Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 07.10.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lynn W. Berendsen, left, the incoming commanding officer of Assault Amphibian School, shakes hands with Col. Benjamin M. Venning, the outgoing commanding officer of AAS, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, Venning relinquished command of the school to Berendsen. The change of command......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 07.10.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lynn W. Berendsen, left, the incoming commanding officer of Assault Amphibian School, receives the colors from Col. Benjamin M. Venning, the outgoing commanding officer of AAS, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, Venning relinquished command of the school to Berendsen. The change of......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 07.10.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Fausto H. Cabrera, the senior enlisted advisor of Assault Amphibian School, delivers the colors during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, Col. Benjamin M. Venning relinquished command of AAS to Col. Lynn W. Berendsen. The change of command ceremony signifies a transition to new leadership......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 03.26.2024
An M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun is aimed at a target during an amphibious combat vehicle gunnery exercise at Range 407 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2024. For the basic gunnery course, Assault Amphibian School students learned to fire the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun utilizing the common remotely operated weapons......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 03.26.2024
U.S. Marines with Assault Amphibian School wait in a relay during an amphibious combat vehicle gunnery exercise at Range 407 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2024. For the basic gunnery course, AAS students learned to fire the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun utilizing the common remotely operated weapons systems. The Marine......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 03.26.2024
U.S. Marines with Assault Amphibian School reload MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launchers and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine guns during an amphibious combat vehicle gunnery exercise at Range 407 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2024. For the basic gunnery course, AAS students learned to fire the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 03.26.2024
M2A1 .50-caliber ammunition shells fall into a dump pouch during an amphibious combat vehicle gunnery exercise at Range 407 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2024. For the basic gunnery course, Assault Amphibian School students learned to fire the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun utilizing the common remotely operated weapons......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 03.26.2024
An M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun fires during an amphibious combat vehicle gunnery exercise at Range 407 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2024. For the basic gunnery course, Assault Amphibian School students learned to fire the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun utilizing the common remotely operated weapons systems. The Marine......
