Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 10.20.2020
U.S. Navy corpsmen have a long history serving alongside U.S. Marines. On Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the school that trains Fleet Marine Force corpsmen, Field Medical Training Battalion - West, is celebrating its 70th anniversary....
Story by Cpl. Mark Garcia | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.07.2013
Navy Capt. Dan Cornwell relieved Navy Capt. Michael Eby, as the commanding officer of Field Medical Training Battalion West during a change of command ceremony at Camp Pendleton, June 7....
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.22.2013
Lt. General John A. Toolan Jr., the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force was a guest speaker for the newest graduating class of Navy corpsmen at Field Medical Training Battalion West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 22. More than 250 corpsmen completed the eight-week corpsmen school, and were pinned with the Corpsmen Shield, which signifies they have become certified field......
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.06.2012
Silver Star recipient Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick B. Quill, with U.S. Marine Forces, Special Operations Command, will take on a new assignment with Field Medical Training Battalion West at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Quill, a corpsman who served with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, is slated to take his place as an instructor for FMTB-West this summer....
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.30.2012
Marine Corps Community Services awarded Field Medical Training Battalion West for outstanding volunteer service at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 30. Marine Corps Community Services selected Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Clayton, a corpsmen and instructor with FMTB-West, to receive the $2,000 award on behalf of the battalion for his role during the Hard Corps Race Series 2012....
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.21.2012
Field Medical Training Battalion West revamped their final training exercise using advanced realistic training. The battalion trains the next generation of field medical service technicians. Upon graduation, the corpsmen are attached to a Marine unit and could deploy into combat areas....
