CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2020) Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Gregory Slavonic reads an award before handing it to Ryan Rushing, a chief with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department, during an awards ceremony at Marine Memorial Golf Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 27, 2020. Rushing was given an individual award for his actions during the DeLuz Fire, which recently threatened a housing area on base. The CPFD was also recognized as the Department of Defense's Large Fire Department of the Year for 2019. Slavonic traveled to southern California to meet with sailors and Marines, gaining enhanced insight to fleet modernization, cyber and readiness efforts that will ultimately build a more lethal force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)