Marines from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot run up a hill in full gear during an exercise at Camp Pendleton in 2020. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune) The base continues to make history.

SAN DIEGO — Nearly 50 years after graduating from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine veteran Ron Marquez watched from the crowd Saturday as the depot celebrated its 100th ...

SAN DIEGO — When Marine Brig. Gen. Joseph Pendleton raised the first American flag 100 years ago at what would eventually become the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, the city was still a ...