CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Across the Marine Corps’ western installations, spring cleaning has evolved from a seasonal chore to a warfighting mission. Over several weeks in April and continuing into May, thousands of junior enlisted Marines and sailors residing in barracks in California and Arizona patched holes in walls, repaired leaking faucets, repainted walls and replaced broken lights, among other clean-up projects to spruce up base barracks. But this spring’s Operation Clean Sweep – the fourth iteration since 2024 by I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations-West – isn’t just about minor repairs. Rather, the twice-yearly effort aims to
Cleaner Barracks, Modern Dining: Marine Corps Gives ‘Gen Z’ a Taste of Home
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Across the Marine Corps’ western installations, spring cleaning has evolved from a seasonal chore to a warfighting mission. Over several weeks in April and continuing into May, thousands of junior enlisted Marines and sailors residing in barracks in California and Ariz
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