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Camp Pendleton and Iwo Jima Monument West hosted an event to raise awareness for Iwo Jima veterans at the Pacific Views Event Center here, May 22. Nine veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima were in attendance to recount their tales of the historic amphibious landing, the raising of the flag atop Mount Suribachi and the days that followed.

Camp Pendleton and Iwo Jima Monument West hosted an event to raise awareness for Iwo Jima veterans at the Pacific Views Event Center here, May 22. Nine veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima were in attendance to recount their tales of the historic amphibious landing, the raising of the flag atop Mount Suribachi and the days that followed.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

Iwo Jima veterans participate in the reenactment of the historic Mount Suribachi flag raising during an event at the Pacific Views Event Center here, May 22.

The event was hosted by Camp Pendleton and Iwo Jima Monument West. Nine veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima were in attendance to recount their tales of the historic battle, the raising of the flag atop Mount Suribachi and the days that followed.

Iwo Jima veterans participate in the reenactment of the historic Mount Suribachi flag raising during an event at the Pacific Views Event Center here, May 22. The event was hosted by Camp Pendleton and Iwo Jima Monument West. Nine veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima were in attendance to recount their tales of the historic battle, the raising of the flag atop Mount Suribachi and the days that followed.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Brigadier Gen. Edward Banta, the Marine Corps Installations West commanding general, and Col. John Farnam, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar commanding officer, accept the 2015 Environmental Protection Agency Federal Green Challenge Award for Energy from Gina McCarthy, the EPA administrator May 20 at the public works building on MCAS Miramar, California. In 2014, MCAS Miramar had the greatest percentage reduction in energy use nationally and cut its fuel oil consumption by 98%.

Brigadier Gen. Edward Banta, the Marine Corps Installations West commanding general, and Col. John Farnam, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar commanding officer, accept the 2015 Environmental Protection Agency Federal Green Challenge Award for Energy from Gina McCarthy, the EPA administrator May 20 at the public works building on MCAS Miramar, California. In 2014, MCAS Miramar had the greatest percentage reduction in energy use nationally and cut its fuel oil consumption by 98%.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Marines hike up from the plateau near the base of the Grand Canyon during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Marines hike up from the plateau near the base of the Grand Canyon during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Marines hike up from the plateau near the base of the Grand Canyon during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Marines hike up from the plateau near the base of the Grand Canyon during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Marines hike up from the plateau near the base of the Grand Canyon during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Marines hike up from the plateau near the base of the Grand Canyon during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Marines take a scenic view of the Grand Canyon at a plateau during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Marines take a scenic view of the Grand Canyon at a plateau during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Marines take a scenic view of the Grand Canyon at a plateau during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Marines take a scenic view of the Grand Canyon at a plateau during the Single Marine Program Grand Canyon Trip, May 16.The Single Marine Program offers trips to different recreational destinations such as Big Bear Lake, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco. For more information on the available programs, please visit http://www.mccscp.com/smp

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Staff Sgt. Daniel Ramos, an instructor with the Scout Sniper Course, Advanced Infantry Battalion, School of Infantry West, asses targets during a Scout Sniper Course training evolution, May 20. Ramos placed second against teams from the National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force and foreign allied militaries during the 24th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championship hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at Fort Chaffee, Ark., April 18-25.

Staff Sgt. Daniel Ramos, an instructor with the Scout Sniper Course, Advanced Infantry Battalion, School of Infantry West, asses targets during a Scout Sniper Course training evolution, May 20. Ramos placed second against teams from the National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force and foreign allied militaries during the 24th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championship hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at Fort Chaffee, Ark., April 18-25.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia Sorenson

Staff Sgt. Daniel Ramos and Sgt. Emmanuel Velayo, instructors with the Scout Sniper Course, Advanced Infantry Battalion, School of Infantry West, pose for a photo, May 20. Ramos and Velayo placed second against teams from the National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force and foreign allied militaries during the 24th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championship hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at Fort Chaffee, Ark., April 18-25.

Staff Sgt. Daniel Ramos and Sgt. Emmanuel Velayo, instructors with the Scout Sniper Course, Advanced Infantry Battalion, School of Infantry West, pose for a photo, May 20. Ramos and Velayo placed second against teams from the National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force and foreign allied militaries during the 24th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championship hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at Fort Chaffee, Ark., April 18-25.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia Sorenson

Navy Capt. Mark A. Kobelja, Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton; Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; Kenneth Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer of the Fisher House Foundation and John M. Mateczun, president of UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans, cut the ribbon during the Fisher House opening ceremony, May 15. The new Camp Pendleton Fisher House will provide free temporary housing facilities for military families visiting wounded Marines and Sailors at the base Naval Hospital.

Navy Capt. Mark A. Kobelja, Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton; Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; Kenneth Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer of the Fisher House Foundation and John M. Mateczun, president of UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans, cut the ribbon during the Fisher House opening ceremony, May 15. The new Camp Pendleton Fisher House will provide free temporary housing facilities for military families visiting wounded Marines and Sailors at the base Naval Hospital.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations – West, gives his remarks during the opening ceremony for the new Fisher House, May 15. The new Camp Pendleton Fisher House will provide free temporary housing facilities for military families visiting wounded Marines and Sailors at the base Naval Hospital.

Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations – West, gives his remarks during the opening ceremony for the new Fisher House, May 15. The new Camp Pendleton Fisher House will provide free temporary housing facilities for military families visiting wounded Marines and Sailors at the base Naval Hospital.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

Camp Pendleton opened the doors May 15, to new, free temporary housing facilities for military families visiting wounded Marines and Sailors at the base Naval Hospital. Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations – West, and Kenneth Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer of the Fisher House Foundation responsible for establishing the facilities, were present for the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Camp Pendleton opened the doors May 15, to new, free temporary housing facilities for military families visiting wounded Marines and Sailors at the base Naval Hospital. Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations – West, and Kenneth Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer of the Fisher House Foundation responsible for establishing the facilities, were present for the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

Camp Pendleton held a summer safety stand-down, May 14, to provide awareness training, information and to demonstrate safe practices on driving and summer recreational safety to Marines and Sailors on base.

Camp Pendleton held a summer safety stand-down, May 14, to provide awareness training, information and to demonstrate safe practices on driving and summer recreational safety to Marines and Sailors on base.

Photo by Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Public Affairs

The Camp Pendleton and Miramar chapter of the National Naval Officers Association held its 2nd Annual Senior Leader Mentorship Seminar at the Pacific Views Event Center, May 8. The event featured a panel of seven senior officers from various commands aboard Camp Pendleton to offer their knowledge and experience to young officers in ten minute-long mentoring sessions.

The Camp Pendleton and Miramar chapter of the National Naval Officers Association held its 2nd Annual Senior Leader Mentorship Seminar at the Pacific Views Event Center, May 8. The event featured a panel of seven senior officers from various commands aboard Camp Pendleton to offer their knowledge and experience to young officers in ten minute-long mentoring sessions.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

Col. Grady A. Belyeu Jr., Assistant Chief of Staff, Comptroller, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, mentors young officers during the Camp Pendleton and Miramar chapter of the National Naval Officers Association's 2nd Annual Senior Leader Mentorship Seminar at the Pacific Views Event Center, May 8. The Senior Leader Mentorship Seminar featured a mentor panel of seven senior officers from various commands aboard Camp Pendleton.

Col. Grady A. Belyeu Jr., Assistant Chief of Staff, Comptroller, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, mentors young officers during the Camp Pendleton and Miramar chapter of the National Naval Officers Association's 2nd Annual Senior Leader Mentorship Seminar at the Pacific Views Event Center, May 8. The Senior Leader Mentorship Seminar featured a mentor panel of seven senior officers from various commands aboard Camp Pendleton.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

The Core Values University is Col. Joseph A. Craft’s plan to make this easier for all levels of Marine leadership

The Core Values University is Col. Joseph A. Craft’s plan to make this easier for all levels of Marine leadership

Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in Camp Pendleton’s annual Wildland Firefighting Exercise at Las Pulgas Lake, Apr. 30. The Marines manned the MV-22 Osprey flying from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to assist in the joint exercise which provides ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wild land fires in the region. Aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd MAW, Navy Region Southwest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department participated in the exercise.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in Camp Pendleton’s annual Wildland Firefighting Exercise at Las Pulgas Lake, Apr. 30. The Marines manned the MV-22 Osprey flying from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to assist in the joint exercise which provides ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wild land fires in the region. Aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd MAW, Navy Region Southwest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department participated in the exercise.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson

An CH-53 extracts water in a mock fire area during an aerial firefighting exercise at Las Pulgas Lake here, April 30. Aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd MAW, Navy Region Southwest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department participated in the annual exercise, which provides ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wild land fires in the region. (Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez)

An CH-53 extracts water in a mock fire area during an aerial firefighting exercise at Las Pulgas Lake here, April 30. Aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd MAW, Navy Region Southwest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department participated in the annual exercise, which provides ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wild land fires in the region. (Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez)

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Thom Porter, left, assistant region chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, speaks to Brig. Gen. Edward Banta, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations – West, during an aerial firefighting exercise at Las Pulgas Lake here, April 30. The exercise was the eighth iteration of its kind and showcased the employment of trained and certified military and civilian personnel using aircraft to combat wildland fires in the region. (Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez)

Thom Porter, left, assistant region chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, speaks to Brig. Gen. Edward Banta, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Installations – West, during an aerial firefighting exercise at Las Pulgas Lake here, April 30. The exercise was the eighth iteration of its kind and showcased the employment of trained and certified military and civilian personnel using aircraft to combat wildland fires in the region. (Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez)

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez