Torrey Stapps, a kindergarten student from North Terrace Elementary School, Oceanside Calif., awaits the start of the school’s first Earth Day Recycled Hat Parade, April 22. Hundreds of students, primarily from the Camp Pendleton community, made extravagant hats from items commonly thrown in the trash. Teachers and faculty staff judged the wacky creations and awarded the most creative designs. The school’s parade was just one of the many Earth Day events enjoyed by local service members and their families. - Torrey Stapps, a kindergarten student from North Terrace Elementary School, Oceanside Calif., awaits the start of the school’s first Earth Day Recycled Hat Parade, April 22. Hundreds of students, primarily from the Camp Pendleton community, made extravagant hats from items commonly thrown in the trash. Teachers and faculty staff judged the wacky creations and awarded the most creative designs. The school’s parade was just one of the many Earth Day events enjoyed by local service members and their families.
A new solar array tops the roof of building 233 at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. March 11, 2010. The array powers building 234, which is used by Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13’s ground support equipment section. While the array does not produce enough electricity to completely power the building, it does significantly reduce the buildings power consumption from the station power grid. - A new solar array tops the roof of building 233 at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. March 11, 2010. The array powers building 234, which is used by Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13’s ground support equipment section. While the array does not produce enough electricity to completely power the building, it does significantly reduce the buildings power consumption from the station power grid.