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Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton (NHCP) Pastoral Care Services and C.A.R.E.S. (Caring, Assistance, and Resources in Emergency/Everyday Situations) helped bring some holiday cheer to the Sailors at NHCP with an annual toy and food drive. Photographed are just some of the many gifts that were donated this year.

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton (NHCP) Pastoral Care Services and C.A.R.E.S. (Caring, Assistance, and Resources in Emergency/Everyday Situations) helped bring some holiday cheer to the Sailors at NHCP with an annual toy and food drive. Photographed are just some of the many gifts that were donated this year.

Photo by Felicia Crosson

Staff members from a local business deliver gifts to U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Davis, a postal clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 21, 2021. In the spirit of the holidays, multiple businesses have made donations to service members on base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Staff members from a local business deliver gifts to U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Davis, a postal clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 21, 2021. In the spirit of the holidays, multiple businesses have made donations to service members on base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Starkey, a musician with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), posts security outside the 1st MARDIV combat operations center during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 10 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Frank Webb)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Starkey, a musician with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), posts security outside the 1st MARDIV combat operations center during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 10 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Frank Webb)

Photo by Cpl. Frank Webb

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Blaskowski, an infantry officer with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), observes a target during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriel Antwiler)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Blaskowski, an infantry officer with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), observes a target during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriel Antwiler)

Photo by Cpl. Frank Webb

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Wyrick, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), posts security on Red Beach during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Munoz)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Wyrick, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), posts security on Red Beach during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Munoz)

Photo by Cpl. Frank Webb

Camp Pendleton, Calif. A Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) candidate from Basic Crewman Training (BCT) Class 116 fires a mounted .50-caliber machine gun during a training exercise. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy's SEAL and Special Boat communities. These communities support the NSW mission, providing maritime special operations forces to conduct full spectrum operations, unilaterally or with partners, to support national objectives. For more information on the NSW assessment, selection and training pathway, visit www.sealswcc.com.
(U.S. Navy Photo by Bradley Houshour/Released)

Camp Pendleton, Calif. A Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) candidate from Basic Crewman Training (BCT) Class 116 fires a mounted .50-caliber machine gun during a training exercise. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy's SEAL and Special Boat communities. These communities support the NSW mission, providing maritime special operations forces to conduct full spectrum operations, unilaterally or with partners, to support national objectives. For more information on the NSW assessment, selection and training pathway, visit www.sealswcc.com. (U.S. Navy Photo by Bradley Houshour/Released)

Photo by Brad Houshour

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mitchell J. Weed, a fire support Marine with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), observes an impact zone during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mitchell J. Weed, a fire support Marine with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), observes an impact zone during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), loads a round into an M252 81 mm mortar system during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), loads a round into an M252 81 mm mortar system during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), board a C-130 Hercules during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Dec. 5, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), board a C-130 Hercules during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Dec. 5, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mason J. Partlow, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), observes a mortar impact zone during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mason J. Partlow, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), observes a mortar impact zone during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225), watches an F-35B Lightning II land on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22), off the coast of California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225), watches an F-35B Lightning II land on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22), off the coast of California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225), watches an F-35B Lightning II land on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22), off the coast of California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225), watches an F-35B Lightning II land on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22), off the coast of California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225), watches an F-35B Lightning II land on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22), off the coast of California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225), watches an F-35B Lightning II land on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22), off the coast of California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Terry Johnson (right), the 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) chief of staff, passes the noncommissioned officer (NCO) sword to Sgt. Maj. David Wilson (center), the incoming sergeant major of 1st MARDIV, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2021. The passing of the NCO sword represents the transfer of duties from Sgt. Maj. Jason Jones, the off-going sergeant major of 1st MARDIV, to Wilson. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Terry Johnson (right), the 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) chief of staff, passes the noncommissioned officer (NCO) sword to Sgt. Maj. David Wilson (center), the incoming sergeant major of 1st MARDIV, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2021. The passing of the NCO sword represents the transfer of duties from Sgt. Maj. Jason Jones, the off-going sergeant major of 1st MARDIV, to Wilson. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Photo by Pfc. brayden daniel

Drift cars race, May, 13, 2017, in Atlanta, Ga. Air Force recruiting swore in delayed enlistment program Airmen before the races began. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider)

Drift cars race, May, 13, 2017, in Atlanta, Ga. Air Force recruiting swore in delayed enlistment program Airmen before the races began. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider)

Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider

Air vehicle operator, collateral duty inspector and quality assurance rep with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), prepare for the launching of the RQ-21A Blackjack at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Air vehicle operator, collateral duty inspector and quality assurance rep with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4), prepare for the launching of the RQ-21A Blackjack at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz

U.S. Marines with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, wake up during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of other friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, wake up during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of other friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

Photo by Cpl. Jamin Powell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael S. Mier, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while on a night patrol during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of other friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael S. Mier, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while on a night patrol during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of other friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

Photo by Cpl. Jamin Powell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Avery T. Woodfine, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while on a night patrol during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of adjacent friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Avery T. Woodfine, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while on a night patrol during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of adjacent friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

Photo by Cpl. Jamin Powell

U.S. Marines with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hold a defensive position during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of adjacent friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hold a defensive position during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of adjacent friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

Photo by Cpl. Jamin Powell