A CH-53E crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 scans the area below during flight and parachute operations with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on Feb. 6. "Warhorse" lost four crewmen during a Tuesday crash. Helicopter crew members who died together in a Tuesday crash in Imperial County mirrored both the Marine Corps and the country that they served.
The military disciplined two pilots for failing to follow the correct flight plans following a pair of October incidents near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Officials say no residents were put in danger by the aviators' mistakes but some neighbors say military leaders don't always listen to their noise and safety concerns.
On National Navajo Code Talkers Day, here's a look back at the unique Navajo military team that formed up and trained at Camp Pendleton. Military leaders have said that the United States wouldn't have won the Battle of Iwo Jima without the uncrackable code of the Code Talkers.
A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II is pulled out onto the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Marines work on a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
The California Energy Commission and the Department of the Navy signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing a partnership that supports Navy and Marine Corps installation efforts to develop alternative energy resources and increase energy security and reliability. Following the MOU signing, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Dennis V. McGinn announced that the Navy and Marine Corps will lease 205 new electric vehicles for use at California installations, the largest integration of electric vehicles in the federal government.