The Red Bull Rivals surf competition will be held at Del March Beach here at 8 a.m., Saturday, May 24.

The International Surf Competition will showcase a head-to-head contest between the best 12 surfers from the United Stated military and the British Army Surf Teams.

The contestants will be competing for each other’s surfboards instead of the usual prize purse during the event and the competition is open to the public.

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******MEDIA COORDINATION INSTRUCTIONS******

Media interested in covering this event must call the Camp Pendleton Media Relations Office at (760) 725-5044 or email cpao.mcbcampenmedia@usmc.mil no later than noon Friday, May 23, 2014. Members of the media who have RSVP’d will meet at Camp Pendleton’s DEL MAR GATE at 7:45 AM on SATURDAY to be escorted to the event.

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