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From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brown, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; Navy Capt Eyrich, commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest; and Marine Corps Col. Flynn III, commanding officer of Headquarters Company, 5th Marine...
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brown, left, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, presents a coin to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Coffey, a religious program specialist with MCIWEST and a California native, at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., Mar. 4, 2026. Coffey was recognized for...
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bowers, deputy commandant of Manpower and Reserve Affairs, delivers remarks during the Manpower Roadshow at the Pendleton Theater and Training Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 25, 2026. The roadshow provided Marines with career counseling, assignment opportunities and guidance on...
U.S. Marines and Sailors pose for a photo with Ms. Miranda, director of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, during the Active Duty Fund Drive at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 9, 2026. The fund drive raises donations to support Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families experiencing...
U.S. servicemembers cut a ribbon to mark the grand opening of the Camp Pendleton Army Veterinary Services and Veterinary Treatment Facility on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 22, 2026. The new state-of-the-art facility is three times larger than the previous clinic and enhances care for Military Working Dogs and...
U.S. Marines from across Marine Corps Installations West participate in live-fire drills during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2026. The MCMC provides advanced marksmanship instruction through competition-based shooting principles to increase speed, first-round hit...
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brown, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, delivers remarks during a wreath-laying ceremony honoring former U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., Feb. 6, 2026. The ceremony is an...
From left, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Turner, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force; Lt. Gen. Austin, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration and commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command; Lt. Gen. Carter, deputy commandant for Information; and Lt. Gen. Swan, deputy commandant...
U.S. Navy Master Chief Loren D. Rucker, command master chief, I Marine Expeditionary Force, left, presents a challenge coin to Marine Corps Sgt. Roberto Chaveznajar, a network administrator, 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a coin presentation and recognition ceremony at Marine...
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Rain fell steadily the morning the Mechanized Museum, the Marine Corps’ largest vehicle collection, opened in 2002 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. The rain darkened the concrete outside as visitors stepped in from the weather. Inside, the air smelled of oil and steel, and the patter of rain on the metal roof echoed throughout the building.
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Better Together: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Hosts Interagency Table Top Exercise Working together has always been a strength throughout the Department of War and many partnering agencies. The concept of a united, long-term partnership is the basis of how the United States protects its citizens against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and combats issues that arise on the home front. On November 5, 2025, Marine Corps Installations West, in coordination with I Marine Expeditionary Force, hosted an Interagency Partner Tabletop Exercise that brought together military leaders and regional partners to enhance coordination and readiness across multiple response disciplines.
Frank Strait Wright squinted against the bright afternoon sun, his hazel eyes creasing at the corners. A warm, humid breeze blew across his weathered cheek as he gripped his cane with a wrinkled hand. A historic one-story house loomed behind him in the distance while he stood on the edge of a grassy hill, known as Nimitz Hill, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The Right Time at the Right Place: Marine Awarded NAM After Saving Motorist’s Life on I-8 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Story by Cpl. Jacqueline Akamelu Monday, August 25, 2025