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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

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 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

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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

A UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, sits on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

A UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, sits on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, engages targets with an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun from the side door of a Venom helicopter during a training exercise on Range 440Z at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, engages targets with an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun from the side door of a Venom helicopter during a training exercise on Range 440Z at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the sky around a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the sky around a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Deming, a weapons and tactics instructor with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the sky around a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Deming, a weapons and tactics instructor with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the sky around a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, marks the location of targets on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, marks the location of targets on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

An M134 GAU-17/A minigun rests on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

An M134 GAU-17/A minigun rests on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley