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Retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert Meyers visits with vendors during the annual Retiree Expo at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert Meyers visits with vendors during the annual Retiree Expo at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Attendees of the annual Retiree Expo listen to a brief by the Marine Officers’ Association of America at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Attendees of the annual Retiree Expo listen to a brief by the Marine Officers’ Association of America at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The event was open to retired service members of any branch of service in the surrounding area, and offered career opportunities and resources from various organizations that cater to or support military retirees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

Norris Wise, an adjunct faculty member with Park University, Camp Pendleton Campus, waits for the start of the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The graduating class of 133 students earned 141 degrees from three of the colleges offered through the Base Education Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Norris Wise, an adjunct faculty member with Park University, Camp Pendleton Campus, waits for the start of the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The graduating class of 133 students earned 141 degrees from three of the colleges offered through the Base Education Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

College graduates walk across the stage during the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The graduating class of 133 students earned 141 degrees from three of the colleges offered through the Base Education Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

College graduates walk across the stage during the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The graduating class of 133 students earned 141 degrees from three of the colleges offered through the Base Education Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Crystal Ledbetter, right, the legal administration officer with the Legal Services Support Section-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, receives her diploma during the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The graduating class of 133 students earned 141 degrees from three of the colleges offered through the Base Education Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Crystal Ledbetter, right, the legal administration officer with the Legal Services Support Section-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, receives her diploma during the 2019 Base Education Center Commencement Ceremony at the Pendleton Base Theater and Training Center on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The graduating class of 133 students earned 141 degrees from three of the colleges offered through the Base Education Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

SAN DIEGO – The skyline of San Diego captured during the big power outage on Sept. 8, 2011. The only lights are battery and backup lights and little remaining sunlight on the buildings on the right. (Photo credit: Coronado Times)

SAN DIEGO – The skyline of San Diego captured during the big power outage on Sept. 8, 2011. The only lights are battery and backup lights and little remaining sunlight on the buildings on the right. (Photo credit: Coronado Times)

Photo by Coronado Times

Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, takes a call in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, takes a call in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Michael Fila, an emergency dispatcher on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, poses for a photo in the dispatch center on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2019. Fila was medically separated from the Marine Corps in 2014 due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He continues to work on Camp Pendleton to give back to the Corps and maintain the brotherhood he feels toward his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Officer Samuel Reynoso, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fills out a safety vehicle checklist prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2019. Marines and civilian officers have been working together since 2005 on Camp Pendleton. The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Program was put into place so civilian police officers could protect the base while Marines were deployed. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Officer Samuel Reynoso, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fills out a safety vehicle checklist prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2019. Marines and civilian officers have been working together since 2005 on Camp Pendleton. The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Program was put into place so civilian police officers could protect the base while Marines were deployed. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Officer Jonathan Gibbs, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, checks the lights on a police car to ensure everything is working properly prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18, 2019. Every shift at PMO begins with guard mount. This routine starts with drawing gear, loading weapons, a morning brief and an accountability formation. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Officer Jonathan Gibbs, with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, checks the lights on a police car to ensure everything is working properly prior to starting his shift at the SES Bn. building on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18, 2019. Every shift at PMO begins with guard mount. This routine starts with drawing gear, loading weapons, a morning brief and an accountability formation. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A newly built beach cottage overlooks the ocean prior to a dedication ceremony at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A newly built beach cottage overlooks the ocean prior to a dedication ceremony at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Newly built beach cottages overlook the ocean prior to a dedication ceremony at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Newly built beach cottages overlook the ocean prior to a dedication ceremony at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Daniel B. Conley, right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and with representatives from Marine Corps Community Services and the San Diego Nice Guys charity, cut a ribbon during a dedication ceremony for beach cottages at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Daniel B. Conley, right, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and with representatives from Marine Corps Community Services and the San Diego Nice Guys charity, cut a ribbon during a dedication ceremony for beach cottages at San Onofre Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 15, 2019. The ceremony marked the completion of renovations for the last two of 13 cottages to be rebuilt at San Onofre. The updated cottages are designed to be more accessible to wounded service members or those with disabilities. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Hitt, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, listens and responds to air traffic at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 6, 2019. Hitt joined the Marine Corps in August 2017, and has been serving at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton since June 2018. Hitt was recently recognized as the air traffic controller of the third quarter, fiscal year 2019. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Hitt, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, listens and responds to air traffic at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 6, 2019. Hitt joined the Marine Corps in August 2017, and has been serving at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton since June 2018. Hitt was recently recognized as the air traffic controller of the third quarter, fiscal year 2019. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Hitt, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, looks for incoming aircraft through binoculars at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 6, 2019. Hitt joined the Marine Corps in August 2017, and has been serving at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton since June 2018. Hitt was recently recognized as the air traffic controller of the third quarter, fiscal year 2019. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Hitt, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, looks for incoming aircraft through binoculars at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 6, 2019. Hitt joined the Marine Corps in August 2017, and has been serving at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton since June 2018. Hitt was recently recognized as the air traffic controller of the third quarter, fiscal year 2019. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Hitt, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, teaches Lance Cpl. Nathan Reichwein, an air traffic controller with H&HS, MCAS Camp Pendleton, how to direct air traffic at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 6, 2019. Hitt joined the Marine Corps in August 2017, and has been serving at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton since June 2018. Hitt was recently recognized as the air traffic controller of the third quarter, fiscal year 2019. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Hitt, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, teaches Lance Cpl. Nathan Reichwein, an air traffic controller with H&HS, MCAS Camp Pendleton, how to direct air traffic at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 6, 2019. Hitt joined the Marine Corps in August 2017, and has been serving at the air traffic control tower at MCAS Camp Pendleton since June 2018. Hitt was recently recognized as the air traffic controller of the third quarter, fiscal year 2019. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Robert Fleisher, a lieutenant paramedic with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Department, performs a function check on a fire engine's air brakes during the duty change over at MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department Station Five on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 1, 2019. The MCB Camp Pendleton firefighters operate on 48-hour shifts, and spend the first morning of their shift assessing and cleaning vehicles and equipment to ensure mission readiness. The fire department has 11 stations on the installation and over 100 firefighters to act as first responders in the event of a fire or emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Robert Fleisher, a lieutenant paramedic with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Department, performs a function check on a fire engine's air brakes during the duty change over at MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department Station Five on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 1, 2019. The MCB Camp Pendleton firefighters operate on 48-hour shifts, and spend the first morning of their shift assessing and cleaning vehicles and equipment to ensure mission readiness. The fire department has 11 stations on the installation and over 100 firefighters to act as first responders in the event of a fire or emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

Jeremy Horton, a firefighter with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Department, performs a function check on a chainsaw during the duty change over at MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department Station Five on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 1, 2019. The MCB Camp Pendleton firefighters operate on 48-hour shifts, and spend the first morning of their shift assessing and cleaning vehicles and equipment to ensure mission readiness. The fire department has 11 stations on the installation and over 100 firefighters to act as first responders in the event of a fire or emergency.

Jeremy Horton, a firefighter with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Department, performs a function check on a chainsaw during the duty change over at MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department Station Five on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 1, 2019. The MCB Camp Pendleton firefighters operate on 48-hour shifts, and spend the first morning of their shift assessing and cleaning vehicles and equipment to ensure mission readiness. The fire department has 11 stations on the installation and over 100 firefighters to act as first responders in the event of a fire or emergency.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marine military working dog Argo, with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rides into the ocean on a combat rubber raiding craft at Red Beach as part of a multipurpose canine subject matter expert exchange hosted by 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 25, 2019. The purpose of the MARSOC-hosted SMEE was to bring canine handlers together from different agencies and branches to conduct maritime and land-based training while exchanging tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine military working dog Argo, with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rides into the ocean on a combat rubber raiding craft at Red Beach as part of a multipurpose canine subject matter expert exchange hosted by 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 25, 2019. The purpose of the MARSOC-hosted SMEE was to bring canine handlers together from different agencies and branches to conduct maritime and land-based training while exchanging tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine military working dog Argo waits next to his handler, Cpl. Nicholas Hoecker, military working dog handler with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, before beginning training at Red Beach as part of a multipurpose canine subject matter expert exchange hosted by 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 25, 2019. The purpose of the MARSOC-hosted SMEE was to bring canine handlers together from different agencies and branches to conduct maritime and land-based training while exchanging tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine military working dog Argo waits next to his handler, Cpl. Nicholas Hoecker, military working dog handler with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, before beginning training at Red Beach as part of a multipurpose canine subject matter expert exchange hosted by 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 25, 2019. The purpose of the MARSOC-hosted SMEE was to bring canine handlers together from different agencies and branches to conduct maritime and land-based training while exchanging tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez