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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

The Wounded Warrior Battalion, with Marine Corps Installations - West, Camp Pendleton, California, hosted guest speaker Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and advocate for mental health issues Nov. 3, 2017. Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, began his career playing college football and was later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

The Wounded Warrior Battalion, with Marine Corps Installations - West, Camp Pendleton, California, hosted guest speaker Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and advocate for mental health issues Nov. 3, 2017. Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, began his career playing college football and was later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Keely Dyer

The Wounded Warrior Battalion, with Marine Corps Installations - West, Camp Pendleton, California, hosted guest speaker Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and advocate for mental health issues Nov. 3, 2017. Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, began his career playing college football and was later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

The Wounded Warrior Battalion, with Marine Corps Installations - West, Camp Pendleton, California, hosted guest speaker Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and advocate for mental health issues Nov. 3, 2017. Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, began his career playing college football and was later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Keely Dyer

The Wounded Warrior Battalion, with Marine Corps Installations - West, Camp Pendleton, California, hosted guest speaker Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and advocate for mental health issues Nov. 3, 2017. Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, began his career playing college football and was later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

The Wounded Warrior Battalion, with Marine Corps Installations - West, Camp Pendleton, California, hosted guest speaker Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and advocate for mental health issues Nov. 3, 2017. Walker, a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, began his career playing college football and was later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Keely Dyer

U.S. Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Information Group, engage targets with the M249 squad automatic weapons during a live fire training exercise at range 407C on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017. The importance of this exercise was to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Information Group, engage targets with the M249 squad automatic weapons during a live fire training exercise at range 407C on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017. The importance of this exercise was to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anabel Abreu Rodriguez

U.S. Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Information Group, engage targets with the M249 squad automatic weapon during a live fire training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017. The importance of this exercise was to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Information Group, engage targets with the M249 squad automatic weapon during a live fire training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017. The importance of this exercise was to prepare the Marines for their upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anabel Abreu Rodriguez