Marine Corps Installations West

U.S. Marines with 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 9, 2018. The USMC M1A1 has been the armored maneuver and close tank support to infantry service since 1989 and is planned to continue service through 2050. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Drake Nickels)

Camp Pendleton hosted BMW automobile company, in partnership with the Universal Technical Institute for the grand opening of its first Military Service Technician Education Program (MSTEP) workshop here on Camp Pendleton, Calif., February 15, 2018. The program provides service members with deep hands-on interactive training in a workshop environment to assist service members transitioning out of the armed forces to give them a career opportunity in the civilian world. This program serves as a pilot, and if successful, workshops will be placed in numerous military installations across the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Damaso Sutis speaks on his experiences at the battle of Iwo Jima on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 24, 2018. February 19th marks the 73rd anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima, which lasted from Feb. 19, 1945 to March 26, 1945. By the end of the battle there were 6,821 Americans dead and 19,189 wounded making it one of the most infamous battles of World War 2. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)