Marine Corps Installations West

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Heather Guerrero, the installation sexual assault response coordinator, speak to service members and civilians about preventing sexual assault on Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2021. It is the responsibility of everyone aboard the base to speak up for survivors and speak out against sexual assault. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Donato Maffin and Sgt. Juan Soto-Delgado)

U.S. Marines engage targets during pre-qualification for the new Annual Rifle Qualification at Range 116A on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 25-27, 2021. The new qualification features a three-day course of fire emphasizing lethality and positional shooting. The three days break down into a practice day, pre-qualification and qualification. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold and retire the colors during the 79th annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2021. The ceremony was held to commemorate the official dedication of Camp Pendleton, which took place in September 1942. The base was named after Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated for a West Coast training base to be established. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard and Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Division, compete in the 2021 rifle squad competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 30 - Aug. 23 2021. The competition was designed to test the Marines’ skills and determine the best squad within 4th MarDiv as well as raise the standard of tactical excellence throughout the division. Marine Forces Reserve units have continuously employed Reserve Marines and sailors since 2001. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Jason G. Woodworth, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, institutes Health Protection Condition Bravo and addresses the need for Marines, sailors and civilians to wear masks and get vaccinated on Camp Pendleton, California, July 29, 2021. Woodworth initiated HPCON Bravo on all MCI-West installations as a response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and variants in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Donato Maffin, Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado, Cpl. Stephen Beard, Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West, MCB Camp Pendleton, host a change of command ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, California, June 23, 2021. During the ceremony, U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Dan Conley relinquished command of MCI-West to Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth. Woodworth is the first Marine in history to command an MCI-West installation and then return to take command of the region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Fatima Villatoro and Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton returned to Health Protection Condition Alpha June 21, 2021. HPCON Alpha includes all recommendations in HPCON Routine, as well as additional guidelines. Stay up to date on the HPCON levels on your installation in order to keep you and your family safe.

U.S. Marines work with airmen to load High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems into U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules with the 61st Airlift Squadron as part of a HIMARS rapid infiltration exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 19, 2021. While the air station is primarily a rotary wing air base, with its 6,000-foot runway it has the capability to support larger aircraft such as C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III. Having this capability gives commanders of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s tenant units the flexibility to schedule strategic lift training and deployments directly from Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and\ Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton participated in the 2021 Ronald Reagan Presidential Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, Feb. 6, 2021. The ceremony is an annual event to commemorate President Reagan’s life and legacy, with a ceremony being held every year on his birthday since his death in 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard) 

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Sharp, center, a quality assurance representative with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2021. Sharp received the award for actions he took when a plane crashed in a Valley Center neighborhood May 31, 2020. Sharp and other bystanders worked together to pull a young passenger from the burning plane, saving her life. Sharp is a native of Vista, California. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, along with other members of the MCI-West staff, receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the naval hospital on Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 12, 2021. While the COVID-19 vaccination is voluntary, all beneficiaries and Marine Corps personnel are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated to protect their health and their community. Vaccines are being administered in a phased approach, prioritizing healthcare workers and first responders, as well as mission critical and deploying personnel. Vaccination distribution prioritization within DoD, and the Marine Corps, will be consistent with data-driven CDC guidance for national prioritization. Marines will continue to wear appropriate masks, practice social distancing, regularly wash their hands, and follow restriction of movement guidelines to maintain the safety of others as a large portion of the population will need to be vaccinated before COVID-19 risks diminish. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)