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Dakeyah McFarlin is a small business advocate for the western region of Marine Corps installations. She came to Camp Pendleton and established a new program in 2008. On January 11, 2018 Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea awarded her with a letter of appreciation for her support to Marine Corps Installations West. She is a Law school graduate who previously worked for the naval yard in Washington D.C as a contract specialist.

Dakeyah McFarlin is a small business advocate for the western region of Marine Corps installations. She came to Camp Pendleton and established a new program in 2008. On January 11, 2018 Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea awarded her with a letter of appreciation for her support to Marine Corps Installations West. She is a Law school graduate who previously worked for the naval yard in Washington D.C as a contract specialist.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 fly over San Diego, after launching from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 8. HMH-361 successfully launched eight CH-53Es for a single flight as a display of appreciation for the hard work of the squadron’s maintainers. Four aircraft returned to HMH-361, and the other four aircraft attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 for an upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Servando Morales/Released)

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 fly over San Diego, after launching from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 8. HMH-361 successfully launched eight CH-53Es for a single flight as a display of appreciation for the hard work of the squadron’s maintainers. Four aircraft returned to HMH-361, and the other four aircraft attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 for an upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Servando Morales/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Servando Morales

Marines and police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, deliver gifts to Stuart Mesa housing families during the 2nd annual “Cops for Kids” event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017. 1st Lt. Mark Crum and Cpl. Anthony James organized the event in conjunction with Toys for Tots an effort to give back to the community and build awareness of law enforcement initiatives aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

Marines and police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, deliver gifts to Stuart Mesa housing families during the 2nd annual “Cops for Kids” event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017. 1st Lt. Mark Crum and Cpl. Anthony James organized the event in conjunction with Toys for Tots an effort to give back to the community and build awareness of law enforcement initiatives aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

U. S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton presented seven firefighters and paramedics with a lifesaving award on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017. Chief Jeff Moore, Captain David Lewis, Engineer Tom Klein, FireFighter Justin Myers and
Firefighter and Paramedics Steve Chavez, Justin Myers, Chris Braun and Lou Santos were awarded for their actions in saving Leeanne Ericson, who was attacked by a shark in April 2017. (Courtesy photo)

U. S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton presented seven firefighters and paramedics with a lifesaving award on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017. Chief Jeff Moore, Captain David Lewis, Engineer Tom Klein, FireFighter Justin Myers and Firefighter and Paramedics Steve Chavez, Justin Myers, Chris Braun and Lou Santos were awarded for their actions in saving Leeanne Ericson, who was attacked by a shark in April 2017. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

U. S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, presented seven firefighters and paramedics with a lifesaving award on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017. Chief Jeff Moore, Captain David Lewis, Engineer Tom Klein, FireFighter Justin Myers and
Firefighter and Paramedics Steve Chavez, Justin Myers, Chris Braun and Lou Santos were awarded for their actions in saving Leeanne Ericson, who was attacked by a shark in April 2017. (Courtesy Photo)

U. S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, presented seven firefighters and paramedics with a lifesaving award on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017. Chief Jeff Moore, Captain David Lewis, Engineer Tom Klein, FireFighter Justin Myers and Firefighter and Paramedics Steve Chavez, Justin Myers, Chris Braun and Lou Santos were awarded for their actions in saving Leeanne Ericson, who was attacked by a shark in April 2017. (Courtesy Photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

San Onofre Elementary School students, Marine Corps Installations-West chief of staff, Colonel Joseph D. Williams, and Fallbrook School Board members, break ground at the new San Onofre Elementary School site aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 14, 2017. The new school will enroll 900 students, have computer labs with wireless internet, and an improved science, technology, engineering, mathematics program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

San Onofre Elementary School students, Marine Corps Installations-West chief of staff, Colonel Joseph D. Williams, and Fallbrook School Board members, break ground at the new San Onofre Elementary School site aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 14, 2017. The new school will enroll 900 students, have computer labs with wireless internet, and an improved science, technology, engineering, mathematics program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels

A construction draft of the new San Onofre Elementary School was on display to the attendees of the groundbreaking ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., Dec. 14, 2017. The ceremony was held to begin the construction for the new elementary school. The school will be able to hold 900 students, have computer labs with wireless internet, and a improved science, technology, engineering, mathematics program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

A construction draft of the new San Onofre Elementary School was on display to the attendees of the groundbreaking ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., Dec. 14, 2017. The ceremony was held to begin the construction for the new elementary school. The school will be able to hold 900 students, have computer labs with wireless internet, and a improved science, technology, engineering, mathematics program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels

Candace Singh, superintendent of the Fallbrook School District, speaks to the students of San Onofre Elementary School about the improvements of the new school being built during the groundbreaking ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 14, 2017. The school will enroll 900 students, have computer labs with wireless internet, and a improved science, technology, engineering, mathematics program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

Candace Singh, superintendent of the Fallbrook School District, speaks to the students of San Onofre Elementary School about the improvements of the new school being built during the groundbreaking ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 14, 2017. The school will enroll 900 students, have computer labs with wireless internet, and a improved science, technology, engineering, mathematics program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Naval medical personnel, both active duty and reservists from various bases, participated in Expeditionary Medical Facility Training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11-15, 2017. The training facility, constructed of tents, included a 50-bed field hospital with an intensive care unit, operation room capabilities and ambulatory care. Participants ran through scenarios and practiced treated "casualties" in a simulated combat environment. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Samantha Rocha, a food service specialist at the Mountain Warfare Training Center, prepares her teams entrée during the Culinary Team of the Quarter competition aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Samantha Rocha, a food service specialist at the Mountain Warfare Training Center, prepares her teams entrée during the Culinary Team of the Quarter competition aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Valeria Galvanizquirdo, and Cpl. Alexis Walton, food service specialists from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, place second in the Culinary Team of the Quarter competition at the aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Valeria Galvanizquirdo, and Cpl. Alexis Walton, food service specialists from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, place second in the Culinary Team of the Quarter competition at the aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

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Pennie Jordan and Juan Benitez, Sodexo food service specialists on Camp Pendleton place first in the Culinary Team of the Quarter aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

Pennie Jordan and Juan Benitez, Sodexo food service specialists on Camp Pendleton place first in the Culinary Team of the Quarter aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

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U.S. Marine Corps, food service specialists, prepare their entrees during the Culinary Team of the Quarter competition aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Corps, food service specialists, prepare their entrees during the Culinary Team of the Quarter competition aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017. The competition brings Marine and civilian food service specialists together in a head-to-head competition to see who has the best chow hall. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

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Susan Hoover, an employee with Marine Corps Community Services for over 50 years, celebrated her retirement aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017. Hoover has dedicated over 50 years of service and has been taking care of Marines since she started as a sales clerk in 1967. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Susan Hoover, an employee with Marine Corps Community Services for over 50 years, celebrated her retirement aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017. Hoover has dedicated over 50 years of service and has been taking care of Marines since she started as a sales clerk in 1967. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

Susan Hoover, an employee with Marine Corps Community Services for over 50 years, celebrated her retirement aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017. Hoover has dedicated over 50 years of service and has been taking care of Marines since she started as a sales clerk in 1967. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Susan Hoover, an employee with Marine Corps Community Services for over 50 years, celebrated her retirement aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017. Hoover has dedicated over 50 years of service and has been taking care of Marines since she started as a sales clerk in 1967. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

U. S. Marines, with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, conducted a motivational run, Nov. 8, 2017. Groups of three Marines will be running two miles each, totaling 242 miles commemorating each year the Marine Corps has been in existence.

U. S. Marines, with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, conducted a motivational run, Nov. 8, 2017. Groups of three Marines will be running two miles each, totaling 242 miles commemorating each year the Marine Corps has been in existence.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin