The main gate of the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton was closed for more than two hours Friday night after the driver of a vehicle attempted to gain access to the camp by ramming into the security barriers.
“We can confirm at approximately 6:30 p.m. there was an attempt to gain unauthorized access to the installation,” Camp Pendleton wrote in a tweet.
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We can confirm at approximately 6:30 p.m. there was an attempt to gain unauthorized access to the installation. The MCB Camp Pendleton Provost Marshall Office deployed the final denial barriers and disabled the vehicle. We will provide further information when available.
— Camp Pendleton (@MCIWPendletonCA) January 28, 2023
The MCB Camp Pendleton Provost Marshall Office reportedly erected physical barriers known as “final denial barriers,” which are physical barriers that deny unauthorized access.
The military base, located in Oceanside, California, issued an alert of the temporary closure of the gate after the incident. Camp visitors were advised to access the Del Mar Gate as an alternative.
Traffic Alert!
The Main Gate is temporarily closed. An alternate route via Del Mar Gate is available.
Updates will be made when available.
— Camp Pendleton (@MCIWPendletonCA) January 28, 2023
A social media video of the vehicle that crashed into the camp’s barriers shows the car on fire and with significant damage to the front where it was “disabled” by the camp’s barriers.
#CampPendleton
Vehicle into the security barriers and on fire at Camp Pendleton after someone reportedly attempted to drive into the main gates without authorization. pic.twitter.com/bdXFiaxz37— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) January 28, 2023
The gate reopened to traffic around 9 p.m. Friday.
UPDATE: The main gate is now open for traffic. Thank you for your patience.
— Camp Pendleton (@MCIWPendletonCA) January 28, 2023
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It was unclear who was driving the vehicle or why they attempted to ram the entrance of one of the largest Marine Corps bases on the West Coast of the United States since 1942.
