Marines Identify Navy Flight Surgeon Killed in Helo Accident
Marines have identified a Navy flight surgeon who died on Saturday from injuries sustained during a helicopter accident in Camp…
New Test Lab Brings Sea Control Ashore for Landing Force Marines
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Tucked inside a pair of shipping containers parked not far from Camp Pendleton’s training beaches is…
Iron Fist 2018 Ramps Up Training as Japan Readies 1st Amphibious Unit
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — With its official operational date fast approaching, Japan’s first Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade kicked off the…
Training Mishap: AAV Fire Injures 14 Marines, Sailor; Some in ‘Critical’ Condition
An amphibious assault vehicle caught fire during a training exercise Wednesday morning at Camp Pendleton, Calif., injuring 14 Marines and a sailor…
America ARG, 15th MEU Begin Deployment, 1st for ‘Air-Centric’ Amphib
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Nudged by several orange-and-tan tugs, amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) pushed away from Pier 13…
America ARG/MEU AAVs take point in 15th MEU Amphibious Assault Exercise
A previous version of this story had the incorrect hull number for USS America. The correct number is LHA-6 not…
Iron Fist 2017: Japan Under Time Crunch to Establish New Amphibious Unit
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – While rough seas and queasy stomachs tested some 350 Japanese soldiers and command staffs who took…
Kicking off Farewell Tour, SECNAV Ray Mabus Defends Record
CAMP PENDLETON MARINE CORPS BASE, Calif. — On a self-described “sort of a thank-you tour,” Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus told…
SECNAV Mabus to Marines: Boot Camp Gender Integration Will be Gradual, Not Lower Standards
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – As 1,000 Marines watched and listened attentively, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus told them that, with support…
Iron Fist 2016: With U.S. Marines by Their Side, Japanese Soldiers Hit the Beach
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A dozen amphibious assault vehicles left the USS Somerset (LPD-25) a mile offshore and raced toward…