Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
San Diego County, California, U.S.
MCB Camp Pendleton Insignia
Coordinates	33°20′N 117°25′W / 33.333°N 117.417°W / 33.333; -117.417
Type	Military base
Site information
Controlled by	United States Marine Corps
Site history
Built	March 1942 (1942-03)
In use	September 25, 1942 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	BG Edward D. Banta .[1]
Garrison	I Marine Expeditionary Force

Camp Pendleton^[2] or Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast military base of the United States Marine Corps. It is in San Diego County, California next to Oceanside, San Clemente, Cleveland National Forest, Orange County, Riverside County and Fallbrook.

The number of soldiers (that are not reservists), is 42,000.^[3]

The base is 125,000 acres (506 km2).

Pendleton is split into two areas, North and South. It was created in 1942 to train troops during World War II. By October 1944, Camp Pendleton was called a long-lasting base. Pendleton became the home of the 1st Marine Division. The base was named after World War I Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton (1860–1942).^[4] Today it is home to many units including the I Marine Expeditionary Force.

1. ↑ "Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton". Retrieved 2013-09-03.
2. ↑ https://www.oceansidechamber.com/oceanside-blog/history-of-camp-pendleton. Oceansidechamber.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28
3. ↑ https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/camp-pendleton#:~:text=More%20than%2042%2C000%20active%20duty,members%20occupy%20base%20housing%20complexes. Retrieved 2023-03-28
4. ↑ "Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.