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Mike Gonzales, Stilo security officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, talks about when he was in the military at the DoD Hiring Heroes Networking with Industry event, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 11, 2018. This event was held to allow service members to ask questions and discuss employment opportunities with a career advisor various company representatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Mike Gonzales, Stilo security officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, talks about when he was in the military at the DoD Hiring Heroes Networking with Industry event, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 11, 2018. This event was held to allow service members to ask questions and discuss employment opportunities with a career advisor various company representatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash

Members of the DoD Hiring Heroes program pose for a photo at the DoD Hiring Heroes Networking with Industry event, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 11, 2018. The members flew in from Washington D.C. to increase awareness for job opportunities for service members transitioning out of the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Members of the DoD Hiring Heroes program pose for a photo at the DoD Hiring Heroes Networking with Industry event, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 11, 2018. The members flew in from Washington D.C. to increase awareness for job opportunities for service members transitioning out of the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chase Swenson, satellite communications operator, Support Company, 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, deploys a satellite terminal antenna at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2018. The deployed very small aperture terminal-large (VSAT-L) established long range, real-time communications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chase Swenson, satellite communications operator, Support Company, 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, deploys a satellite terminal antenna at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2018. The deployed very small aperture terminal-large (VSAT-L) established long range, real-time communications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cameron Tracy, engineer equipment electrical systems technician, Charlie Company, 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, repairs a power distribution panel at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2018. Tracy repaired the electrical equipment to ensure the user has solid connections for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cameron Tracy, engineer equipment electrical systems technician, Charlie Company, 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, repairs a power distribution panel at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2018. Tracy repaired the electrical equipment to ensure the user has solid connections for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Preston Schaufenbuel, satellite communications operator, Charlie Company, 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, sets up a very small aperture terminal-medium (VSAT-M) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, July 10, 2018. The VSAT-M has the ability to give Marine commanders the means to communicate beyond line of sight while forward deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Preston Schaufenbuel, satellite communications operator, Charlie Company, 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, sets up a very small aperture terminal-medium (VSAT-M) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, July 10, 2018. The VSAT-M has the ability to give Marine commanders the means to communicate beyond line of sight while forward deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas

U.S. Marines piloting UH-1Y Huey helicopters and firefighters from Camp Pendleton as well as surrounding communities work together to contain a 1,200 acre fire in the Camp Horno area at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

U.S. Marines piloting UH-1Y Huey helicopters and firefighters from Camp Pendleton as well as surrounding communities work together to contain a 1,200 acre fire in the Camp Horno area at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz Housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz Housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz Housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz Housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, retrieve water from Lake O'Neill to combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, retrieve water from Lake O'Neill to combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz Housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz Housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

U.S. Marines piloting UH-1Y Huey helicopters and firefighters from Camp Pendleton as well as surrounding communities work together to contain a 1,200 acre fire in the Camp Horno area at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

U.S. Marines piloting UH-1Y Huey helicopters and firefighters from Camp Pendleton as well as surrounding communities work together to contain a 1,200 acre fire in the Camp Horno area at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas

Master Sgt. Victor Juarez, staff noncomissioned officer-in-charge, Manpower Information Systems Support Office 03 (MISSO-03), Marine Corps Installations – West, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 27, 2018. MISSO-03 is one of the multiple manpower information support offices across the Marine Corps responsible for assisting units west of the Mississippi River in accurately reporting and retrieving personnel and pay information using the various automated manpower information systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Master Sgt. Victor Juarez, staff noncomissioned officer-in-charge, Manpower Information Systems Support Office 03 (MISSO-03), Marine Corps Installations – West, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 27, 2018. MISSO-03 is one of the multiple manpower information support offices across the Marine Corps responsible for assisting units west of the Mississippi River in accurately reporting and retrieving personnel and pay information using the various automated manpower information systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Rusty Duke, right, a lieutenant with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Station #1, leads a morning meeting at Fire Station #1, MCB Camp Pendleton, California, June 15, 2018. Duke has been a firefighter for 18 years, protecting local communities from hundreds of fires and leading junior firefighters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Rusty Duke, right, a lieutenant with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Station #1, leads a morning meeting at Fire Station #1, MCB Camp Pendleton, California, June 15, 2018. Duke has been a firefighter for 18 years, protecting local communities from hundreds of fires and leading junior firefighters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas

Cpl. Adam Ritchie, field radio operator, 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, drives a car prior to conducting maintenance during Military Service Technician Education Program (MSTEP) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 4, 2018. This program provided Marines with a smooth transition out of their Marine Corps job field and into the automotive workforce. Ritchie accepted a position at the BMW dealership in Louisville, Kentucky, where he will work after he transitions out of the Marine Corps in July 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Cpl. Adam Ritchie, field radio operator, 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, drives a car prior to conducting maintenance during Military Service Technician Education Program (MSTEP) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 4, 2018. This program provided Marines with a smooth transition out of their Marine Corps job field and into the automotive workforce. Ritchie accepted a position at the BMW dealership in Louisville, Kentucky, where he will work after he transitions out of the Marine Corps in July 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash

BMW of North America is working with the United States Marine Corps in a first-of-its-kind partnership to open an automotive technician training center on a U.S. military base. Service members at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, CA., will train for highly technical jobs as they transition to civilian life in the MSTEP (Military Service Technician Education Program). (Courtesy Photo by David Poller)

BMW of North America is working with the United States Marine Corps in a first-of-its-kind partnership to open an automotive technician training center on a U.S. military base. Service members at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, CA., will train for highly technical jobs as they transition to civilian life in the MSTEP (Military Service Technician Education Program). (Courtesy Photo by David Poller)

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Sgt. Anderson Leighton, recovering service member, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, drives a 2017 BMW 650i Gran Coupe Sedan during Military Service Technician Education Program (MSTEP) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 4, 2018. The program helped prepare Marines for automotive career fields after they transition out of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Sgt. Anderson Leighton, recovering service member, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, drives a 2017 BMW 650i Gran Coupe Sedan during Military Service Technician Education Program (MSTEP) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 4, 2018. The program helped prepare Marines for automotive career fields after they transition out of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash

Camp Pendleton firefighters responded to a brush fire that started around 11:30 a.m. in the Mike training area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 11, 2018. The brush fire, named Puebitos Fire, burned to total of 42 acres lasted for about two and a half hours.

Camp Pendleton firefighters responded to a brush fire that started around 11:30 a.m. in the Mike training area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 11, 2018. The brush fire, named Puebitos Fire, burned to total of 42 acres lasted for about two and a half hours.

Photo by Sgt. Hector de Jesus

Camp Pendleton firefighters responded to a brush fire that started around 11:30 a.m. in the Mike training area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 11, 2018. The brush fire, named Puebitos Fire, burned to total of 42 acres lasted for about two and a half hours.

Camp Pendleton firefighters responded to a brush fire that started around 11:30 a.m. in the Mike training area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 11, 2018. The brush fire, named Puebitos Fire, burned to total of 42 acres lasted for about two and a half hours.

Photo by Sgt. Hector de Jesus

Camp Pendleton firefighters responded to a brush fire that started around 11:30 a.m. in the Mike training area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 11, 2018. The brush fire, named Puebitos Fire, burned to total of 42 acres lasted for about two and a half hours.

Camp Pendleton firefighters responded to a brush fire that started around 11:30 a.m. in the Mike training area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif, June 11, 2018. The brush fire, named Puebitos Fire, burned to total of 42 acres lasted for about two and a half hours.

Photo by Sgt. Hector de Jesus

Sgt. Haley Jimenez, administrative clerk, Headquarters and Support Battalion., Marine Corps Installations - West, poses for a photo prior to the 2018 Mud Run Commanding General’s Cup Team Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2018. The race stretched over 10-kilometers around Lake O’Neill on MCB Camp Pendleton. Over 2,000 Marines from numerous units around California and neighboring states participated in the challenge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan C. Bustos)

Sgt. Haley Jimenez, administrative clerk, Headquarters and Support Battalion., Marine Corps Installations - West, poses for a photo prior to the 2018 Mud Run Commanding General’s Cup Team Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2018. The race stretched over 10-kilometers around Lake O’Neill on MCB Camp Pendleton. Over 2,000 Marines from numerous units around California and neighboring states participated in the challenge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan C. Bustos)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos