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Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations - West, signs a Combined Federal Campaign contribution form in support of the 2016 CFC, Oct. 21. The Combined Federal Campaign is an annual charity campaign designed to assist federal employees that wish to donate to nonprofit organizations around the world.

Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations - West, signs a Combined Federal Campaign contribution form in support of the 2016 CFC, Oct. 21. The Combined Federal Campaign is an annual charity campaign designed to assist federal employees that wish to donate to nonprofit organizations around the world.

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kyle Randow (left), a Military Police Officer with Security and Emergency Services Battalion (SES Bn), Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton and 1st Lt. Bradley Worthan, a Military Police Officer, with SES Bn, MCIWEST-MCB, Camp Pendleton, participate in Exercise Vigilant Shield 2017 (VS-17) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18, 2016. Exercise VS-17 is a US Northern Command command level training event conducted as an Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Command Post Exercise, and supported by various Field Training Exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler S. Dietrich)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kyle Randow (left), a Military Police Officer with Security and Emergency Services Battalion (SES Bn), Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton and 1st Lt. Bradley Worthan, a Military Police Officer, with SES Bn, MCIWEST-MCB, Camp Pendleton, participate in Exercise Vigilant Shield 2017 (VS-17) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18, 2016. Exercise VS-17 is a US Northern Command command level training event conducted as an Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Command Post Exercise, and supported by various Field Training Exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler S. Dietrich)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Dietrich

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kyle Randow (left), a Military Police Officer with Security and Emergency Services Battalion (SES Bn), Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton and 1st Lt. Bradley Worthan, a Military Police Officer, with SES Bn, MCIWEST-MCB, Camp Pendleton, participate in Exercise Vigilant Shield 2017 (VS-17) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18, 2016. Exercise VS-17 is a US Northern Command command level training event conducted as an Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Command Post Exercise, and supported by various Field Training Exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler S. Dietrich)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kyle Randow (left), a Military Police Officer with Security and Emergency Services Battalion (SES Bn), Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton and 1st Lt. Bradley Worthan, a Military Police Officer, with SES Bn, MCIWEST-MCB, Camp Pendleton, participate in Exercise Vigilant Shield 2017 (VS-17) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18, 2016. Exercise VS-17 is a US Northern Command command level training event conducted as an Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Command Post Exercise, and supported by various Field Training Exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler S. Dietrich)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Dietrich

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Col. Jay Vargas (retired), left, and the honorable Darrell E. Issa, congressman, 49th Congressional District, unveil the plaque to commemorate the Medal of Honor post office dedication ceremony on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 17, 2016. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala)

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Col. Jay Vargas (retired), left, and the honorable Darrell E. Issa, congressman, 49th Congressional District, unveil the plaque to commemorate the Medal of Honor post office dedication ceremony on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 17, 2016. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala

Camp Pendleton Marines pose in front of the absentee voting exhibit on base, Sept. 29. absentee ballot counts the same as ballots cast at the poll site, all ballots submitted according to State laws are counted in every election.

Camp Pendleton Marines pose in front of the absentee voting exhibit on base, Sept. 29. absentee ballot counts the same as ballots cast at the poll site, all ballots submitted according to State laws are counted in every election.

Photo by Pfc. Dylan C Overbay

Camp Pendleton Marines pose in front of the absentee voting exhibit on base, Sept. 29. absentee ballot counts the same as ballots cast at the poll site, all ballots submitted according to State laws are counted in every election.

Camp Pendleton Marines pose in front of the absentee voting exhibit on base, Sept. 29. absentee ballot counts the same as ballots cast at the poll site, all ballots submitted according to State laws are counted in every election.

Photo by Pfc. Dylan C Overbay

U. S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, retire the colors during the commanding general’s evening colors ceremony at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tabitha A. Markovich)

U. S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, retire the colors during the commanding general’s evening colors ceremony at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tabitha A. Markovich)

Photo by Sgt. Tabitha Markovich

U. S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the American flag during the commanding general’s evening colors ceremony at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tabitha A. Markovich)

U. S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the American flag during the commanding general’s evening colors ceremony at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tabitha A. Markovich)

Photo by Sgt. Tabitha Markovich

U. S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the American flag during the commanding general’s evening colors ceremony at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tabitha A. Markovich)

U. S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the American flag during the commanding general’s evening colors ceremony at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tabitha A. Markovich)

Photo by Sgt. Tabitha Markovich

U. S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, addresses the audience during the commanding general’s evening colors ceremony at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tabitha A. Markovich)

U. S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, addresses the audience during the commanding general’s evening colors ceremony at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tabitha A. Markovich)

Photo by Sgt. Tabitha Markovich

Camp Pendleton conducted a hazardous material exercise at the old naval hospital by lake O'Neill on Sept. 20. the exercise is sponsered by the ARNORTH San Antonio and included the Camp Pendleton Fire Dept HAZMAT team and the U.S. Armys 9th Civil Support Team. (Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dylan C Overbay/RELEASED)

Camp Pendleton conducted a hazardous material exercise at the old naval hospital by lake O'Neill on Sept. 20. the exercise is sponsered by the ARNORTH San Antonio and included the Camp Pendleton Fire Dept HAZMAT team and the U.S. Armys 9th Civil Support Team. (Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dylan C Overbay/RELEASED)

Photo by Pfc. Dylan C Overbay

Camp Pendleton conducted a hazardous material exercise at the old naval hospital by lake O'Neill on Sept. 20. the exercise is sponsered by the ARNORTH San Antonio and included the Camp Pendleton Fire Dept HAZMAT team and the U.S. Armys 9th Civil Support Team. (Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dylan C Overbay/RELEASED)

Camp Pendleton conducted a hazardous material exercise at the old naval hospital by lake O'Neill on Sept. 20. the exercise is sponsered by the ARNORTH San Antonio and included the Camp Pendleton Fire Dept HAZMAT team and the U.S. Armys 9th Civil Support Team. (Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dylan C Overbay/RELEASED)

Photo by Pfc. Dylan C Overbay

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Nora W. Tyson, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet signs the graphic of the USS John Basilone after the ship naming ceremony for the USS John Basilone (DDG-122) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 16, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler S. Dietrich)

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Nora W. Tyson, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet signs the graphic of the USS John Basilone after the ship naming ceremony for the USS John Basilone (DDG-122) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 16, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler S. Dietrich)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Dietrich

CAMP PENDELTON, Calif. -- Ray Mabus, the Secretary of the Navy, shakes hands with Marines at the ship naming ceremony for the new Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer, the USS Basilone (DDG-122), at the 1st Marine Division Headquarters, Aug. 16, 2016. The USS Basilone is scheduled to be commissioned in 2022. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)

CAMP PENDELTON, Calif. -- Ray Mabus, the Secretary of the Navy, shakes hands with Marines at the ship naming ceremony for the new Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer, the USS Basilone (DDG-122), at the 1st Marine Division Headquarters, Aug. 16, 2016. The USS Basilone is scheduled to be commissioned in 2022. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations - West, conducts Exercise Citadel Rumble, Aug. 2-5. Exercise Citadel Rumble is an integrated disaster response and recovery exercise for emergency response plans, polices, and procedures as they pertain to an all-hazards event. This scenario encompassed a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Southern California.

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations - West, conducts Exercise Citadel Rumble, Aug. 2-5. Exercise Citadel Rumble is an integrated disaster response and recovery exercise for emergency response plans, polices, and procedures as they pertain to an all-hazards event. This scenario encompassed a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Southern California.

Photo by Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Camp Pendleton hosts tour for the Marine Corps Executive Forum, August 4. The Marine Corps Executive Forum is a daylong program that gives executive leaders the opportunity to experience the Marine Corps firsthand. During the tour the MCEF members rode in a helicopter, shot the M16A4 Service Rifle and visited the Infantry Immersion Trainer.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Camp Pendleton hosts tour for the Marine Corps Executive Forum, August 4. The Marine Corps Executive Forum is a daylong program that gives executive leaders the opportunity to experience the Marine Corps firsthand. During the tour the MCEF members rode in a helicopter, shot the M16A4 Service Rifle and visited the Infantry Immersion Trainer.

Photo by Cpl. Keenan Zelazoski

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Children participate in a Summer Baseball Camp at the Wire Mountain baseball field with former professional baseball player Adrian Burnside, July 12. Twenty two children took part in the four-day camp where they learned fundamentals such as catching, throwing and fielding.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Children participate in a Summer Baseball Camp at the Wire Mountain baseball field with former professional baseball player Adrian Burnside, July 12. Twenty two children took part in the four-day camp where they learned fundamentals such as catching, throwing and fielding.

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations - West / Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and SgtMaj. Julio Meza, MCI-West / Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton SgtMaj., tour Camp Pendleton with members of the U. S. Forestry Service during a brush fire, July 24, 2016. The fire, which began July 21, burned 1,454 acres aboard Camp Pendleton. Photo courtesy Col. Patrick Gramuglia.

Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations - West / Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and SgtMaj. Julio Meza, MCI-West / Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton SgtMaj., tour Camp Pendleton with members of the U. S. Forestry Service during a brush fire, July 24, 2016. The fire, which began July 21, burned 1,454 acres aboard Camp Pendleton. Photo courtesy Col. Patrick Gramuglia.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Maynard

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, right, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, relinquishes his command by the passing of the colors to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea during their change of command ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House National Historic Site on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian D. Bekkala)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, right, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, relinquishes his command by the passing of the colors to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea during their change of command ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House National Historic Site on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian D. Bekkala)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, outgoing commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House National Historic Site on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian D. Bekkala)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, outgoing commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House National Historic Site on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian D. Bekkala)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala