Marine Corps Installations West

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis L. Hager II, Commanding Officer of SOI-West, Headquarters and Support Battalion, speaks on the arrival of female Marines that begin the first phase of Marine Combat Training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Mar. 06, 2018. This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training Company on the West Coast. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre Heath)

Retired Gunnery Sgt. Damaso Sutis recounts his experience during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Mr. Sutis was one of the Iwo Jima Veterans who visited Camp Pendleton during the 71st commemoration of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The commemoration consists of a tour of Camp Pendleton, tour of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, a memorial service and a reenactment of the historical flag raising over a three day period at various sites throughout Marine Corps Installations- West. More than 50 veterans and their family members attended the tour and commemoration ceremony.