Volunteers attend a briefing for the Naval Medical
Volunteers attend a briefing for the Naval Medical Center San Diego surf therapy session in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Surf therapy is medically appointed and provides treatment for a host of maladies inc... More
Public Health Service Capt. Maurice Sheehan follows
Public Health Service Capt. Maurice Sheehan follows through on a pose during a Naval Medical Center San Diego yoga therapy session on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
The Gall family, residents of Camp Pendleton, participate
The Gall family, residents of Camp Pendleton, participate in the 3rd annual Polar Plunge at Del Mar beach aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 1, 2018. Each year over 300 family and friends gather for food, musi... More
The daughter of Rachel and Sgt. Jason Young, 7th Engineer
The daughter of Rachel and Sgt. Jason Young, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, has her face painted during the 7th ESB luau at Camp Pendleton’s Del Mar Beach, Aug. 3, celebrating the halfway mark of 7th ESB's 7-m... More
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in unit physical training at Del Mar beach, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 25, 2018.... More
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Edward Banta (left), commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Edward Banta (left), commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton talks to Maj. Gen. Charles Hudson (right), commanding general, Marine Corps... More
Waves break along the shore as patients yoga during
Waves break along the shore as patients yoga during a Naval Medical Center San Diego yoga therapy session on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Laura Delpena, an event volunteer, and Kaylee, 7, enjoy
Laura Delpena, an event volunteer, and Kaylee, 7, enjoy time in the ocean during the Exceptional Family Member Program beach event at Del Mar Beach, Aug. 2-3. The Best Day Foundation Orange County Chapter hoste... More
Marine Staff Sgt. Marvin Cruz, left, and volunteer
Marine Staff Sgt. Marvin Cruz, left, and volunteer surf instructor Duncan McFarland discuss their surf therapy session while exiting the surf break at 17th Street in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Participati... More
Public Health Service Capt. Maurice Sheehan catches
Public Health Service Capt. Maurice Sheehan catches a wave during the Naval Medical Center San Diego surf therapy clinic in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical
Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Preventive Medicine Department, leads a yoga therapy session on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Several major university stud... More
Marine Staff Sgt. Mike Malone strikes a yoga pose during
Marine Staff Sgt. Mike Malone strikes a yoga pose during a Naval Medical Center San Diego yoga therapy session for medically appointed patients on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Families attended the Exceptional Family Member Program
Families attended the Exceptional Family Member Program beach event at Del Mar Beach, Aug. 2-3. The Best Day Foundation Orange County Chapter hosted the event for special needs children that are enrolled in the... More
Marine Cpl. Leighton Anderson surfs a closed out wave
Marine Cpl. Leighton Anderson surfs a closed out wave during the Naval Medical Center San Diego surf therapy clinic in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Participation for patients like Leighton is medically appo... More
Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical
Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Preventive Medicine Department, leads a yoga therapy session on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Several major university stud... More
Navy veteran Lt. Cmdr and volunteer surf instructor
Navy veteran Lt. Cmdr and volunteer surf instructor Tom Rice gives pop up tips to Marine Pvt. 1st Class Ashton Aspley during a surf therapy session for patients of Naval Medical Center San Diego Sept. 14, 2017.... More
Pfc. Daniel Cabrera, motor transport operator, 7th
Pfc. Daniel Cabrera, motor transport operator, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 22, from Hillsboro, Ore., receives a 10-minute massage from Michael Valle, a holistic health practitioner, during the 7th ESB luau ... More
Participants attend the 3rd annual Polar Plunge at
Participants attend the 3rd annual Polar Plunge at Del Mar beach aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 1, 2018. Each year, more than 300 family and friends gather for food, music, raffles and the ocean plunge org... More
Behavioral health technician Robert McQueen watches
Behavioral health technician Robert McQueen watches the Naval Medical Center San Diego surf therapy session in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Surf therapy is medically appointed and provides treatment for a h... More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Rachel Duckett holds a
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Rachel Duckett holds a surfboard while checking out the surf at 17th Street in Del Mar, Calif. during a surf therapy session for patients of Naval Medical Center San Diego Sept. 14,... More
Penny Pendleton, the polar bear mascot for the 3rd
Penny Pendleton, the polar bear mascot for the 3rd annual Polar Plunge, greets guests with hugs and high fives at Del Mar beach aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 1, 2018. More than 300 Marine family and frien... More
Navy Seaman Emily Wallace reacts to a moment free from
Navy Seaman Emily Wallace reacts to a moment free from minding the severe pain she suffers from during a medically appointed surf therapy session for Naval Medical Center San Diego patients in Del Mar, Calif. S... More
A surf instructor draws a diagram in the sand to help
A surf instructor draws a diagram in the sand to help explain how to catch waves during the Naval Medical Center San Diego surf therapy session in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Naval Medical Center San Diego patient Marine Staff
Naval Medical Center San Diego patient Marine Staff Sgt. Marvin Cruz catches a wave at 17th Street in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Participation for patients like Cruz is medically appointed, and its benefi... More
Patients follow the example of Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen,
Patients follow the example of Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Preventive Medicine Department, leading a yoga therapy session on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 20... More
U.S. Marines, Sailor, and distinguished guests Col
U.S. Marines, Sailor, and distinguished guests Col Jeff Arruda, Mrs. Rose Kube, BGen Edward Banta, Molly Banta, Col Joseph Craft, Cassie Craft, SgtMaj Anthony Cruz, Col John Gamelin, Patti Jo Gamelin, Col Patri... More
Pfc. Daniel Cabrera, motor transport operator, 7th
Pfc. Daniel Cabrera, motor transport operator, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 22, from Hillsboro, Ore., receives a 10-minute massage from Michael Valle, a holistic health practitioner, during the 7th ESB luau ... More
A patient attending the Naval Medical Center San Diego
A patient attending the Naval Medical Center San Diego surf therapy clinic returns a surfboard on free loan to the clinic after his session in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Navy veteran Lt. Cmdr. Tom Rice listens to a Naval
Navy veteran Lt. Cmdr. Tom Rice listens to a Naval Medical Center San Diego surf therapy session safety briefing at the Del Mar Lifeguard Station in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Rice is a former Tomcat pilo... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West-Marine
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Installaions Command (MCICOM) converse at the La Casa Del Mar Beach Resort, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec... More
Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical
Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Preventive Medicine Department, leads a yoga therapy session on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Several major university stud... More
Patients imitate Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head
Patients imitate Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Preventive Medicine Department, during a yoga therapy session on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. (DoD photo ... More
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in unit physical training at Del Mar beach, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 25, 2018.... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West-Marine
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Installaions Command (MCICOM) converse at the La Casa Del Mar Beach Resort, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec... More
Petty Officer First Class Aries Baluyot, right, enters
Petty Officer First Class Aries Baluyot, right, enters the water with his volunteer surf instructor Rick Ganzer during a medically appointed surf therapy session for Naval Medical Center San Diego patients in D... More
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in unit physical training at Del Mar beach, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 25, 2018.... More
Betty Michalewicz-Kraugh, a program manager for Naval
Betty Michalewicz-Kraugh, a program manager for Naval Medical Center San Diego, points out surf safety measures for patients and volunteers NMC San Diego surf therapy session in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. ... More
Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical
Navy Cmdr. Lori Christensen, head of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Preventive Medicine Department, instructs a yoga therapy session on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Volunteer Brianna Phillip helps Navy Seaman Emily Wallace,
Volunteer Brianna Phillip helps Navy Seaman Emily Wallace, left, walk into the surf to meet her surf instructor Necia Snow, right, during a surf therapy session for Naval Medical Center San Diego patients in De... More
A surfer wipes out surfing 17th Street in Del Mar,
A surfer wipes out surfing 17th Street in Del Mar, Calif. during a surf therapy session Naval Medical Center San Diego patients Sept. 14, 2017. Participation in the clinic is medically appointed, and its benef... More
Marines and Sailors await the start of the 2018 Commanding
Marines and Sailors await the start of the 2018 Commanding General’s (CG’s) Cup Surf Contest at the Del Mar Beach Resort at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 11, 2018. Marines and Sailors have ... More
Navy Seaman Emily Wallace catches a wave with her volunteer
Navy Seaman Emily Wallace catches a wave with her volunteer surf instructor Necia Snow during a surf therapy session for Naval Medical Center San Diego patients in Del Mar, Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Wallace suffe... More
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in unit physical training at Del Mar beach, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 25, 2018.... More
Naval Medical Center San Diego patients yoga as a medically
Naval Medical Center San Diego patients yoga as a medically appointed therapy on the beach in Del Mar Calif. Sept. 14, 2017. Several major university studies state that yoga has proven benefits to service memb... More
More than 300 participants attend the 3rd annual Polar
More than 300 participants attend the 3rd annual Polar Plunge at Del Mar beach aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 1, 2018. Marine family and friends gather for food, music, raffles and the ocean plunge, organi... More
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
U. S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in unit physical training at Del Mar beach, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 25, 2018.... More
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Edward Banta, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Edward Banta, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosts a dinner for Maj. Gen. Charles Hudson, commanding general, Marine Corps Inst... More
Marine veteran Sgt. Toran Gaal poses for photo with
Marine veteran Sgt. Toran Gaal poses for photo with his custom surfboard which allows him to surf despite being a double amputee during the Naval Medical Center San Diego surf therapy clinic in Del Mar, Calif. ... More