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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron Yerena, a Marine Combat Instructor with School of Infantry-West, holds a challenge coin presented by Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, at Marine Corps Installations West 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron Yerena, a Marine Combat Instructor with School of Infantry-West, holds a challenge coin presented by Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, at Marine Corps Installations West 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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to students with Infantry Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to students with Infantry Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, 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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brett Meil, a Marine combat instructor with Training Company, Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), School of Infantry West, addresses Marines with ITB 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brett Meil, a Marine combat instructor with Training Company, Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), School of Infantry West, addresses Marines with ITB 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)

Photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Patrick Byrne, left, commanding officer of School of Infantry West, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Staff Sgt. Brett Meil, right, 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Patrick Byrne, left, commanding officer of School of Infantry West, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Staff Sgt. Brett Meil, right, 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)

Photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Patrick Byrne, center, commanding officer of School of Infantry West, presents 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Patrick Byrne, center, commanding officer of School of Infantry West, presents 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)

Photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Patrick Byrne, center, commanding officer of School of Infantry West, presents 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Patrick Byrne, center, commanding officer of School of Infantry West, presents 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)

Photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Damian Rodriguez, left, 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, center, 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Damian Rodriguez, left, 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, center, 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)

Photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee

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)

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)

Photo by LCpl. Terry Stennett III (Re: 230626-M-VV832-2101 - Reposted)

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters visits Marines stationed at Marine Corps School of Infantry-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. Walters toured the training grounds, barracks, and spoke to Combat Instructors for both Marine Combat Training (MCT), where Marines receive their combat training before arriving at the school house of their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), and Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), the school house for Marines with the Infantry MOS. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters visits Marines stationed at Marine Corps School of Infantry-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. Walters toured the training grounds, barracks, and spoke to Combat Instructors for both Marine Combat Training (MCT), where Marines receive their combat training before arriving at the school house of their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), and Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), the school house for Marines with the Infantry MOS. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

Photo by Cpl. Hailey Clay

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kathrine E. Cleary, combat instructor, School of Infantry (SOI)-West, directs students attending Marine Combat Training (MCT) off of a machine gun at the Marine Corps SOI-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. MCT gives Marines with Military Occupational Specialties other than Infantry (03xx) a basic understanding of the Marine Corps' warfighting ethos, core values, basic tenets of maneuver warfare, leadership responsibilities, mental, moral, and physical resiliency in order to contribute to the successful accomplishment of their unit's mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kathrine E. Cleary, combat instructor, School of Infantry (SOI)-West, directs students attending Marine Combat Training (MCT) off of a machine gun at the Marine Corps SOI-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. MCT gives Marines with Military Occupational Specialties other than Infantry (03xx) a basic understanding of the Marine Corps' warfighting ethos, core values, basic tenets of maneuver warfare, leadership responsibilities, mental, moral, and physical resiliency in order to contribute to the successful accomplishment of their unit's mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

Photo by Cpl. Hailey Clay

U.S. Marines attending Marine Combat Training (MCT) fire an M240B machine gun at the Marine Corps School of Infantry-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. MCT gives Marines with Military Occupational Specialties other than Infantry (03xx) a basic understanding of the Marine Corps' warfighting ethos, core values, basic tenets of maneuver warfare, leadership responsibilities, mental, moral, and physical resiliency in order to contribute to the successful accomplishment of their unit's mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

U.S. Marines attending Marine Combat Training (MCT) fire an M240B machine gun at the Marine Corps School of Infantry-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. MCT gives Marines with Military Occupational Specialties other than Infantry (03xx) a basic understanding of the Marine Corps' warfighting ethos, core values, basic tenets of maneuver warfare, leadership responsibilities, mental, moral, and physical resiliency in order to contribute to the successful accomplishment of their unit's mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

Photo by Cpl. Hailey Clay

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kathrine E. Cleary, right, combat instructor, School of Infantry (SOI)-West, monitors a Marine Combat Training (MCT) student's line of fire on a rifle range at the Marine Corps SOI-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. MCT gives Marines with Military Occupational Specialties other than Infantry (03xx) a basic understanding of the Marine Corps' warfighting ethos, core values, basic tenets of maneuver warfare, leadership responsibilities, mental, moral, and physical resiliency in order to contribute to the successful accomplishment of their unit's mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kathrine E. Cleary, right, combat instructor, School of Infantry (SOI)-West, monitors a Marine Combat Training (MCT) student's line of fire on a rifle range at the Marine Corps SOI-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. MCT gives Marines with Military Occupational Specialties other than Infantry (03xx) a basic understanding of the Marine Corps' warfighting ethos, core values, basic tenets of maneuver warfare, leadership responsibilities, mental, moral, and physical resiliency in order to contribute to the successful accomplishment of their unit's mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hailey D. Clay)

Photo by Cpl. Hailey Clay

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, hike up a hill during a night patrol as part of the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 1, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, hike up a hill during a night patrol as part of the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 1, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, climb a hill to set up a patrol base 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)

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, climb a hill to set up a patrol base 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)

Photo by LCpl. Terry Stennett III

U.S. Navy Chaplains and Religious Program (RP) Specialists assigned to 1st Marine Division participate in security and ethics training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, October 1, 2019. The purpose of the annual training is to help Chaplains and RP’s become more efficient as a Religious Ministry Team (RMT).

U.S. Navy Chaplains and Religious Program (RP) Specialists assigned to 1st Marine Division participate in security and ethics training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, October 1, 2019. The purpose of the annual training is to help Chaplains and RP’s become more efficient as a Religious Ministry Team (RMT).

Photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores

Brigadier Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, speaks with Marines and sailors attending an Equal Opportunity Representative Course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 28, 2013. The five-day course qualifies staff noncommissioned officers as equal opportunity representatives that support fair work environments and manage their command's EO program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez/ Released)

Brigadier Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, commanding general, 1st Marine Logistics Group, speaks with Marines and sailors attending an Equal Opportunity Representative Course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 28, 2013. The five-day course qualifies staff noncommissioned officers as equal opportunity representatives that support fair work environments and manage their command's EO program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez

Staff Sgt Craig W. Harriman, left, speaks to Cpl. Andrea N. Villacis about her career progression aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 12, 2016. Harriman was awarded Career Planner of the Year for fiscal year 2016 and has been recently selected to instruct at the Basic Career Planners Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif. He attributes his success to the leadership and mentoring he received during his years in the Corps. Harriman is the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of career planners assigned to Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Villacis is an administrative clerk with the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. N.W. Huertas/ Released)

Staff Sgt Craig W. Harriman, left, speaks to Cpl. Andrea N. Villacis about her career progression aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 12, 2016. Harriman was awarded Career Planner of the Year for fiscal year 2016 and has been recently selected to instruct at the Basic Career Planners Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif. He attributes his success to the leadership and mentoring he received during his years in the Corps. Harriman is the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of career planners assigned to Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Villacis is an administrative clerk with the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. N.W. Huertas/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Neysa Huertas Quinones

Legal Assistance, a part of the Joint Law Center, was put in place to assist Marines, retirees and family members with legal matters, allowing Marines and families to concentrate on other important matters. Legal Assistance is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with walk-in services three days a week.

Legal Assistance, a part of the Joint Law Center, was put in place to assist Marines, retirees and family members with legal matters, allowing Marines and families to concentrate on other important matters. Legal Assistance is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with walk-in services three days a week.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns

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