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Recruits of Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, bury their elbows into padded bags as other recruits fight to lift their weight during the Combat Conditioning Exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego June 27. Ground elbows was one of ten exercises recruits had to face that challenged them mentally and physically. The CCX is designed to put recruits into a combat mindset forcing them to fight through exhaustion and fatigue.

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Jul 9, 2012

San Diego, Calif. - Recruits of Company B, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, bury their elbows into padded bags as other recruits fight to lift their weight during the Combat Conditioning Exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego June 27. Ground elbows was one of ten exercises recruits had to face that challenged them mentally and physically. The CCX is designed to put recruits into a combat mindset forcing them to fight through exhaustion and fatigue.

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