Camp Pendleton

Exhaustion, hallucinations, and bizarre encounters blur reality during the Basic Reconnaissance Course, where anything feels possible.

US Marine Corps’ Resolution vessel tests redefine naval logistics for future combat in littoral zones, enhancing readiness and capabilities.

In the aftermath of the tragic ACV rollover at Camp Pendleton, the Marine Corps community mourns a lost comrade and unites in support of the fourteen injured, reminding us of the unpredictable risks faced even in routine training.

In the chaotic aftermath of the Fall of Saigon in 1975, Camp Pendleton became a temporary haven for thousands of refugees.

Corporal Chavarri, a Camp Pendleton-based Marine, has been charged with cyberstalking and harassing young women, engaging in a sextortion scandal.

When the car in front of him burst into flames, GySgt Kyle Wetter ran to the vehicle and rescued a young girl trapped in the back seat.

Camp Pendleton and the surrounding area are in the midst of a severe wildfire. As the fire spreads areas of the camp are being evacuated.

The Marines’ 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines is on the leading edge of implementing the first whole blood resuscitation program into a conventional war-fighting unit. The program is called “Valkyrie.” The Special Operations community has been utilizing whole blood resuscitation for battlefield casualties for some time. Now it is the Marines’ turn to take advantage of […]

The sunken amphibious assault vehicle (AAV), in which seven missing Marines and one sailor drowned in a tragic accident on July 30, was located. The vessel was found shortly after the search was called off and the Marine Corps and Navy had begun the process of notifying the families of the deceased. The accident had happened […]

The military has called off the search for the seven Marines and one sailor who went missing after a deadly accident off the coast of San Diego on Thursday. The eight troops are now presumed dead after an exhaustive 40-hour search yielded no results.  Fifteen Marines and one sailor were onboard an amphibious assault vehicle […]

Read part I here. A few hours later we were allowed back onto the range, cleared hot to commence our night shoot. There was still fire in the valley and it had spread across the terrain, but it was considered under control. As before, we shot into the night, firing all of our weapons, including […]

It was Summer 2012, and I was in the Crewman Qualification Training (CQT) phase of the SWCC training pipeline. Part of CQT included going to Camp Pendleton, CA, to partake in two weeks of weapons training; the first week was dedicated to small arms and the second week to heavy weapons. The first week went […]