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Camp Pendleton

American  

noun

  1. a U.S. Marine Corps base in SW California on the Gulf of Santa Catalina.


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Further south, the Henderson Fire in San Diego country erupted on Thursday, and has grown to over 2,000 acres, including around Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

And the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton was impacted by the Henderson Fire, which prompted freeway closures and had burned at least 2,070 acres by Friday, according to Cal Fire.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

A fire in Camp Pendleton burned at least 1,000 acres Thursday and briefly closed the 5 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

It is also where Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is located, a base which 70,000 service members and civilians work at.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The husband had to go down to Camp Pendleton for basic training, so she’d be moving down there with him.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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