What is Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton?
{{Infobox military structure |name= Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton |location= [[San Diego County, California]], U.S. |coordinates = {{Coord|33|20|N|117|25|W |dim:30000_region:US-CA |display=inline,title}} |image= Seal of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.png |caption= MCB Camp Pendleton Insignia |image2= |caption2= Shown within San Diego County, California |type= Military base |built= {{Start date|1942|03}} |used= September 25, 1942 – present |controlledby= {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg}} [[United States Marine Corps]] |garrison= [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] |current_commander= [[Brigadier general (United States)|BG]] Edward D. Banta .<ref>{{cite web|title=Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton|url=http://www.mciwest.marines.mil/Leaders/CommandingGeneral/Biography.aspx|access-date=2013-09-03|archive-date=2013-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815111045/http://www.mciwest.marines.mil/Leaders/CommandingGeneral/Biography.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> |battles= }} '''Camp Pendleton'''<ref>https://www.oceansidechamber.com/oceanside-blog/history-of-camp-pendleton. Oceansidechamber.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28</ref> or '''Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton''' is the major [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] [[military base]] of the [[United States Marine Corps]]. It is in [[San Diego County]], [[California]] next to [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]], [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]], [[Cleveland National Forest]], [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], [[Riverside County]] and [[Fallbrook, California|Fallbrook]]. The number of soldiers (that are not [[reservist]]s), is 42,000.<ref>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</ref> 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]].