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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and is one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the United States. It is on the Southern California coast in San Diego County and is bordered by Oceanside to the south, San Clemente in Orange County to the north, Riverside County to the northeast, and Fallbrook to the east.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fires: The Wilcox Fire began at Santa Margarita/33 Area behind Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton. [66] [67] The Ammo Fire was located near the Las Pulgas/43 Area and Basilone Road. [48] [66] The Horno Fire burned 21,084 acres (85 km 2), and was located in the Basilone Road and Canyon Road/Las Flores/41 Area.
During the Korean War, it became obvious that more live-fire training ranges were needed. Pendleton's Marines looked to the abandoned Condor Field, a World War II Army and Navy glider base located in the vicinity of what is now mainside. The base was designated on February 6, 1953, as Marine Corps Training Center, Twentynine Palms.
Flames could be seen where a military helicopter made an emergency landing at Camp Pendleton on Friday, causing police to warn drivers of potential traffic delays along Interstate 5. All four crew ...
The Tomahawk Fire was the second-largest wildfire of the May 2014 San Diego County wildfires, behind the Pulgas Fire. The fire, which started on May 14 around 9:45 AM, on the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook (also known as Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station), scorched 5,367 acres (21.72 km 2 ). [ 1 ]
A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter's engine caught fire midflight Friday afternoon, prompting the aircraft to make an emergency landing at Camp Pendleton, authorities said. All four crew members were ...
The Pulgas Fire burning above Camp Pendleton at night, on May 16, 2014 A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar releases water from a bambi bucket during aerial firefighting efforts on the Pulgas fire at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton Calif., May 15, 2014.
A military helicopter caught fire during a training mission and was forced to make an emergency landing at California’s Camp Pendleton, authorities said. The aircraft — a CH53-E Super Stallion ...