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May

2013

PRESS RELEASE #13-014 Noise levels may increase aboard Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton units will be conducting Mine Clearing Line Charge exercises Saturday from 6 a.m. to noon. Mine Clearing Line Charges are 1,750 pounds of linked C-4 (Composition C) explosives used to create a breach in minefields under combat



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May

2013

Marine Corps Base Butler wins 2013 environmental award
Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler's environmental program was recognized in April by the Department of Defense as part of the 2013 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards, for environmental quality in an overseas installation. Each year the



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May

2013

MEDIA ADVISORY #13-008 Camp Pendleton to Host 5th Annual Recon Challenge
Marine Corps Camp Pendleton is scheduled to host the 5th annual Recon Challenge Friday, May 17 from 4:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Media are invited to cover the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Additional time windows may be available by request.The Recon



13

May

2013

PRESS RELEASE #13-013 Early morning mortar firing aboard Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton units will be conducting night live-fire mortar exercises in the Whiskey and Zulu impact areas from midnight to 2:30 a.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Depending on atmospheric conditions, the sound of the explosions may be amplified



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May

2013

Torrance Honors the Armed Forces at the 54th Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration & Parade on May 17-19
Torrance, Calif., April 23, 2013 – Beginning Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19, the City ofTorrance will pay tribute to the nation’s Armed Forces with its 54th Annual Armed Forces DayCelebration and Parade – the City’s longest standing tradition.



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May

2013

Marine Corps Base Hawaii cancels BayFest 2013
BayFest, a community-wide summer family festival held aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, is canceled in 2013 due to sequestration and budget constraints.The festival, held here since 1991, is an island-wide attraction drawing 25,000 attendees to MCB



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May

2013

MEDIA ADVISORY #13-007 Camp Pendleton to Host Aerial Wild land Fire Fighting Exercise
An aerial firefighting exercise involving units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Navy Region Southwest, CALFIRE and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department will take place here from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ThursdayThis exercise, the sixth



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May

2013

Pendleton Sailor to be Awarded Silver Star
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Petty Officer 1st Class Benny Flores will be awarded the Silver Star Medal Friday, for his actions while deployed to southwest Afghanistan last year. Flores provided lifesaving medical care to Marines and Afghan Uniform



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May

2013

PRESS RELEASE #13-012 Weekend Construction Inside Camp Pendleton Main Gate May Cause Traffic Delays
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Camp Pendleton motorists will encounter some road closures and possible traffic delays near the Main Gate here Friday night through Sunday.  From 9 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday, crews are scheduled to construct a temporary



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Apr

2013

MARINE WEEK SEATTLE 2013 CANCELLED
The U.S. Marine Corps announced today the cancellation of Marine Week Seattle. Marine Week is the Corps’ annual week-long community outreach event, scheduled to be held in Seattle, Wash., from Aug. 5-11.The cancellation of Marine Week Seattle is a




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