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Posted on 10/18/2025 1:06:44 PM PDT by DFG
The U.S. Marine Corps is set to celebrate its 250th anniversary at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, led by Vice President JD Vance.
Vance is set to lead the festivities as the first former Marine to hold his office on Saturday. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan and Marine Corps Commandant General Eric M. Smith will be joining the vice president for the event.
More than 15,000 attendees are expected, including Marines, Navy sailors, veterans and families are expected at the Red Beach demonstration. The show will integrate Navy and Marine Corps operations across land, air and sea.
Another Beach Bash at Del Mar Beach will offer food, live music and family activities after the military showcase.
Guests are welcome to attend as long as they comply with base access rules, meaning they must have valid government ID and submit to vehicle checks.
California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned carrying out the military demonstration without closing the freeway in an X post on Friday, calling it dangerous, even though military training routinely takes place at the Pendleton base.
“This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm’s way,” the Democrat governor said. “Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn’t just wrong — it’s dangerous.”
He continued his rant in a comment on the initial post that read, “Using our military to intimidate people you disagree with politically doesn’t make you look strong.”
“It makes you look weak,” he added. “It’s reckless, it’s disrespectful, and yet another action beneath the office of the presidency.”
Newsom’s office announced on Saturday morning that, though “the White House denied the freeway near Camp Pendleton,” and despite its “lack of transparency, California traffic and public safety experts have recommended temporarily closing the freeway to best protect the public.”
Earlier this week, Newsom argued against the idea of White House closing the freeway, however.
“Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military,” Newsom’s X post said on Wednesday. “PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE AND PAY OUR TROOPS INSTEAD.”
Newsom’s urging of the president to pay the troops refers to the government shutdown, which has entered its 18th day, and initially meant that the military would miss out on paychecks. However, that same day, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum allowing the use of War Department funds to pay the military during the federal funding lapse.
According to officials, a practice round of fire activity was observed on Friday near the freeway, which remained open at the time.
The Interstate 5 will be closed from Harbor Drive in Oceanside to Basilone Road from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Newscum is a punk-assd bitch.
He is some piece of work this guy.
My city in Texas has to shut down highways regularly to double decker everything for the people following in mainly from California
Do the all vote democrat? Is this the grand scheme? Abbott wouldn’t care
God has allowed the actions and words of Newsom and Pritzker due to free will.
Our free will can be used to re-establish good to replace evil.
If Trump and Vance were advised to shut down I-5, a federal highway, they could and would just do it. What’s this about shooting out missiles from ships? Where are the missiles going? Is this Newscum just overreacting? Sounds like it. Is this another “interesting” thing for him?
“the White House denied the freeway near Camp Pendleton,”
This is probably the worst or ONE of the worst written articles of the day....How do you DENY a freeway?
Newsom just talks - no thought process at all.
“”Basilone Road””
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Basilone
You can’t travel the 5 without seeing the sign for him....MOH!
If anyone is watching the events at Camp Pendleton you might want to see some of the ships on the San Diego webcam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edz0ux7JClE
The webcam has about 10 cameras and one of them is up at Oceanside which is south of Pendleton. There are about 6 - 8 ships and a bunch of jets and hovercrafts and some ospreys.
If you’re reading this tonight you can still look at the video from earlier today.
Yesterday, down in San Diego Harbor, they had quite a sight of two Navy guys parachuting and holding a really big American flag.
The Marines throw a party to celebrate their history: Newsome closes the highways to punish them.
Well, we see his priority, and it aint America.
Thank you - thank you. Just what we need..I hadn’t thought of a webcam. I’ve watched others over the years from San Diego harbor and never boring.
I wish the Marines would go rouge and take back California, hang that snake and his little crooked illegal voter collecting election minions declare in person elections with ink welled fingers to come.
NewSCUM shut it down even though he had NO reason to, he just wanted to do it so he can blame Trump for it when it was HIS decision to do so. NewSCUM is a scumbag, honestly there is NO worse than him as far as Governor he has single handily DESTROYED California from top to bottom
Hairgel Hitler/Mousselini
“NewSCUM shut it down even though he had NO reason to, he just wanted to do it so he can blame Trump “
^^^THIS. Exactly. This is purely performative. Like when Alex Padilla got himself handcuffed for harassing Kristi Noem.
Marines do live fire exercises every day on Camp Pendelton.
This is just Newsom being a crybaby and trying to blame the traffic holdup on President Trump.
Anyhow, loved the sign I saw by the side of the road in San Diego.
"STOP TRUMP! VOTE NO ON 50!"
Clever.
RE: How do you DENY a freeway?
OMMMMMMMMMM
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If Trump had proposed shutting down I-5 in the area near Pendleton, Newscum would have opposed it.
Newscum put on his bitch dress before he commenced to whining about the big bad military scaring him.
Yep, I hear it out of Quantico but no one complains about I-95 not closing when that's going on. These people are a bunch of idiots.
This will be a major inconvenience to those traveling between the LA Basin and San Diego. The only alternative to I-5 is I-15. If you’re in the San Clemente area, you have to wind your way along the Ortega Highway over the Santa Ana Mountains for about 30 miles to reach the 15—or you can drive up to the 91, which is often jammed, then hang a right on the 15 in Corona. And with the 5 being closed, the 15 will likely be jammed.
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