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In a nearly seven-hour emotionally charged court martial hearing at the Marine Corps base, Pfc. Raymond W. Begay was convicted, Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of a fellow Marine at the School of Infantry.
As a refugee, Lynn Le landed at Camp Pendleton among thousands of mothers and fathers clutching their children, desperately searching for a sign that at last they would be safe in America, far from Communist persecution at the end of the Vietnam War. Her father, Phong Le, held her close to his side.
When the war was over, 2,706 Marines from the 5th and the Navy Corpsman that served beside that regiment had died in Vietnam. At Camp Pendleton's Memorial Garden Monday the 5th Marines Vietnam War Memorial honoring those service members was dedicated in front of a crowd that included Gold Star families and Vietnam Veterans.
In his red Marine Navajo code talker garrison cap, Thomas Begay, 92, sits with his son Ronald during a ceremony to honor veterans of the World War II battle for Iwo Jima. He's believed to be the last of the code talkers who fought with the 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima.
Japanese soldiers after coming ashore on Red Beach, maneuver into position as they assault Combat Town. The soldiers were training with Camp Pendleton Marines and taking part in Exercise Iron Fist 2018 conducted at Camp Pendleton.
A 24-year-old Marine based in California has become the first female officer to lead an assault amphibian vehicle platoon, the U.S. Marine Corps said. With her parents looking on, Second Lt.
Despite state and federal reports outlining concerns about staffing, equipment and reservoir problems at Camp Pendleton , military officials are telling the troops and their families that the water is safe to drink. On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Marine Corps had entered into a consent decree designed to shore up deficiencies exposed during a weeklong tour of the sprawling base in late June.
In this June 29, 2017 file photo U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey aircraft land on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship off the coast from Sydney during events marking the start of Talisman Saber 2017, a biennial joint military exercise between the United States and Australia. A MV-22 Osprey that had launched from the USS Bonhomme was conducting regularly scheduled operations when it crashed into the water off Australia's east coast, Saturday, Aug. 5. A 19-year-old Marine based at Camp Pendleton was identified as one of three Marines declared dead after an Osprey crashed Aug. 5 off the coast of Australia, officials said Wednesday, Aug. 9. Pfc.
Marines pass in review as Colonel Bobbi Shea turned over command of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group to Colonel Dawn Alonso during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton on Thursday, July 7, 2017. Colonel Dawn Alonso, left, and Colonel Bobbi Shea, right, shared a laugh following the change of command ceremony of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group at Camp Pendleton on Thursday, July 7, 2017.
The self-organized Citizens Oversight group rallied residents' support to move San Onofre spent nuclear fuel off site as soon as possible. Information on the dangers of the nuclear waste and delays in moving it were shared at a town hall meeting May 4. A civil lawsuit by Citizens Oversight challenged state Coastal Commission approval of a permit to move the nuclear waste from its on-site cooling pools into in-ground storage containers.
Col. Kenneth Kassner, commanding officer of the 5th Marine Regiment, left, and Sgt. Maj. Chuong Nguyen, the command's senior enlisted member at the dedication of the Purple Heart memorial Col.
Brigadier General Kevin Killea, the Commanding General of Camp Pendleton, Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Jay Vargas, retired, and Congressman Darrell Issa, of the 49th Congressional District, from left, stand together in front of Camp Pendleton's Medal of Honor Post Office following a Dedication Ceremony on Monday. Colonel Jay Vargas, left, who was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970 for his service in Vietnam, stands with Congressman Darrell Issa as he helps dedicate Camp Pendleton's Medal of Honor Post Office during a ceremony on Monday on behalf of himself, "and the other 76 living Medal of Honor recipients."
A legendary and much honored figure in Marine Corps history is slated to receive another tribute next week at Camp Pendleton. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is scheduled to visit the base Tuesday to speak about a future destroyer being named after the late Marine Gunnery Sgt.
Marines investigated for alleged threat to gay bars Social media post saying, "Coming to a gay bar near you," appeared to reference Orlando. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://usat.ly/24VxFJK The Camp Pendleton-based I Marine Expeditionary Force is investigating two active-duty Marines after a social media post appeared to threaten gay bars in the wake of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando on Sunday, June 12, 2016.