Marine Corps Installations West

Senior leaders from Marine Corps Installations West participate in a discussion over a future project within the region during the first Western Regional Installations and Infrastructure Investment Board on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2020. The investment board brought together senior leaders from across MCI-West to introduce a new method of communicating the priority of future projects within the region. This new method is designed to save time and taxpayer money by streamlining the process for approval, while also communicating the priority of all projects for all MCI-West installations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

April Mitchell, entrepreneur, speaks with Marines at Wounded Warriors Battalion - West on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2019. Mitchell, a military spouse, created a new door hook in hopes of giving individuals with less mobility more independence. Mitchell is a native of Lake Mills, Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl Elizabeth Gerber and Lance Cpl. Anthony Alvarez)

Junior high school-aged students from schools on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton learn various technologies and engineering at the 2019 Science Week at the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Command Center, MCB Camp Pendleton, California, June 20, 2019. The 2019 Science Week is geared towards introducing students to new areas of technology outside of their every day school curriculum. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emmanuel Necoechea)

U.S. Marines from various units participate in a five-day Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance surveillance decontamination course lead by Sgt. Bruce Luu, CBRN specialist, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Support Battalion, I MEF Information Group, I MEF on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, May 13, 2019. The course certified any individual Marine outside of the CBRN occupational field to be qualified to handle a CBRN situation or environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)

Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton was established in 1942. The base is home to I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 1st Marine Division, I MEF Information Group, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and other Navy units. MCB Camp Pendleton supports today’s fight and prepares for tomorrow’s threats. MCB Camp Pendleton is a superior Marine Corps training base expanding training opportunities, maximizing allocated resources, modernizing base infrastructure and providing superior service and support. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Juan Bustos)

Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) being fielded to School of Infantry West (SOI-W) are displayed at SOI-W, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2019. The JLTV has higher up-time between missions, better suspension, and added protection from bullets and bombs to its occupants than its predecessor, the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV/Humvee). (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosts the 2019 Marine west expo from Feb. 7-8 2019. The expo showcased new age technology for potential future use in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosts the 2019 Marine west expo from Feb. 7-8 2019. The expo showcased new age technology for potential future use in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West (MCI-W) and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Richard Contreras, public works officer, MCI-W, give an update on the progress of the construction of Carnes Road at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 7, 2019. After heavy rain struck Southern California a large sinkhole developed in the road, resulting in residents in the surrounding housing areas being stranded as well as forcing the closing of Santa Margarita Elementary School. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Noah Rudash)

Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels, combat photographer, Marine Corps Installations West, reports on the Marine West Expo being held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2019. The expo included presentations on veteran benefit opportunities and showcased some of the new technology for potential future use in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Darren Carreira, facilities support contract inspector and Lt. j.g. Scott Cherry, assistant public works officer, Public Works Division, Marine Corps Installations West give updates on the progress of the reconstruction of Carnes Road at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 6, 2019. After heavy rain struck Southern California a large sinkhole developed in the road, resulting in residents in the surrounding housing areas being stranded as well as forcing the closing of Santa Margarita Elementary School. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Noah Rudash and Lance Cpl. Stephen Beard.)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Bustos, combat photographer, Communication Strategy and Operations, Marine Corps Installations West (MCI-W), reports on the open house briefing at the Pacific Views Event Center, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 6, 2019. The MCI-W staff hosted the briefing to update residents on the construction being done on Carnes Road after a sinkhole opened up in the road as a result of heavy rains that struck Camp Pendleton earlier in the week. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Rudash and Lance Cpl. Stephen Beard)

Darren Carreira, facilities support contract inspector and Lt. j.g. Scott Cherry, assistant public works officer, Public Works Division, Marine Corps Installations West give updates on the progress of the reconstruction of Carnes Road at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 6, 2019. After heavy rain struck Southern California a large sinkhole developed in the road, resulting in residents in the surrounding housing areas being stranded as well as forcing the closing of Santa Margarita Elementary School. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Noah Rudash and Lance Cpl. Stephen Beard.)

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Installations-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, 1st Marine Division and airmen from the 196th California Air National Guard conducted Operation Wild Buck, to test the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to monitor Camp Pendleton wildlife populations and develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for using UAS during emergency operations on Camp Pendleton California, Dec. 18,2018.There were two different UAS flown during the exercise, RQ-20B Puma which was controlled on the ground at Camp Pendleton, and the second was a high-flying, RQ-9 Reaper, launched from Las Vegas and controlled via satellite link from March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, CA. Both UAS sent back video feeds to Camp Pendleton’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), where installation leadership observed and coordinated the operation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Megan Roses)

Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels reports on the testing of the Lattice Platform Security system at the Red Beach training area, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton California, Nov 7 2018. The Lattice system was being tested to demonstrate it's capabilities and potential of enhancing security aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl Megan Roses)