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Inmates get a second chance at leadership - Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s Brig participate in Prisoners Overcoming Obstacles & Creating Hope (POOCH) program at the brig facility on base, Calif., March 29, 2018. MCB Camp Pendleton’s Brig has partnered with Tender Loving Canines Assistance Dogs to create this program. POOCH was designed to provide inmates with vocational training in the hope that the training will open up employment opportunities upon release from confinement. Though not its primary objective, the program meets an increasing demand for service dogs. Each trained dog is given to at no cost to disabled veterans and veteran families with autistic children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Anabel Abreu-Rodriguez)

Annual fire preparedness measures underway at Camp Pendleton - Firefighter Mark Williams, Station 4, Camp Pendleton Fire Department, douses a simulated fire while conducting wild land fire refresher training 130 (WRT) at a mutual threat zone, April 16, 2018. The annual training, held every spring, revolves around a simulated wildfire that firefighters must work together to contain. After the drill, participants discussed which elements went well as well as areas for improvement to ensure readiness for the upcoming fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)

Semper Durus 2018: Exercising Readiness - In the event of a serious emergency, an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is established to ensure that regional command and control is performed to the highest standard. Exercise Semper Durus 2018 is an annual exercise conducted by Marine Corps Base - Camp Pendleton to improve response procedures and limit impact during a crisis situation. Representatives from various commands come together in an EOC and act as puzzle pieces, each playing their own role in building a clear picture of mission success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Pains, gains, and bike chains: U.S. Marine Corps wounded warrior gives back to injured brothers and sisters-in-arms - Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Fernando Andrade, a volunteer and bicycle technician with Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, Wounded Warrior Regiment, installs a tire on a bicycle on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 17, 2018. Throughout the year, athletes with the unit compete in the Marine Corps Trials, the Department of Defense Warrior Games, and cycling tours in San Diego; therefore Andrade’s maintenance is vital to each competitors’ success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton Swanbeck)

Kimberly Lightley - On July 6, 1994, Kimberly Lightley (pictured) and nineteen of her fellow firefighters from the Oregon-based Prineville Hotshots responded to a blaze known as the South Canyon Wildfire in Colorado. By the end of the day, nine of them had lost their lives. Now a Critical Incident Specialist with the United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management, Ms. Lightley tells the story of that day to organizations around the country as a reminder of the serious nature of a firefighter’s job and the training it requires. Furthermore, the experience allows her to give her audience a first-hand account of stress management while encountering extreme situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Desiree King)

New Policy for Portable Air-Conditioner use in PPV Housing - Residents residing in Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's housing districts are now allowed to own and use portable air–conditioners based on approved permissions from the PPV property management companies. For more information call your district manager.

Intrepid Spirt Center will work together with Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton to treat traumatic brain, physical and psychological injuries. - Mr. Arnold Fisher, the honorary chairman of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, middle right, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Intrepid Spirit Center on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 4, 2018. The Intrepid Spirt Center will work together with Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton to treat traumatic brain, physical and psychological injuries. This location is one of nine centers being opened nationwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan)

Silent Drill Platoon - U.S. Marines with the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, Battle Color Detachment, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., perform during the Battle Color Ceremony at the Paige Field house on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 15, 2018. The ceremony featured “The Commandant’s Own," the United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon, and the Official Color Guard of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Pfc. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunner Gilbert H. Bolton (Ret.) - U.S. Marine Corps Gunner Gilbert H. Bolton (Ret.) was born in Portsmouth, Ohio and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1959. He served as an infantry Marine and officer until he retired in 1991 at the age of 50. During his time in the Marine Corps, Bolton rose through the ranks from private to an infantry weapons officer, also known as a Marine Gunner. A Marine Corps Gunner is a technical expert of all Marine Corps weapons systems, and their employment. (Photo courtesy of Gilbert H. Bolton)

U.S. Marines walk off the bus to start their check-in process for Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry - West on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2018. This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training company on the West Coast. - U.S. Marines walk off the bus to start their check-in process for Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry - West on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2018. This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training company on the West Coast.