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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute buddy drags as part of the introduction to the combat fitness...
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute fire-men carries as part of the introduction to the combat...
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute the ammo can lift portion of the introduction of the combat...
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, executes conditioning drills as part of the introduction to the...
U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Carlos Paz-Sosa, who was recruited out of Recruiting Station Riverside, wasn’t always the most physically fit growing up; he struggled with his weight throughout his childhood. During his senior year of high school, he decided he wanted to embark on the journey of becoming a Marine. However, this would prove to be no easy task. If he wanted to have the privilege of going to recruit training, he’d have to lose more than 100 lbs.
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For some of the new Marines of Echo Company, the road to joining the Marine Corps was a long one. Pfc. Jonas Hernandez, 34-year-old native of Mexico recruited from Recruiting Sub Station Thousand Oaks, Calif., spent 17 years dreaming of one day becoming a United States Marine.
It was a balmy summer evening as the sun was setting in Southern California when U.S. Navy chaplains of the Southwest region gathered to celebrate and reflect on heritage, service to our country and remember chaplains who have come before those currently serving. More than 50 U.S. Navy chaplains from 40 different commands of the region and beyond gathered to celebrate the 248th birthday of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps on Nov. 28, 1775.
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.
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.