Marine Corps Installations West

Naval medical personnel from all over the United States gathered aboard Camp Pendleton for expeditionary medical facility training Dec. 14, 2017. The training simulated a deployed environment where Sailors have to work in field hospitals. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas.)

Students with the Infantry Unit Leader Course recently conducted a helo-borne raid where they inserted via UH-60 Seahawks in order to capture and evacuate a ‘high value target.’ This was the culminating event of the 11-week training course for infantry staff noncommissioned officers. The training is designed to develop the doctrinal skills required of a rifle platoon sergeant or weapons section- leader and to improve student tactical decision-making and leadership skills. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre Heath)

On December 7, 1941, U.S. forces were victim to a surprise attack by the Empire of Japan. This event is considered the thrusting force for the United States to participate in World War II. (Marine Corps video by Sergeant Hector de Jesus) Source www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Pacific/OOB_WWII_Pearl_Harbor.php http://combinedfleet.com/battles/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

Marines and Sailors with MAG-39, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, and 1st Medical Battalion conducted Combat Operational Medical Emergency Transport Training. COMETT is designed to give Marines a hindsight on proper casualty and medical evacuation procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by LCpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, hosted a spiritual fitness fair on October 5, 2017 at Camp Pendleton’s Paige Fieldhouse. The event intended to enhance battalion character and build espirit de corps while showing Marines different perspectives and providing professional resources that aid in spiritual, emotional and mental health, and concluded with a concert featuring the Grammy award-winning band Switchfoot. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCplAndre Heath)

Memorial Day is a day on which those who died in active military service are remembered and mourned. Memorials throughout Camp Pendleton are dedicated to the Marines and Sailors that have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. (Official Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Hector de Jesus)

Marine Corps Installation West Camp Pendleton celebrates the 75-year legacy of training Marines. This production summarizes all conflicts Marines fought in and all aspects of training conducted on the installation from 1942 to 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sergeant Hector de Jesus)