Provides the operational, administrative, logistical, and legal services necessary to support the School of Infantry's training units.
Colonel Byrne assumed command of School of Infantry–West in March 2024. ...
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Sergeant Major Rodriguez assumed his current duties as the School of Infantry-West Sergeant Major in January 2024....
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Damian Rodriguez, center, sergeant major of School of Infantry West, and Col. Patrick Byrne, right, commanding officer of SOI-West, present the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Staff Sgt. Brett Meil, left, a Marine combat instructor with Training Company, Infantry Training Battalion, SOI-West, during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 24, 2024. During the ceremony, Meil was presented with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the highest non-combat decoration that can be awarded for heroism, for his actions on June 13, 2023, where he saved a student’s life and took shrapnel in the process. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee)
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, right, presents a challenge coin to Staff Sgt. Aaron Yerena, a Marine Combat Instructor, School of Infantry-West, in recognition of his exemplary performance at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)
A U.S. Marine with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, establishes communications with the command operations during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Huang, a student in the Advanced Infantry Marine Course, engages simulated enemy combatants during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)
U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, receive a brief on patrol base vertailities by the course staff during an Advanced Infantry Marine Course, Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, June 26, 2023. AIMC is advanced infantry training designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Stennett III)
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