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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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

A member from the Lt. Dan Band reaches out to the crowd while performing during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

A member from the Lt. Dan Band reaches out to the crowd while performing during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

The Lt. Dan Band performs during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

The Lt. Dan Band performs during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

The Lt. Dan Band performs during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

The Lt. Dan Band performs during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

Yesenia Duran, an employee with My Little Carnival, hangs up childrens paintings during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Yesenia Duran, an employee with My Little Carnival, hangs up childrens paintings during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

Gary Sinise, Hollywood actor and bassist for the Lt. Dan Band, performs during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Gary Sinise, Hollywood actor and bassist for the Lt. Dan Band, performs during the Fall Carnival at the Wire Mountain softball fields on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sept. 13, 2019. The Fall Carnival was a free event hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation to show support for service members, and featured a concert by Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

A retired service member visits one of the vendors at the annual Retiree Expo at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

A retired service member visits one of the vendors at the annual Retiree Expo at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert Meyers visits with vendors during the annual Retiree Expo at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert Meyers visits with vendors during the annual Retiree Expo at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Attendees of the annual Retiree Expo listen to a brief by the Marine Officers’ Association of America at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Attendees of the annual Retiree Expo listen to a brief by the Marine Officers’ Association of America at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Norris Wise, an adjunct faculty member with Park University, Camp Pendleton Campus, waits for the start of the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Marine Corps Base 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)

Norris Wise, an adjunct faculty member with Park University, Camp Pendleton Campus, waits for the start of the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Marine Corps Base 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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

College graduates walk across the stage during the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Marine Corps Base 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)

College graduates walk across the stage during the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Marine Corps Base 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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

SAN DIEGO – The skyline of San Diego captured during the big power outage on Sept. 8, 2011. The only lights are battery and backup lights and little remaining sunlight on the buildings on the right. (Photo credit: Coronado Times)

SAN DIEGO – The skyline of San Diego captured during the big power outage on Sept. 8, 2011. The only lights are battery and backup lights and little remaining sunlight on the buildings on the right. (Photo credit: Coronado Times)

Photo by Coronado Times

Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, takes a call in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, takes a call in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Officer Samuel Reynoso, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fills out a safety vehicle checklist prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2019. Marines and civilian officers have been working together since 2005 on Camp Pendleton. The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Program was put into place so civilian police officers could protect the base while Marines were deployed. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Officer Samuel Reynoso, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fills out a safety vehicle checklist prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2019. Marines and civilian officers have been working together since 2005 on Camp Pendleton. The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Program was put into place so civilian police officers could protect the base while Marines were deployed. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Officer Jonathan Gibbs, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, checks the lights on a police car to ensure everything is working properly prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18, 2019. Every shift at PMO begins with guard mount. This routine starts with drawing gear, loading weapons, a morning brief and an accountability formation. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Officer Jonathan Gibbs, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, checks the lights on a police car to ensure everything is working properly prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18, 2019. Every shift at PMO begins with guard mount. This routine starts with drawing gear, loading weapons, a morning brief and an accountability formation. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A newly built beach cottage overlooks the ocean prior to a dedication ceremony at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A newly built beach cottage overlooks the ocean prior to a dedication ceremony at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Newly built beach cottages overlook the ocean prior to a dedication ceremony at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Newly built beach cottages overlook the ocean prior to a dedication ceremony at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Daniel B. Conley, right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and with representatives from Marine Corps Community Services and the San Diego Nice Guys charity, cut a ribbon during a dedication ceremony for beach cottages at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Daniel B. Conley, right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and with representatives from Marine Corps Community Services and the San Diego Nice Guys charity, cut a ribbon during a dedication ceremony for beach cottages at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez