Marine Corps Installations West

Memorial Day is a federal holiday for remembering and honoring people who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Every year, we celebrate their memory and honor the sacrifice they made for our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps video courtesy of MCI-West)

Active-duty service members must be cognizant of the messages they communicate and post to social media. For more information, read applicable Marine Corps orders and regulations regarding contemptuous language and political speech. (U.S. Marine Corps motion graphic by Lance Cpl. Angela Wilcox)

Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, engage targets at Range 210F on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 12-13, 2020. The Marines conducted Table Five and Six as part of the training, which consists of hammer pairs, failure to stop drills, and box drills during the day and night. Marines with ITB wear facemasks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, except while on the firing line to enable clear communication. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anthony Alvarez)

U.S. Marines and sailors participate in a COVID-19 patient transportation rehearsal of concept on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 10, 2020. Two MV-22B Ospreys transported a medical team and a simulated COVID-19 patient from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, for treatment at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. The exercise was designed to test and validate the process to safely transport and treat an infected patient. Aircraft and service members from three West Coast installations took part in the training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elizabeth Gerber)