Camp Pendleton hosts the 72nd Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima Commemoration tour and dinner. February 19,1945 marked the beginning of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Japanese soldiers turned the volcanic island into a trap, fighting from a maze of tunnels and steel bunkers beneath Mt. Suribachi. The Battle of Iwo Jima lasted 36 days and resulted in heavy casualties before the Marines secured the...
Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton leaders honor the recipients of the Federal Length of Service Award at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, June 26, 2018. The award was presented to all the federal employees marking their 30 to 40 years of honorable service to the federal government.
This feature page contains all Camp Pendleton Military Family Housing products that were produced by the MCIW-MCB Camp Pendleton Office of Communication.
Camp Pendleton firefighters along with firefighters from CAL FIRE and Orange County Fire Authority began cutting firebreaks for the installation on Camp Pendleton, April 30, 2018. The 38 miles of firebreaks being created over the next two weeks are a start to the creation of the total 164 miles of firebreaks on base used to keep fires from leaving the installation and damaging property on and...
This is a feature page includes news and feature stories about stand-out Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton that have made an impact to the installation, surrounding community or their hometown.
BMW, Marine Corps Community Services Camp Pendleton, and Universal Technical Institute present the Military Service Technician Education Program.
MSTEP is a first-of-its-kind training program for service members transitioning from military service on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The 16-week, BMW-specific technical education program features a specialized
on-base curriculum and hours...
MCIWEST-MCB Camp Pendleton, 3D Marine Air Wing, NRSW, Third Fleet, CAL FIRE, and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department regularly conduct Wild land Firefighting training in order to exercise immediate response actions according to established procedures during a response to a simulated fire event aboard MCB Camp Pendleton.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Government of Tanzania made history this spring as part of a unique partnership to stop the illegal trafficking of ivory and narcotics using four specially trained canines. The Ivory and Narcotics Detection Canine program was specifically developed by CBP for the Government of Tanzania and is a first of its kind.
