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Mary Fay teachers come together to host parade for students - Families wave and cheer with signs during the Mary Fay Teacher Parade in the San Luis Rey Housing on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 27, 2020. The teachers of Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School came together to have a vehicle parade for their students that live in the surrounding areas of the school. The school has been closed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Female Marine makes history in corrections MOS - U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Karen Dymora, left, the commanding officer of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Brig, poses next to Chief Warrant Officer 4 Denise Barnes, the corrections policy officer with Headquarters Marine Corps, after being promoted to chief warrant officer four on Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 10, 2020. Dymora made history by becoming the first female commanding officer of the Camp Pendleton Brig. Her new rank insignia was pinned on her uniform by Barnes, her mentor and friend of nearly 23 years, and the only other female chief warrant officer four in the corrections military occupational specialty. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angela E. Wilcox)

Iwo Jima Veterans Visit Camp Pendleton - Al Nelson, Jr, a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, displays a challenge coin to U.S. Marine Col. Jeffery Holt, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, during the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima Commemoration tour on Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 13, 2020. The veterans who toured were part of the Iwo Jima Commemorative Committee. The veterans were given a tour of the base, a static display of modern Marine Corps technology and equipment, and a concert performed by the 1st Marine Division Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

LAR Marine Course take LAVs for a swim - U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, operate a LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle during LAR Marine Course 2-20’s LAV swim operations at the Del Mar boat basin on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 11, 2020. The mission of LARTC is to train entry-level light armored reconnaissance crewmen in the tactical employment of the LAV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

Marines test new ACV’s ability to integrate with naval shipping - An Amphibious Combat Vehicle with the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, prepares to enter the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the vehicle’s developmental testing off the shore of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2020. The Marines of AVTB are currently testing the Marine Corps’ newest amphibious vehicle, which will replace the current Amphibious Assault Vehicle. The testing consisted of embarking and disembarking a naval vessel to assess and verify how well the ACV can integrate with naval shipping. This was the first time Marines have operated the new vehicle while boarding and departing a ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Basic Reconnaissance Course 2-20 conducts helicopter rope suspension techniques training - U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course 2-20, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, rappel down a rope during helicopter rope suspension techniques training at the 13 Area rappel tower on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 22, 2020. HRST training includes classes and practical application of fast-roping, rappelling, belaying and special patrol insertion/extraction rigging from various aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Rifleman students buddy rush live-fire range - A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, buddy rushes during the last live-fire range of the Rifleman Course at Range 208C on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 22, 2020. ITB trains, develops and certifies Marines as riflemen, as well as their primary military occupational specialty within the infantry field, before sending them to join the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Angela E. Wilcox)

U.S. Marines brace themselves during urban mobility breaching training as part of the Infantry Assault Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 16. - U.S. Marines brace themselves during urban mobility breaching training as part of the Infantry Assault Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 16.

Inside protecting Camp Pendleton’s natural resources - A red diamond rattlesnake is placed in a tube before being implanted with a transmitter at the Game Wardens Section (GWS) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 31, 2018. The GWS conducted research by implanting rattlesnakes with a transmitter and documenting their locations to ensure that they do not return to the area they were caught. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)