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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, center, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, U.S. Navy Capt. Catherine U. Eyrich, right, commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest, and Mr. Steve Leathers, vice president of Reyes Construction, cut the...
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Patricia A. Morris, staff non-commissioned officer in charge, Communication Strategy and Operations, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and her daughter pose for a photo before a special screening of Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 for...
A child shakes the hand of a U.S. Marine after finishing the plank during the Presidential Fitness Test at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 26, 2026. The Presidential Fitness Test is a national youth fitness assessment designed to promote strength, endurance, cardiovascular health and overall physical well-being by...
Graphic highlighting the NEW process that streamlines visitor access to the base by providing a virtual web-based process. This is in an effort to shorten the lines and long waiting times when visiting the Visitors Center.
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brown, left, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Sgt. Maj. Cook, right, senior enlisted leader of MCIWEST, MCB Camp Pendleton and awardees stand for a group photo after the Civilian Awards Ceremony at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 11, 2026. The...
Competitors begin the annual Chesty Challenge Mud Run, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services’ Hard Corps Race Series at Lake O’Neill, Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 5, 2026. The active-duty-only event fosters camaraderie, physical resilience, and esprit de corps while awarding Commanding General’s Cup points to participating...
U.S. Marines and law enforcement officers with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Provost Marshals Office, pose for a group photo at the end of the 2026 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 27, 2026. The LETR is a 950-mile-long run completed throughout more than 200 Southern...
Attendees of the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, pose for a photo with their certificate after completing the ASIST program at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 10, 2026. The LivingWorks ASIST program is a two-day interactive workshop course designed to equip anyone with the necessary skills to provide...
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