Agencies work together in Wild Land Fire Fighting Exercise

CAMP PENDLETON − Camp Pendleton hosted the Wild Land Fire Fighting Exercise 2016 at Las Pulgas Lake on May 5. The Wild Land Fire Fighting Exercise 2016 combined elements of aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd Marine Air Wing, Navy Region Southwest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the San Diego Sheriff's Department.

“This exercise is intended to highlight the coordination, planning and teamwork between the military and our partners with CAL Fire and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, all in support of fighting a common foe, which is wild land fires...