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MCB Camp Pendleton

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Oceanside, California

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In the midst of water shortages caused by a severe drought, Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST) is working to conserve water by designing and implementing new technologies, auditing existing water-use systems, and changing end-user behaviors to reduce water waste. In FY15, Marine Corps bases and stations used about 6.6 billion gallons of water, with MCIWEST accounting for 2.2 billion of those – an appropriate 33 percent.

In the midst of water shortages caused by a severe drought, Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST) is working to conserve water by designing and implementing new technologies, auditing existing water-use systems, and changing end-user behaviors to reduce water waste. In FY15, Marine Corps bases and stations used about 6.6 billion gallons of water, with MCIWEST accounting for 2.2 billion of those – an appropriate 33 percent.

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Students of Corporal's Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Students of Corporal's Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necoechea

Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necoechea

Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necoechea

Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necoechea

Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Students of Corporal’s Course class 308-16 at Camp Pendleton practice drill as part of their curriculum. The students are scheduled to graduate Friday with the hopes using their new leadership skills to mold the future of the Marine Corps.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necoechea

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 takes off from Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10. This is the first time that the F-35 conducted close air support missions in support of exercise Steel Knight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Marion/Released)

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 takes off from Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10. This is the first time that the F-35 conducted close air support missions in support of exercise Steel Knight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Marion/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Brian Marion

Cpl. Monica Rios and Lance Cpl. Marshall Griffiths, Food Service Specialists, Food service Company, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, pose for a photograph with Col. Jeff Arruda, left, Chief-of-Staff, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations-West and Donovan Brown, right, head chef with Sodexo, after taking first place honors at the MCI-West Chef of the Quarter culinary competition here, Dec. 3.

Cpl. Monica Rios and Lance Cpl. Marshall Griffiths, Food Service Specialists, Food service Company, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, pose for a photograph with Col. Jeff Arruda, left, Chief-of-Staff, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations-West and Donovan Brown, right, head chef with Sodexo, after taking first place honors at the MCI-West Chef of the Quarter culinary competition here, Dec. 3.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necochea

Camp Pendleton hosts their annual Trees for Troops event, December 4. Camp Pendleton, in conjunction with several civilian agencies, aims to bring a fresh Christmas tree to every family who wants one free of charge.

Camp Pendleton hosts their annual Trees for Troops event, December 4. Camp Pendleton, in conjunction with several civilian agencies, aims to bring a fresh Christmas tree to every family who wants one free of charge.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necoechea

Camp Pendleton hosts their annual Trees for Troops event, December 4. Camp Pendleton, in conjunction with several civilian agencies, aims to bring a fresh Christmas tree to every family who wants one free of charge.

Camp Pendleton hosts their annual Trees for Troops event, December 4. Camp Pendleton, in conjunction with several civilian agencies, aims to bring a fresh Christmas tree to every family who wants one free of charge.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necoechea

Camp Pendleton hosts their annual Trees for Troops event, December 4. Camp Pendleton, in conjunction with several civilian agencies, aims to bring a fresh Christmas tree to every family who wants one free of charge.

Camp Pendleton hosts their annual Trees for Troops event, December 4. Camp Pendleton, in conjunction with several civilian agencies, aims to bring a fresh Christmas tree to every family who wants one free of charge.

Photo by Pfc. Emmanuel Necoechea

Marines fire a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic combined-arms environment to develop skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. The Marines are assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Mar. Div.

Marines fire a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic combined-arms environment to develop skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. The Marines are assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Mar. Div.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Spice is a synthetic cannabinoid that drug dealers use to spray on marijuana in order to enhance its psychoactive affect, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Spice, also known as K2, Summit or Scooby Snax, was introduced to the U.S. in 2008. (Courtesy photo)

Spice is a synthetic cannabinoid that drug dealers use to spray on marijuana in order to enhance its psychoactive affect, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Spice, also known as K2, Summit or Scooby Snax, was introduced to the U.S. in 2008. (Courtesy photo)

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The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif, enters the arena for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Barstow Rodeo Stampede, held aboard the base Sept. 25.

The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif, enters the arena for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Barstow Rodeo Stampede, held aboard the base Sept. 25.

Photo by Rob Jackson

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosts a commemoration ceremony for the Navajo Code Talkers at 1st Marine Division Headquarters, Sept. 28. Navajo Code Talkers Roy Hawthorne and Samuel T. Holiday were present to talk about their experiences. Maj. Gen. Daniel D. O'Donohue, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, gave his remarks and was presented with a Navajo blanket. During World War II, the U.S. Marine Corps, in an effort to find quicker and more secure ways to send and receive code enlisted Navajos as "code talkers." The first 29 Navajo recruits attended boot camp in May 1942. This first group created the Navajo code at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. (Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson/Released)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosts a commemoration ceremony for the Navajo Code Talkers at 1st Marine Division Headquarters, Sept. 28. Navajo Code Talkers Roy Hawthorne and Samuel T. Holiday were present to talk about their experiences. Maj. Gen. Daniel D. O'Donohue, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, gave his remarks and was presented with a Navajo blanket. During World War II, the U.S. Marine Corps, in an effort to find quicker and more secure ways to send and receive code enlisted Navajos as "code talkers." The first 29 Navajo recruits attended boot camp in May 1942. This first group created the Navajo code at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. (Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

Camp Pendleton’s North Terrace Elementary School held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of the school’s new track, Sept. 2.

The school’s running team provided handmade gifts and cards to Bullock and expressed their gratitude for his hard work.
The ceremony culminated with a celebratory lap by the school’s running team around the new track.

Camp Pendleton’s North Terrace Elementary School held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of the school’s new track, Sept. 2. The school’s running team provided handmade gifts and cards to Bullock and expressed their gratitude for his hard work. The ceremony culminated with a celebratory lap by the school’s running team around the new track.

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Camp Pendleton offers monthly and quarterly Lean Six Sigma courses for service members providing them with organizational framework, project methodology and performance improvement tools to help units meet goals more efficiently and effectively. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)

Camp Pendleton offers monthly and quarterly Lean Six Sigma courses for service members providing them with organizational framework, project methodology and performance improvement tools to help units meet goals more efficiently and effectively. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- The Honorable Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosts a signing ceremony with the Western Area Power Administration and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power at Naval Base Coronado, Aug. 20. The ceremony marked the signing of the largest renewable energy purchase by a federal entity. Patti Wagner, chief executive officer, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, and Ron Moulton, senior vice president, Western Area Power, acted as representatives of their respective entities.

Distinguished guests were invited to sign a solar panel in honor of the agreement. Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, added his signature to the panel.

(Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson/Released)

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- The Honorable Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosts a signing ceremony with the Western Area Power Administration and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power at Naval Base Coronado, Aug. 20. The ceremony marked the signing of the largest renewable energy purchase by a federal entity. Patti Wagner, chief executive officer, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, and Ron Moulton, senior vice president, Western Area Power, acted as representatives of their respective entities. Distinguished guests were invited to sign a solar panel in honor of the agreement. Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, added his signature to the panel. (Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia Sorenson

Staff Sergeant Matthew L. Slade photographs Operation Amped surfers on San Onofre Beach, August 21. Slade is a wounded warrior and student of Wounded Warrior Battalion West’s photography class, fStop. The fStop Warrior Project supports wounded warriors’ recovery and transition through creative self-expression using the art of digital photography.

Staff Sergeant Matthew L. Slade photographs Operation Amped surfers on San Onofre Beach, August 21. Slade is a wounded warrior and student of Wounded Warrior Battalion West’s photography class, fStop. The fStop Warrior Project supports wounded warriors’ recovery and transition through creative self-expression using the art of digital photography.

Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

Master Sergeant Hugo L. Gonzalez surfs with Operation Amped at San Onofre Beach, August 21. Operation Amped is an annual weekend surfing event open to Wounded Warriors and their families. Operation Amped’s mission is to share the surfing community and the healing potential of surfing with seriously ill, injured, or disabled U.S. military veterans and their families.

Master Sergeant Hugo L. Gonzalez surfs with Operation Amped at San Onofre Beach, August 21. Operation Amped is an annual weekend surfing event open to Wounded Warriors and their families. Operation Amped’s mission is to share the surfing community and the healing potential of surfing with seriously ill, injured, or disabled U.S. military veterans and their families.

Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson