Videos

Southern California fire departments demonstrate their capabilities at the 2019 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show on MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 28. This year’s air show honors first responders by featuring several performances and displays that highlight first responders and their accomplishments. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. Leilani Cervantes)

Aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice vehicle fire extinguishing techniques during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15, 2016. ITX is intended to integrate combined arms and improve war fighting capabilities in the scope of the Marine Air Ground Task Force prior to their upcoming deployment.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participated in a wildland firefighting class aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27, 2014. Due to the current drought in the Western United States, I Marine Expeditionary Force decided to pre-train a group of Marines to be ready if they are needed. These Marines are not being trained to be ready for an immediate response to routine local fires that are normally short in duration, but for those uncommon situations in which larger fires burn out of control for long periods, exhausting all primary firefighting resources. Military personnel may be deployed to respond to those types of emergencies in a supplementary capacity under the Defense Support of Civil Authorities process. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht) (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons) Also available in high definition.

Marines of Camp Pendleton, Calif., and their families thanked the firefighters and first responders who fought to extinguish the May 2014 wild fires near base. The wild fires burned more than 28,000 acres in San Diego county, many of which were on or near Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Silvano/released).

Sergeant Matthew Woodall, former squad leader, Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, receives the Silver Star Medal for his actions in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Includes sound bites from LCpl Justin Lehn from Long Island, N.Y. and Sgt. Matthew Woodall from Paducah, Ky. Available in high definition.

5th Marine Regiment conducts a ceremony honoring the legacy of the regiment and the history of the French Fourragere at the Camp San Mateo parade deck here, Aug. 1, 2013. Interview 1: Colonel Jason Bohm, commanding officer, 5th Marine Regiment, native of Ithaca, N.Y. Interview 2: Corporal Genadiy Moskalenko, motor transportation operator, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, native of Sacramento, Calif. Available in high definition.

Sgt. Matthew T. Woodall speask about being awarded the Silver Star Medal, his last deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan, and the events of a two-day engagement with the enemy. The Silver Star ceremony was held at Camp San Mateo here Aug. 2. Woodall, a native of Paducah, Ky., displayed conspicuous gallantry while conducting combat operations in Helmand's Sangin district during a firefight, July 10 through 11, 2011. Produced by: Cpl. Timothy Lenzo. Release authority: Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore.

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., participated in a Wildland Firefighting Exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 10. The unit coordinated with Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Navy Region Southwest, Third Fleet, CAL FIRE and the San Diego Country Sherriff's department.The demonstration used one Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 164 CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, one Marine Heady Helicopter Squadron 465 CH-53E Super Stallion, two MH-60S "Knighthawks" from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons Three and Two One to demonstrate the Marine Corps' capabilities in the event of a severe wildfire in southern California.