Stories - Jan 2013

Welcome-home signs, similar to the signs shown in the photo, which have served their purpose, can be brought to the public affairs office room 113 in bldg. 1160. - Welcome-home signs, similar to the signs shown in the photo, which have served their purpose, can be brought to the public affairs office room 113 in bldg. 1160.

Marine Corps museum, base seek welcome-home signs

All the welcome-home signs hung here for those returning from deployment eventually come down. And despite whatever care and sincerity went into delivering the message, the posters and banners often end up either stored away or in a trash bin. However, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., such objects have a place of lasting

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News Brief - News Brief

Pendleton Disposition Services to halt operations for training

The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, formally known as the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, here is scheduled to implement new software starting Feb. 25.DLA Disposition Services will not be accepting appointments, walk-ins, or Reutilization, Transfer and Donation customers from Feb. 11 to March 3. In preparation for the new

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Upon completion of the construction project, the traffic flow is expected to improve at the Wire Mountain Road and Vandergrift Boulevard intersection even with the new NHCP, Marine Corps Exchange, and other developments near the main gate of the base. The project is scheduled to be complete Oct. 1. This photo illustraition was provided courtesy of MCB Camp Pendleton's Public Works Division. - Upon completion of the construction project, the traffic flow is expected to improve at the Wire Mountain Road and Vandergrift Boulevard intersection even with the new NHCP, Marine Corps Exchange, and other developments near the main gate of the base. The project is scheduled to be complete Oct. 1. This photo illustraition was provided courtesy of MCB Camp Pendleton's Public Works Division.

Construction near the main gate

Camp Pendleton began phase I of a three phase construction project on Nov. 1, 2012 to improve intersection traffic at Wire Mountain Road and Vandegrift Boulevard.There is presently a traffic signal just inside of the main gate that often causes congestion during commuting hours. Traffic conditions are expected to worsen with the arrival of the new

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LCpl. Hazel Watson, a military policeman with Security Battalion, blows into a breathalyzer during a demonstration here Jan. 3. The demonstration gives a visual example of the process that Marines and sailors throughout the Marine Corps will undergo in accordance with Marine Administrative Message 709/12. - LCpl. Hazel Watson, a military policeman with Security Battalion, blows into a breathalyzer during a demonstration here Jan. 3. The demonstration gives a visual example of the process that Marines and sailors throughout the Marine Corps will undergo in accordance with Marine Administrative Message 709/12.

Corps enforces breathalyzer tests

As of Jan. 1, Marines and sailors found to have a blood alcohol content of .01 percent or higher during regular working hours will be subject to counsel, and treatment and those with a BAC of .04 percent or higher will undergo a fit-for-duty assessment and further corrective action. Marine Administrative Message 709/12 provides guidelines for the

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Resident Energy Conservation Program - Resident Energy Conservation Program

Resident Energy Conservation Program commences phase I

The Resident Energy Conservation Program initiated phase I of the two phase program here January 2013.Members of the Family Housing Department went door-to-door delivering letters to residents informing them about the RECP and what they should expect.The notifications stated that during the three-month-long initial phase, the specified housing

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