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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

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

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

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and civilians with Marine Corps Installations West, participate in exercise Citadel Rumble 2016 on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 3, 2016.

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and civilians with Marine Corps Installations West, participate in exercise Citadel Rumble 2016 on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 3, 2016.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Dietrich

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and civilians with Marine Corps Installations West, participate in exercise Citadel Rumble 2016 on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 3, 2016.

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and civilians with Marine Corps Installations West, participate in exercise Citadel Rumble 2016 on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 3, 2016.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Dietrich

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

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, 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. Kevin J. Killea, 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

A U.S. Marine Corps mounted color guard presents the colors during a change of command ceremony for Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, 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)

A U.S. Marine Corps mounted color guard presents the colors during a change of command ceremony for Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, 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

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

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

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Community Services hosts the 2016 Beach Bash at the Del Mar Beach here, July 4. Music, recreational activities, giveaways as well as food and refreshments were available to Marines, Sailors and their families.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Community Services hosts the 2016 Beach Bash at the Del Mar Beach here, July 4. Music, recreational activities, giveaways as well as food and refreshments were available to Marines, Sailors and their families.

Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Dwyer, right, outgoing commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, relinquishes command to Lt. Col. Stephen Mount, left, commanding officer, WWBN-W, during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. A Change of Command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one Commanding Officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Dwyer, right, outgoing commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, relinquishes command to Lt. Col. Stephen Mount, left, commanding officer, WWBN-W, during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. A Change of Command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one Commanding Officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Dwyer, outgoing commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, addresses the audience during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. A Change of Command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one Commanding Officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Dwyer, outgoing commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, addresses the audience during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. A Change of Command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one Commanding Officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stephen Mount, commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, addresses the audience during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. A Change of Command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one Commanding Officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stephen Mount, commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, addresses the audience during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. A Change of Command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one Commanding Officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez

Week Four of the 101 Critical Days of Summer series of base safety briefs focuses on Heat Injury Safety. In the weekly newsletter, base safety officials reminded service members and their families about the importance of preventing and protecting against heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat stroke.

Week Four of the 101 Critical Days of Summer series of base safety briefs focuses on Heat Injury Safety. In the weekly newsletter, base safety officials reminded service members and their families about the importance of preventing and protecting against heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat stroke.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Leo A. Salinas

The graduating class of the Warrior Training Advancement Course listen to guest speakers congratulate them on their achievements on June 15, 2017. WARTAC is a 14-week program that helps transitioning service members become veteran service representatives with the Department of Veterans Affairs.To enroll in the course candidates have to be on active duty, approaching the end of their active duty service date and have their commander’s support for attendance. Veteran Service Representatives interview and advise veterans concerning entitlements to benefits and may be assigned field duties as needed.

The graduating class of the Warrior Training Advancement Course listen to guest speakers congratulate them on their achievements on June 15, 2017. WARTAC is a 14-week program that helps transitioning service members become veteran service representatives with the Department of Veterans Affairs.To enroll in the course candidates have to be on active duty, approaching the end of their active duty service date and have their commander’s support for attendance. Veteran Service Representatives interview and advise veterans concerning entitlements to benefits and may be assigned field duties as needed.

Photo by Marine Corps Installations West - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

Fire fighters from the surrounding area prepare a hose to fight a fire during fire school on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 15, 2016. Fire School is run the Camp Pendleton Fire Department to integrate multiple fire departments and develop coordination to better their ability to fight fires together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala/MCIWEST-MCB Camp Pen Combat Camera/Released)

Fire fighters from the surrounding area prepare a hose to fight a fire during fire school on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 15, 2016. Fire School is run the Camp Pendleton Fire Department to integrate multiple fire departments and develop coordination to better their ability to fight fires together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala/MCIWEST-MCB Camp Pen Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala

Fire fighters from the surrounding area prepare a hose to fight a fire during fire school on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 15, 2016. Fire School is run the Camp Pendleton Fire Department to integrate multiple fire departments and develop coordination to better their ability to fight fires together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala/MCIWEST-MCB Camp Pen Combat Camera/Released)

Fire fighters from the surrounding area prepare a hose to fight a fire during fire school on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 15, 2016. Fire School is run the Camp Pendleton Fire Department to integrate multiple fire departments and develop coordination to better their ability to fight fires together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala/MCIWEST-MCB Camp Pen Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala