4 A member of the exclusive Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard is the 2020 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2020 for Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California.
Sergeant Timothy J. Wolfbrandt, stableman with the Marine Corps’ last Mounted Color Guard, was tapped as NCOY recently.
Wolfbrandt sought out the MCG posting once his advisor told him after his last deployment he had only a year and a half left on his current enlistment contract and could not deployed again.
He discovered after his research on social media sites just how important a recruiting tool the MCG is, especially in rural areas where there usually is not much of a recruiter presence.
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Are California Wildfires Worsening The Water Contamination At Military Bases?
By Miguel Leyva
Sixty-two. This is the number of California military facilities with a known or suspected per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) release, according to the California State Water Resources Control Board.
Among the PFAS chemical family that includes thousands of substances PFOS and PFOA are the two most notorious members. These substances have been linked to several types of cancer, thyroid disease, and weakened childhood immunity at fairly low doses (measured in parts per trillion). PFOS and PFOA were traced to the firefighting foam (AFFF) that was used for tens of years at military facilities and contaminated the water resources on the bases and in surrounding communities. The chemicals from firefighting foam stay and spread in the environment for decades, even centuries, and have become a major contributor to drinking water contamination across the country.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.
Camp Pendleton Fire Department and Cal Fire worked together to fight the Creek Fire that blazed in Fallbrook and the installation beginning Thursday, December 24.
By Saturday evening, the fire was 90 percent contained and over 4,200 acres. The fire initially posed a threat to eastern areas of base. However, through firefighting strategies of back burns and control lines, by 5 p.m. on December 24, the fire no longer posed any threat to structures.
Residents living in the Lake O’Neill Campground, O’Neill Heights, Wounded Warrior Battalion, and De Luz base housing areas were ordered to evacuate early Thursday morning. They gathered at Paige Fieldhouse where they awaited updates and heard from Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Levin was Tuesday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”. Here are his words:
“Hi, I’m Congressman Mike Levin. I’m proud to represent North County San Diego and South Orange County, with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton at the heart of my district.
As we celebrate the holidays this year, we also mourn the loss of more than 320,000 Americans to this pandemic – including more than 5,500 veterans, a profound tragedy for our nation. Each individual lost was somebody’s parent or grandparent, a son or daughter, a friend or co-worker who will be deeply missed, especially during this holiday season.