and capacities of energy storage.

H&S Marines seek to gain resiliency through camaraderie - Col. John R. Polidoro, Commanding Officer, Headquarters and Support Battalion, addresses Camp Pendleton Marines, Sailors, and families before a concert by Switchfoot at the Spiritual Fitness Fair at Camp Pendleton’s Paige Fieldhouse, Oct. 5, 2017. The Spiritual Fitness Fair was organized to promote spiritual and mental wellness with the end state being a safe, well attended event that enhances the morale and esprit de corps of the battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Hector de Jesus)

75th Anniversary Evening Colors Ceremony - U. S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the American flag during the Commanding General’s 75th Annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Pacific Views Center on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 29, 2017. Evening colors commemorates the anniversary of the dedication of the base, this year’s ceremony also honors the 75th anniversary of Camp Pendleton. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan)

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve prepare to launch the RQ-7 Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 19th, 2017. - An RQ-7 Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System before being loaded onto the launcher on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 19th, 2017. The RQ-7 is helping Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve make history as it is utilized to conduct yearly surveys of deer and buffalo populations on the base, a job formerly tasked to manned helicopters. In addition to offering a low-cost solution to conducting wildlife surveys, the exercise also provides valuable training to Marines who are learning to use the UAVs for aerial reconnaissance in areas of conflict. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Desiree D King)