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Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, took turns donning modified dress blue uniforms and posing for their boot camp photo Sept. 5, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. This photo is normally ident... More

Rct. Gary A. Davidson Jr., Platoon 1064, Alpha Company,

Rct. Gary A. Davidson Jr., Platoon 1064, Alpha Company,

Rct. Gary A. Davidson Jr., Platoon 1064, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, ensures his fellow recruit’s uniform is on correctly before his boot camp photo is taken July 8, 2015, on Parris Island, S... More

Rct. Jeremiah Johnson, Platoon 2006, Hotel Company,

Rct. Jeremiah Johnson, Platoon 2006, Hotel Company,

Rct. Jeremiah Johnson, Platoon 2006, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, poses for his first official Marine Corps photo Nov. 20, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruit boot camp photos have been taken... More

MGEN Robert E. Haebel, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot and MGEN Wesley H. Rice, commanding general, MCRD, San Diego, observe the morning color ceremony. Rice is touring Parris Island

MGEN Robert E. Haebel, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Ziegler Release S... More

COL William P. Symolon, commander, Headquarters and Service Battalion, visits with Jesus Antonio Garcia Morales, a seven-year-old boy who was found by Marines of MCRD, San Diego, after being lost for three days in the mountains of Cuyamaca State Park

COL William P. Symolon, commander, Headquarters and Service Battalion,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Klika Release Status: Re... More

Brigadier General, Garry L. Parks, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD/WRR) Commanding General, presents Mr. Frank A. Turiace, USMC (ret) a Purple Heart. Mr. Turiace was wounded by shrapnel in November of 1951 on Hill 854 during the Korean War

Brigadier General, Garry L. Parks, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD/WR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brian Hafenstiner Release Status: Released ... More

Hospital Corpsman Second Class Lisa (HM2) Drumm of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Branch Medical Clinic, San Diego, California (CA), prepares camouflage netting to cover the field hospital during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97, Camp Pendleton, CA. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (I MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Hospital Corpsman Second Class Lisa (HM2) Drumm of Marine Corps Recrui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Lisa Drumm of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Branch Medical Clinic, San Diego, California (CA), joins pieces of camouflage netting together to cover the field hospital for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97, Camp Pendleton, CA. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (I MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Lisa Drumm of Marine Corps Recrui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Larry McMinn of Naval Medical Center San Diego (Left) and HM2 Edward Miller of Branch Medical Clinic Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) prepare to unroll camouflage to cover the field hospital during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton is a biannual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the...

Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Larry McMinn of Naval Medical Cen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Larry McMinn of Naval Medical Center San Diego (Left) and HM2 Edward Miller of Branch Medic... More

A recruit from Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, Calif., "marks his shot" in his marksmanship book during pre-qualification day while attending his "13 weeks in hell." The recruits are firing on Charlie Range at Edson Range

A recruit from Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, Calif., "...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. B. E. Vancise, Usmc ... More

Major General (MGEN) Osman, gives an American flag and a salute to MGEN Dawson's widow and family, during the ceremony held at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, California

Major General (MGEN) Osman, gives an American flag and a salute to MGE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Toddy, Usmc Release Sta... More

Sergeant Green, Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cruz, LCPL Fuentes, and Corporal Shelton present arms at the urn detail for Major General Dawson's funeral. The ceremony was held at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, California

Sergeant Green, Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cruz, LCPL Fuentes, and Corporal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Toddy, Usmc Release Sta... More

Major T. E. Little shows Marines from Special Reaction Teams, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California, the setup of shape charges during a breeching exercise in Western Turkey

Major T. E. Little shows Marines from Special Reaction Teams, Marine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT P. D. Bishop, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Deabreau, Recruit Training Regiment

Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Deabreau, Recruit Training Regiment

Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Deabreau, Recruit Training Regiment Sergeant Major, rededicates the Drill Instructor Monument Oct. 16, 2015, as part of the centennial celebration on Parris Island, S.C. The monument was firs... More

Kennewick, Wash., native a Marine Corps drill instructor on Parris Island

Kennewick, Wash., native a Marine Corps drill instructor on Parris Isl...

Staff Sgt. Lindsey Gonzalez currently serves as a Marine Corps drill instructor with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Gonzalez joined the Marine Co... More

Carson City, Nev., native a Marine Corps drill instructor on Parris Island

Carson City, Nev., native a Marine Corps drill instructor on Parris Is...

Sgt. Bruce Best currently serves as a Marine Corps drill instructor with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Best joined the Marine Corps in June 1999... More

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), presents Private Outeiral, a Recruit from 4th Battalion N Company, with a Marine Corps emblem at the Crucible Morning Colors ceremony at Marine Corps Depot Parris Island, South Carolina [MCRD/PISC]

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), prese...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL John B. Stoller, ... More

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), breaks during the hike in from the Crucible to observe recruits from 2nd Battalion H Company at Marine Corps Depot Parris Island, South Carolina [MCRD/PISC]

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), break...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL John B. Stoller, ... More

A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Avionics Electrical Technician

A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Avionics Electrical Technician

A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Avionics Electrical Technician surveys the surrounding area before landing at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Aug. 15, 2019. The USCG routinely conduct training to maint... More

Sgt. Jonathan Owens, a drill instructor for Platoon

Sgt. Jonathan Owens, a drill instructor for Platoon

Sgt. Jonathan Owens, a drill instructor for Platoon 3058, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, inspects Rct. Brian Onofrio’s technique during an introduction to the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Ju... More

Recruits of Platoon 3014, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3014, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3014, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, learn about the Corps’ core value of commitment Dec. 17, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Senior drill instructors lead recruits in guided dis... More

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, finish the last stretch of a nine-mile hike Oct. 25, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Following the hike, recruits earned their Eagle, Globe and Anchor embl... More

Rct. Michael D. Dineen, Platoon 3068, India Company,

Rct. Michael D. Dineen, Platoon 3068, India Company,

Rct. Michael D. Dineen, Platoon 3068, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, does crunches during an initial strength test June 10, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Dineen, 26, from Newburgh, N.Y., is sched... More

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, enter the gas chamber June 23, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits experience temporary respiratory irritation, watery eyes and a burning sensation on... More

Rct. Selena Gomez, Platoon 4033, November Company,

Rct. Selena Gomez, Platoon 4033, November Company,

Rct. Selena Gomez, Platoon 4033, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, leaps onto a log July 31, 2013, on the Confidence Course on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designe... More

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, cross a creek during land navigation training May 11, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. This is one of many obstacles recruits may have faced while looking fo... More

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, quickly put on safety gear before pugil stick training March 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits wear safety equipment such as helmets, groin prote... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Christopher Pagan and U.S.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Christopher Pagan and U.S.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Christopher Pagan and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Edward Sortino Jr. mentored new Marines of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recru... More

Pfc. Jerry Bates III stands with his family after graduating

Pfc. Jerry Bates III stands with his family after graduating

Pfc. Jerry Bates III stands with his family after graduating recruit training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on Dec. 20, 2013. Bates reported to recruit training Sept. 23 to become the fourt... More

Rct. Kenneth Beaver, Platoon 3018, Kilo Company, 3rd

Rct. Kenneth Beaver, Platoon 3018, Kilo Company, 3rd

Rct. Kenneth Beaver, Platoon 3018, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, performs pushups during an incentive training session Jan. 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors use incentive train... More

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, finish the last stretch of a nine-mile hike Nov. 19, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Following the hike, recruits earned their Eagle, Globe and Anchor embl... More

Marine recruits pound pavement on Parris Island

Marine recruits pound pavement on Parris Island

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, run during physical training July 27, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits participate in more than 3... More

Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, rush through an obstacle course July 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is used to condition recruits mentally and physically while instilling... More

Rct. William Adcock, Platoon 2052, Fox Company, 2nd

Rct. William Adcock, Platoon 2052, Fox Company, 2nd

Rct. William Adcock, Platoon 2052, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, holds himself up on a Confidence Course obstacle April 29, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The Confidence Course is comprised of 15 o... More

Staff Sgt. Anthony Fortunato, senior drill instructor

Staff Sgt. Anthony Fortunato, senior drill instructor

Staff Sgt. Anthony Fortunato, senior drill instructor for Platoon 3089, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks to his recruits for the first time Sept. 6, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Fortunato, 2... More

Recruits of Platoon 3045, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3045, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3045, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the sitting shooting position April 19, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. For one week, recruits learn and practice the fundamentals o... More

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, wait to begin a five-mile hike Nov. 7, 2015, on Parris Island S.C. This is one of seven hikes ranging from three to more than nine miles. The last hike... More

Sgt. Stanley Wilcox, senior drill instructor for Platoon

Sgt. Stanley Wilcox, senior drill instructor for Platoon

Sgt. Stanley Wilcox, senior drill instructor for Platoon 1045, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, speaks with his recruits about the importance of safety during the Crucible on June 13, 2014, on Par... More

Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, do dips during a physical training session Oct. 8, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits participate in more than 30 physical training sessions to prep... More

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, do crunches March 21, 2014, as part of their initial strength test on Parris Island, S.C. The minimum physical fitness requirements for male recruits t... More

Rct. Drew Wilson, Platoon 1053, Bravo Company, 1st

Rct. Drew Wilson, Platoon 1053, Bravo Company, 1st

Rct. Drew Wilson, Platoon 1053, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, fires at his target June 26, 2013, on one of the rifle ranges on Parris Island, S.C. Wilson, a 23-year-old native of Clayton, Del.,... More

Rct. Caelin J. Fagerstrom, Platoon 3025, Mike Company,

Rct. Caelin J. Fagerstrom, Platoon 3025, Mike Company,

Rct. Caelin J. Fagerstrom, Platoon 3025, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, waits to be fitted in his Marine Corps uniforms Feb. 17, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Fagerstrom, 18, from High Falls, N.Y.... More

Grandson of Iwo Jima veteran graduates Marine Corps boot camp

Grandson of Iwo Jima veteran graduates Marine Corps boot camp

Pvt. Ryan McKercher, Platoon 3076, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, poses with his grandfather, Edward Eglinsdoerfer, during Family Day on Oct. 9, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Eglinsdoerfer served... More

Recruits of Platoon 4023, Papa Company, 4th Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 4023, Papa Company, 4th Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 4023, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice marksmanship fundamentals May 19, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. For one week, recruits learn and practice marksmanship fundamental... More

Rct. Cecilia Lara, Platoon 4002, November Company,

Rct. Cecilia Lara, Platoon 4002, November Company,

Rct. Cecilia Lara, Platoon 4002, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, fires at a target 200 yards away during rifle qualification Dec. 19, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. There are more than 300 diffe... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Fernando Hernandez, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Fernando Hernandez, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Fernando Hernandez, a marksmanship coach with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, advises Rct. Alyssa Peralta, Platoon 4038, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, how to i... More

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, improve their upper body strength during a physical training session Dec. 3, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Physical training sessions are meant to help ... More

Marines from the MCRD Parris Island Shooting Team pose

Marines from the MCRD Parris Island Shooting Team pose

Marines from the MCRD Parris Island Shooting Team pose for a photo at Camp Perry, Ohio Aug. 1, 2018. The members are, from left to right, Sgt. Thomas Colyard, Cpl. Trevor Keith, GySgt. Josh Heckman, Sgt. Cody C... More

Platoon 1085, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training

Platoon 1085, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training

Platoon 1085, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, marches during an initial drill evaluation Aug. 24, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict, particular nature of close-order drill teaches habits ... More

Young men from across the eastern United States sprint

Young men from across the eastern United States sprint

Young men from across the eastern United States sprint off buses onto the legendary yellow footprints Aug. 26, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Most of these young men, now recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Tra... More

Rct. Olivia J. Assi, Platoon 4008, Papa Company, 4th

Rct. Olivia J. Assi, Platoon 4008, Papa Company, 4th

Rct. Olivia J. Assi, Platoon 4008, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, checks her weapon before firing during marksmanship training Feb. 4, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Every Marine is a rifleman, and... More

Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Ivan A. Linares,

Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Ivan A. Linares,

Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Ivan A. Linares, with Platoon 2050, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, encourages his recruits to push themselves through an incentive training session May 5, 2015,... More

Sgt. Devin C. Root, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates

Sgt. Devin C. Root, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates

Sgt. Devin C. Root, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates a knife technique for recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Sept. 10, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. These techniques are part of t... More

Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, count their steps to determine their walking pace July 29, 2013, during land navigation training on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits first counted how ma... More

A recruit from Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training

A recruit from Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training

A recruit from Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, gets his service coat tailored to him Jan. 9, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Every recruit is issued uniforms and goes through a fitting process to... More

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, adjust one another's uniform prior to their initial drill evaluation Sept. 9, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts on the Marine Corps Dri... More

Rct. Ryan Haladay, Platoon 3060, Kilo Company, 3rd

Rct. Ryan Haladay, Platoon 3060, Kilo Company, 3rd

Rct. Ryan Haladay, Platoon 3060, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, hurdles over a log on an obstacle course June 10, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The course was part of combat conditioning training ... More

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, strengthen their quadriceps March 11, 2014, by performing squats during a physical fitness session on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits performed various exe... More

Rct. Douglas Mehal, Platoon 1041, Bravo Company, 1st

Rct. Douglas Mehal, Platoon 1041, Bravo Company, 1st

Rct. Douglas Mehal, Platoon 1041, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, attempts to pull himself over a bar on an obstacle course May 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The obstacle course is designed to... More

Sgt. Shavonda Moffett, senior drill instructor for

Sgt. Shavonda Moffett, senior drill instructor for

Sgt. Shavonda Moffett, senior drill instructor for Platoon 4021, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, coaches her recruits during a close-order drill session April 24, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Dril... More

Staff Sgt. Dane Hayes, a chief drill instructor with

Staff Sgt. Dane Hayes, a chief drill instructor with

Staff Sgt. Dane Hayes, a chief drill instructor with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, helps Rct. Spencer Allen, Platoon 1054, overcome an obstacle June 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The obsta... More

Recruits of Platoon 3033, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3033, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3033, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, respond to orders given by their newly introduced senior drill instructor, Sgt. Domenick Distano, on March 1, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C.... More

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Tremain C. McCallum, Platoon

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Tremain C. McCallum, Platoon

Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Tremain C. McCallum, Platoon 3001, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, reads a drill card for his next command Nov. 16, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Drillmasters, experts ... More

Drill instructor Sgt. AnaSharon Beaudet gives orders

Drill instructor Sgt. AnaSharon Beaudet gives orders

Drill instructor Sgt. AnaSharon Beaudet gives orders to new recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, shortly after their arrival at Parris Island, S.C., on April 28, 2014. The recruits' 13-wee... More

Fayetteville Univ. guard earns Marine Corps Excellence in Leadership Award

Fayetteville Univ. guard earns Marine Corps Excellence in Leadership A...

Lt. Col. David Rodgers (right), Marine Corps Recruiting Command's assistant chief of staff for diversity recruiting, and Capt. Zubah Koweh, the operations officer for Marine Corps Recruiting Command's communica... More

Young men and women from across the country step through

Young men and women from across the country step through

Young men and women from across the country step through the doors of the receiving building Feb. 24, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. For these young men and women, stepping through the building’s silver doors sym... More

Rct. Carolina Zavala, Platoon 4023, November Company,

Rct. Carolina Zavala, Platoon 4023, November Company,

Rct. Carolina Zavala, Platoon 4023, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, swims 25 meters during a basic water survival assessment May 5, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Before the recruits could progr... More

A recruit with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

A recruit with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

A recruit with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, loads a magazine into his weapon during combat marksmanship training Jan. 6, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn basic practical shooting con... More

Rct. William A. Lassiter IV, Platoon 3064, India Company,

Rct. William A. Lassiter IV, Platoon 3064, India Company,

Rct. William A. Lassiter IV, Platoon 3064, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices marksmanship fundamentals July 30, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn how to use the scope, what the ... More

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, do lunges during a physical fitness training session Jan. 22, 2015. Recruits do various exercises meant to strengthen the main muscle groups and prepare... More

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, push through the final steps of the Crucible Sept. 24, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. The Crucible is th... More

Rct. Liezel Bullecer, Platoon 4018, Oscar Company,

Rct. Liezel Bullecer, Platoon 4018, Oscar Company,

Rct. Liezel Bullecer, Platoon 4018, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, waits to begin marksmanship training April 28, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits spend two weeks honing their shooting skil... More

U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit

U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit

U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, salute the national colors during an emblem ceremony June 24, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Each recruit earns the title Marine and the... More

Rct. Oscar Kuria, Platoon 2008, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit

Rct. Oscar Kuria, Platoon 2008, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit

Rct. Oscar Kuria, Platoon 2008, Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practices a bayonet technique during a Marine Corps martial arts session Nov. 14, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn variou... More

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, line up in weight order before pugil stick training Dec. 15, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits battle other recruits within ten pounds of their own ... More

Bravo Company – Swim Qualification – July 12, 2016

Bravo Company – Swim Qualification – July 12, 2016

Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, swim using their packs as flotation devices July 12, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. This is one of four events recruits must pass during swim qualificati... More

Rct. Terrence Tatum throws a winning blow to the head

Rct. Terrence Tatum throws a winning blow to the head

Rct. Terrence Tatum throws a winning blow to the head against Rct. Brandon Snow, both from Platoon 2080, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during pugil stick training Aug. 11, 2014, on Parris Island,... More

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, attempt various Confidence Course obstacles Feb. 18, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course, comprised of 15 obstacles, was designed to help Marine Cor... More

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, climb a Confidence Course obstacle Dec. 8, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The Confidence Course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps ... More

Rct. Keith G. Barca, Platoon 1026, Alpha Company, 1st

Rct. Keith G. Barca, Platoon 1026, Alpha Company, 1st

Rct. Keith G. Barca, Platoon 1026, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, makes a quick pre-scripted call notifying his next-of-kin of his safe arrival to training Jan. 20 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. T... More

Recruits of Platoon 3028, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3028, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3028, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, perform a close-order drill movement during a final drill evaluation April 15, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict particular nature o... More

Sgt. Devin C. Root, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates

Sgt. Devin C. Root, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates

Sgt. Devin C. Root, a martial arts instructor, demonstrates a knee strike technique for recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during martial arts training Sept. 11, 2015, on Parris Island, ... More

Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, salute the national colors during an emblem ceremony Oct. 7, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Each rec... More

Sgt. Jessie Ontiveros, senior drill instructor for

Sgt. Jessie Ontiveros, senior drill instructor for

Sgt. Jessie Ontiveros, senior drill instructor for Platoon 3068, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, salutes Lt. Col. James Shelton, the battalion commander, signaling the platoon is formed and ready ... More

Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, follow along in their notes during a casualty care class June 12, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. During the class, recruits learned the uses of items suc... More

Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training

Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training

Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, begin a timed half-mile sprint during a combat fitness test June 16, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The CFT is an annual training requirement for all ... More

Rct. Nathan McKean, Platoon 1070, Alpha Company, 1st

Rct. Nathan McKean, Platoon 1070, Alpha Company, 1st

Rct. Nathan McKean, Platoon 1070, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, lunges with a weighted bar during a combat conditioning session July 16, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Combat conditioning session... More

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, shed excess gear underwater during water survival training March 16, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, one of seven graduation... More

Sgt. Orin Gress, senior drill instructor for Platoon

Sgt. Orin Gress, senior drill instructor for Platoon

Sgt. Orin Gress, senior drill instructor for Platoon 2017, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks to his recruits for the first time Dec. 14, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Gress, 26, from Huntingbur... More

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, slide across a rope on the Confidence Course Nov. 5, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The Confidence Course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Ma... More

Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, do back extensions during a physical training session July 7, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits perform various exercises meant to strengthen the m... More

Sgt. Francesco Franzese Jr., a drill instructor with

Sgt. Francesco Franzese Jr., a drill instructor with

Sgt. Francesco Franzese Jr., a drill instructor with Platoon 3005, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, leads his recruits in a run during a Marine Corps martial arts endurance course Nov. 14, 2013, on... More

Sgt. Luis Panchi, a field training instructor, shows

Sgt. Luis Panchi, a field training instructor, shows

Sgt. Luis Panchi, a field training instructor, shows recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, how to use a compass Aug 3, 2015, on Parris Isl... More

Rct. Ngawang Tsering, Platoon 1006, Alpha Company,

Rct. Ngawang Tsering, Platoon 1006, Alpha Company,

Rct. Ngawang Tsering, Platoon 1006, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, punches a training pad during a martial arts endurance course Dec. 12, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is part of the M... More

Recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, do pushups during a physical training session Aug. 5, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits participate in more than 30 physical training sessions mean... More

Rct. Courtney M. Schtakleff, Platoon 4010, Oscar Company,

Rct. Courtney M. Schtakleff, Platoon 4010, Oscar Company,

Rct. Courtney M. Schtakleff, Platoon 4010, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, balances on a Confidence Course obstacle Jan. 28, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles d... More

Recruits of Platoon 3062, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3062, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit

Recruits of Platoon 3062, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, respond to orders during an incentive training session June 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Discipline, defined as the instant and willing... More

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb over an obstacle Aug. 15, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. The obstacle course is used to condition recruits mentally and physically and was designed ... More

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, take the first steps of a 7.5-mile conditioning hike April 30, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits complete three conditioning hikes before beginning ... More

Cpl. Michael McGinnis, a land navigation instructor,

Cpl. Michael McGinnis, a land navigation instructor,

Cpl. Michael McGinnis, a land navigation instructor, shows recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, how to use their map and compass Nov. 21, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits were sent in ... More

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