Camp Pendleton to host aerial wildland firefighting exercise Thurs., April 30

CAMP PENDLETON - An aerial firefighting exercise involving aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Navy Region Southwest, Third Fleet, CALFIRE and the San Diego Sheriff's Department will take place from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Apr. 30, on Camp Pendleton.

This exercise, the eighth iteration of its kind, will provide ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wild land fires in the region and culminates with a cooperative effort to extinguish a simulated wild land fire.

Navy, Marine Corps and civilian helicopters will be support...