A civilian holding a lit flare tried to board a Marine Corps helicopter last week while the aircraft was sitting on a Camp Pendleton landing pad with a crew inside and its rotors running, according to federal prosecutors in San Diego. The incident last Thursday night marked the fourth time since 2022 that the 58-year-old man has allegedly trespassed on Camp Pendleton, according to court documents in the case. A crew member on the first helicopter then noticed the man approaching, getting “within feet” of the aircraft and attempting to board it. Marine Corps law enforcement officers responded to the helipad, located the man and two used flares nearby and arrested him, according to the court document. Marine Corps records showed the same man previously trespassed on Camp Pendleton in September 2022, September 2023 and May 27 of this year, according to the agent.