Stories

Faces of Pendleton: Staff Sgt. Freddy Torres - Staff Sgt. Freddy Torres, the staff noncommissioned officer of Corporals’ Course and Lance Corporal Seminar for Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo Sept. 19, 2019. Torres, who was seriously wounded while deployed to Afghanistan, uses his life experiences to help guide and mentor Marines into warfighters capable of adapting and overcoming any adversity they may encounter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Roses)

Sgt. Kevin Fisch represents Camp Pendleton at 2019 HITT Championship - U.S. Marine Sgt. Kevin Fisch, a motor transportation mechanic with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, earned 1st place as the male champion during the 5th Annual 2019 High Intensity Tactical Training Championship at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Fisch was chosen to represent Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton at the championship after wining multiple HITT Challenges around the base. Fisch is a Lockport, Illinois, native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

Welcome to Camp Pendleton: Field Medical Training Battalion - West - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Idelia Brandflu, left, and Seaman Sam Applin, right, both students with Field Medical Training Battalion - West, assess a simulated casualty as part of the Field Medical Service Technician Course final exercise at the FMTB training site on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 16, 2019. The final exercise is the last task the sailors must complete before earning the title of Fleet Marine Force corpsman. The staff and instructors at FMTB-West are responsible for training the corpsman and officers who provide medical support to Marine Corps units. Brandflu is a native of Murrieta, California. Applin is a native of Hanford, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Strategic Lift and MCAS Camp Pendleton: Marines, airmen work together to deploy equipment, personnel - U.S. Marines and airmen assist in loading a UH-1Y Venom into C-5M Super Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 16, 2019. The C-5M was a visiting U.S. Air Force aircraft from 433rd Airlift Wing, and was here as part of a dual service training exercise.The air station provides the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing with flexible deployment options. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Thinking ahead: Marines, sailors get their diplomas - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Crystal Ledbetter, right, the legal administration officer with the Legal Services Support Section-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, receives her diploma during the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The graduating class of 133 students earned 141 degrees from three of the colleges offered through the Base Education Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777 howitzer during Summer Fire Exercise 19 at 62 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2019. The Marines are conducting Summer FIREX, a live-fire regimental-level exercise, from July 22 to Aug. 1. The exercise is designed to bring the entire regiment together and maximize the training areas available on Camp Pendleton to enhance their ability to conduct real-world operations. - U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777 howitzer during Summer Fire Exercise 19 at 62 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 23, 2019. The Marines are conducting Summer FIREX, a live-fire regimental-level exercise, from July 22 to Aug. 1. The exercise is designed to bring the entire regiment together and maximize the training areas available on Camp Pendleton to enhance their ability to conduct real-world operations.

Owen Conner, uniforms and heraldry curator with the National Museum of the Marine Corps, inspects medal collection belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Russell Rose at warehouse 2288, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 10, 2019. Several Marine Corps artifacts were collected from the MCB Camp Pendleton History Museum Branch for transport to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. - Owen Conner, uniforms and heraldry curator with the National Museum of the Marine Corps, inspects medal collection belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Russell Rose at warehouse 2288, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 10, 2019. Several Marine Corps artifacts were collected from the MCB Camp Pendleton History Museum Branch for transport to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia.

Trees for Troops 2018 - U.S. service members, Department of Defense employees and their families attend the Trees for Troops event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 1, 2018. The event provided service members and their families an opportunity to celebrate the holiday season and the chance to take a Christmas tree home. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Giving more than just "Thanks" - U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton who are unable to be with their own families on Thanksgiving are hosted by a local family as a part of the Home Hospitality Event in Coto De Caza, California, Nov. 22, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)

Eye in the Sky - A Lattice Modular Heli-Drone flies in the air during a test run of the Lattice Platform Security System at the Red Beach training area, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 8, 2018. The Lattice Modular Heli-Drone was being tested to demonstrate its capabilities and potential for increasing security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)