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Pendleton Marines launch RQ-20 Puma in support of Operation Buck Rogers - U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Misbach, an intelligence specialist with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launches an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aircraft system during Operation Buck Rogers on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2019. Operation Buck Rogers is used to count the mule deer population on Camp Pendleton and the use of Pumas is a cheaper and more effective alternative to complete the task. The survey of Camp Pendleton’s deer population is done once a year. Misbach is a native of East Haven, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Families adopt a Marine for the Thanksgiving Holiday - U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Marine Combat Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner with the Frackelton family in Villa Park, California, Nov. 28, 2019. Many families open up their homes for the Marines of SOI to celebrate Thanksgiving through the Home Hospitality Adopt-a-Marine Program. The Home Hospitality Adopt-a-Marine for Thanksgiving Program was created several years ago by the Armed Services Young Men’s Christian Association. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Camp Pendleton hosts 2019 Tree Lighting Celebration - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosts the 2019 Tree Lighting Celebration at the Pacific Views Marine Corps Exchange on Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 23, 2019. The 50 foot holiday tree has over 30,000 twinkling lights and has been used for the past five years. The event also consists of a children’s carnival with games and rides, various sweepstakes, Santa and Mrs. Clause. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angela Wilcox)

2019 Western Regional Partnership Principals’ meeting held on Camp Pendleton - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, the commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, introduces himself during the 2019 Western Regional Partnership Principals’ meeting at the Pacific Views Center on Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2019. The WRP provides a proactive and collaborative framework for senior-policy level Federal, State and Tribal leadership to identify common goals and emerging issues in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, and to develop solutions that support WRP Partners and protect natural and cultural resources, while promoting sustainability, homeland security and military readiness. This was the first time the WRP has been hosted on a military installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Military spouse creates product to give individuals independence - U.S. Marine Maj. Jimmy Lindemann, the operations officer with Wounded Warrior Battalion - West, poses with April Mitchell, the creator of the Right Height door hook, at the battalion headquarters on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2019. Mitchell, a military spouse, created Right Height in hopes of giving individuals with less mobility more independence. Lindemann is a native of Needville, Texas, and Mitchell is a native of Lake Mills, Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Welcome to Camp Pendleton: Provost Marshal’s Office - Officer Samuel Reynoso, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fills out a safety vehicle checklist prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2019. Marines and civilian officers have been working together since 2005 on Camp Pendleton. The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Program was put into place so civilian police officers could protect the base while Marines were deployed. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Veterans Day 2019: Camp Pendleton vets share their story - Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Skip Curtis served from January 1965 to July 1996 as a pilot. Curtis deployed to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Throughout his time in Vietnam, Curtis, a Temple, Pennsylvania, native, said what kept him going was letters from his wife, which at the time took 10 days to receive. During his last flight in Vietnam he earned his second Purple Heart after he and his crew we shot down. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

Pendleton Marine's quick thinking saves three in SoCal car crash - U.S. Marine Cpl. Alexandra Nowak, an administrative specialist with Alpha Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, exemplified unwavering courage when she saved the lives of three people Sept. 20, 2019. Nowak was driving to pick up her 2-year old daughter and mother at the airport on Interstate Highway 15 in Escondido, California, when she witnessed a multi-car collision resulting in a sports utility vehicle rolling onto its side. Nowak is a Forney, Texas, native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

Vehicle inspections - why PMO does them - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Chaz Smith, a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security & Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, conducts a random antiterrorism measure vehicle inspection in 15 Area on Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 31, 2019. A RAM is a force protection measure designed to look for anything nefarious or illegal someone may be trying to bring aboard the base. The randomness of the inspection prevents external observers from predicting or establishing a timeline for force protection measures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Joint Light Tactical Vehicles are staged prior to the I Marine Expeditionary Force JLTV Operator New Equipment Training course in 13 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 17, 2019. The JLTV OPNET course is an eight day training evolution teaching students the vehicle’s characteristics, operations, operator maintenance and safety. - Joint Light Tactical Vehicles are staged prior to the I Marine Expeditionary Force JLTV Operator New Equipment Training course in 13 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 17, 2019. The JLTV OPNET course is an eight day training evolution teaching students the vehicle’s characteristics, operations, operator maintenance and safety.