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Darren Klassen, co-founder of Torrey Pines Surf Ministry, watches the waves at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 24, 2020. Klassen now works with more than four surf therapy organizations, with close ties to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s military population. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts

The Fisher House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, provides a “home away from home” for families of service members receiving serious and emergency medical care at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. The house is available for family members of active duty military, retirees and veterans, providing them with complimentary lodging while their loved one is being treated. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

U.S. Marine Col. Christeon Griffin, commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, releases a carp back into the water at Case Springs Camp Pendleton Ca. Col. Griffin is one of the installations many avid fishermen and enjoys the on-base fishing opportunities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Broc Story

Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton celebrates Father's Day on June 21, 2020.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts

U.S. Marine Cpl. Allen Waller, a marksman observer with the Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fires an M45A1 service pistol during a live-fire range at Range 221 on Camp Pendleton, California, June 17, 2020. During the range, SRT completed their monthly qualification with the M9A1 service pistol, the M45A1 service pistol, the M1014 semiautomatic shotgun, and the M4A1 carbine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob Dahl, a student with Corporals Course 3-20, hosted by Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, executes present sword during sword manual practical application at the 13 Area parade deck on Camp Pendleton, California, June 12, 2020. The Marine noncommissioned officer’s sword is authorized for use by all enlisted Marines in the grade of corporal through sergeant major for parades, reviews and other ceremonies. Dahl is a native of San Clemente, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

A crucifix waits on the altar at Marine Memorial Chapel on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 3, 2020. Pendleton’s Marine Memorial Chapel and Blinder Memorial Chapel are holding the first worship services this weekend since closing in response to the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year. Several precautions have been taken to help mitigate the spread of disease during worship services. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Skyler Tooker

A firefighter with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department ignites vegetation with a drip torch during a controlled burn training as part of CPFD's Fire School on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 3, 2020. The training is hosted by CPFD to strengthen partnerships with the surrounding agencies and to perform prescribed burns on the installation training areas in preparation for the upcoming fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

A firefighter with Camp Pendleton Fire Department feeds a prescribed burn in the Juliet Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 23, 2020. Firefighters with CPFD are using a series of prescribed burns to clear approximately 50 acres of dense vegetation over the Memorial Day weekend. The fires will improve the habitat for the kangaroo rat, one of 18 endangered species that lives on Camp Pendleton, and prevent wildfires during the summer fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A firefighter with Camp Pendleton Fire Department feeds a prescribed burn in the Juliet Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 23, 2020. Firefighters with CPFD are using a series of prescribed burns to clear approximately 50 acres of dense vegetation over the Memorial Day weekend. The fires will improve the habitat for the kangaroo rat, one of 18 endangered species that lives on Camp Pendleton, and prevent wildfires during the summer fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

The Environmental Security Department aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton provides a map of the 2020 Camp Pendleton mosquito larvicide designated areas of operation.

Photo by 1st Lt. Charlotte Dennis

Maj. Matthew H. Hilton, communication strategy and operations officer for the Entertainment Media liaisons Office, shows historical photos during a production at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 20, 2020 . The EMLO's primary responsibility is to assists directors, producers, and writers in the entertainment industry by providing DoD support for major motion pictures, television shows, video games and documentaries to inform and educate the public about the roles and missions, history, operations, and training of the United States Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

Photo by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado

Lt. Gen. Joseph Osterman, commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Brig. Gen. Daniel Conley, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West and Camp Pendleton, share a message of unity to their forces April 10, 2020, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. No matter where they are located, the Marines and Sailors of I MEF and MCI-West continue to collectively do their part to help limit the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Royce Dorman)

Photo by Jeff Nyhart

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Paul McGary, a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, takes down service members’ information during a traffic collision on Camp Pendleton, California, April 3, 2020. The security services and first responders on Camp Pendleton are taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Military police are asking base patrons if they have any flu like symptoms before assisting them in any situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Paul McGary, a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, asks if a service member has flu like symptoms before assisting in a traffic collision on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 3, 2020. The security services and first responders on Camp Pendleton are taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Military police are asking base patrons if they have any flu like symptoms before assisting them in any situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Sawyeron, a military police officer with Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, scans an ID card at the San Luis Rey gate on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 2, 2020.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Mikayla Arriola, an administrative specialist with Alpha Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, assists a customer at the 13 Area Installation Personnel Administration Center on Camp Pendleton, California, April 2, 2020. IPAC has adjusted how they complete their daily mission to follow the health protection condition guidelines for COVID-19, while keeping their personnel and customers safe. Arriola is a native of Santa Maria, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Garcia, an administrative specialist with Alpha Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, goes through initial check-in packages with Marines at the 13 Area Installation Personnel Administration Center on Camp Pendleton, California, April 2, 2020. IPAC has adjusted how they complete their daily mission to follow the health protection condition guidelines for COVID-19, while keeping their personnel and customers safe. Garcia is a native of Hendersonville, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

SERGEANT MAJOR FAUSTO CABRERA

Photo by Cmdphoto

Families wait on the street with signs during the Mary Fay Teacher Parade in the San Luis Rey Housing on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 27, 2020. The teachers of Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School came together to have a vehicle parade for their students that live in the surrounding areas of the school. The school has been closed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

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