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U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Joshua Yang with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, executes a low crawl during the crucible at Marine Corps...
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, executes a low crawl during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp...
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, execute a pugil stick battle during the crucible at Marine Corps Base...
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, execute pugil sticks during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp...
It was an ordinary Friday evening, Sept. 15th, as Cpl. Nicholas Christensen was driving back to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California chatting with his buddy Lance Cpl. Ethan Feaster when suddenly a car turned left into traffic causing a horrific collision. Two of the motorcycle riders directly in front of Christensen’s truck swerved to miss the car, a third motorcycle rider attempted to avoid a collision, but it was unavoidable.
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Marines with somber faces saluted from formation as TAPS played and the American flag was lowed to half-mast to remember and honor Military Working Dog Nero, Y235, Sept. 18, 2023. Leaders from the Depot and Headquarters and Service Battalion stood at attention with a sharp salute in support of the Marines and civilian workers of the Depot Provost Marshall Office who took part in the ceremony.
As the sky begins to wake up, fog rises from the ground. The smell of sweat and dirt lingering in
As an only child from Hawaii, Weitse Hsu was seeking purpose for his life.Recruit Hsu, had a