SAN DIEGO
One year after closing boot camp graduations to the public, the Marines are ready to welcome some members of the public back onto the recruit depot in San Diego to watch recruits graduate, the Marines said in a statement Monday.
Beginning April 22, each graduating Marine will be able to invite two guests to attend graduation and tour facilities at the base, the statement said. The Marines hold about 40 graduations per year in San Diego.
The announcement comes 13 months after the Corps suspended public graduations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“We are extremely proud to have families return to the depot for graduations,” said Brig. Gen. Ryan P. Heritage, the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. “We look forward to welcoming more families in the near future, as more individuals receive the vaccination each day.”
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Recon Marine Held in Camp Pendleton Brig in Connection with Missing Ammunition
A Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires from an M4A1 carbine during a close quarters tactics drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020. (Israel Chincio/U.S. Marine Corps)
4 Apr 2021
A 28-year-old Reconnaissance Marine is being held in the brig at Camp Pendleton after he was charged with six counts of larceny and military property-related offenses involving missing ammunition from the base, military officials said Friday, April 2.
The charges against Sgt. Gunnar Naughton, with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, follow an Article 32 fact-finding hearing held on March 19 at the Western Judicial Circuit Court, said 2nd Lt. Kyle McGuire. If Naughton s case is referred to a general court-martial, a redacted charge sheet will provide more details on the materials that are missing, McGuire said.
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