Marine Corps Training and Inspections

U.S. Marines in various training scenarios, including inspections, ceremonies, and peer presentations, illustrating discipline and education.

American military personnel ensuring servers protection and classified information, protecting state secrets in high tech agency office. Army soldier supervises hacking activity. Camera A.

A U.S. Marine Corps Series Commander with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, right, inspects a new Marine during the Battalion Commanders Inspection at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 14, 2022. In addition to uniform wear and fit, each new Marine was evaluated on their self-discipline, military bearing, esprit de corps, and knowledge of general military subjects.

U.S. Navy Chaplain LT. Felicio Morales, prays with Marines of Kilo Company during the Kilo Company graduation aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Jan. 28, 2022. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation including training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alina Thackray)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephan Bristow, a Company Commander with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, speaks to Marines about the legacy of the French Fourragere on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. The French Fourragere is exclusively awarded to Marines who served in the 5th and 6th Marine Regiment to commemorate past service members heroic actions that served in the two regiments during the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I.

030202-M-9124R-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST LAR

U.S. Marines attending an Advanced Expeditionary Logistics Operations Course (AXLOC) participate in a peer presentation by observing and critiquing their peers logistics plans for a notional operation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 29, 2022. AXLOC incorporates extensive use of case studies, wargaming and decision forcing cases, and rapid planning to train personnel to effectively close and sustain naval expeditionary forces in support of distributed maritime operations and expeditionary advanced base operations.

A 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) soldier explains helocasting procedures on the shores of Lake Margrethe at Camp Grayling, Michigan, before a helocast exercise for soldiers supporting the unit through Northern Strike 22, August 11, 2022. A helocast is an insertion method used by special operations forces in which a helicopter will fly over a body of water to drop off a boat and soldiers who will jump out, swim to the boat, and move to their on-shore target.

060822-N-0555B-168. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

U.S. Marines with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, receive a speech by their company 1st Sgt the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor ceremony on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 21, 2022. The EGA is the official emblem and insignia of the Marine Corps.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 6, 2023) Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, administers the oath of enlistment for Chief Petty Officer Michelle Marcial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Commander Navy Region Hawaii is the regional coordinator for all shore-based naval personnel and shore activities in Hawaii - as well as the Navys representative to the Hawaii community.

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U.S. Air Force Col. Nathan Colunga (left), Special Warfare Training Wing commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Tessa Fontaine (right), SWTW command chief, address the audience at the SWTW all-call. At the all-call, the SWTW command team outlined its expectations and priorities for the wing.

Force Master Chief Jason Dunn, force master chief, Commander Navy Installations Command, congratulates Sailors after their capping ceremony on the pier of USS Trayer (BST 21) at Recruit Training Command. Trayer, more commonly referred to as "Battle Stations," is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to graduation, testing their knowledge and skills in basic seamanship, damage control, firefighting, watch standing and emergency response procedures. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

Chief Electronics Technician Ed Schwhebel walks through sideboys as part of a chief petty officer pinning ceremony held at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington Oct. 21, 2022. Fourteen chief petty officers received their pins and combination covers during the ceremony. (U.S Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Zagrocki)

021213-F-1472B-050. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

221021-N-LZ839-1067NORFOLK, Va. (October 21, 2022) Chief selectees assigned to the wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) arrive at the ships chief pinning ceremony at the Nauticus museum, Oct. 21, 2022. During the ceremony, 15 Sailors were promoted to the rank of chief petty officer. The Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony is considered one of the most significant milestones of an enlisted Sailors career.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, outgoing sergeant major, 4th Marine Logistics Group, stands at attention to receive an award during his retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Jan. 8, 2024. Thomas is a Louisiana native who served honorably for 29 years.

A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, prepares his recruits to conduct the obstacle course (O-course) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Oct. 27, 2022. The O-course is a series of obstacles the recruits must overcome, which help build strength, agility, endurance and confidence.

General Barry R. McCaffrey, Commander-in-CHIEF, United States Southern Command addresses the audience during the 24th Wing Change of command at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. Also shown are Brig. GEN. Richard E. Brown, III, outgoing commander (seated right), Brig. GEN. Randall M. Schmidt, incoming commander (seated left), and CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Chuck E. Shaffer, 24th Wing SENIOR Enlisted Advisor. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Members of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Regiment Color Guard, demonstrate color guard techniques to members of the United States Forest Service Honor Guard at MCRD San Diego, Feb. 1, 2024. The USFS Honor Guard visited the Depot to promote and reinforce the customs, history, and traditions of the Marine Corps. Marine Corps

A Philippine Marine with 3rd Marine Brigade participates in a period of instruction on the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System presented by U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during KAMANDAG 6 on Marine Base Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 4, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 18, 2022) - Master Chief Electricians Mate Jefferson Maigue, from , Talofofo, Guam, assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge is pinned to the rank of master chief petty officer during a pinning ceremony aboard Blue Ridge on May 18, 2022. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific Region.

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A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, introduces himself to new recruits on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 2, 2022. Lima Company will spend Forming Day learning the rules and regulations of recruit training.

ABH1(AW/SW/IW) Darlene Rule, assigned to USS Wasp (LHD-1) re-enlists aboard the Battleship Wisconsin in Downtown Norfolk on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The ceremony was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum as part of their military ceremonies program that is available to area commands without cost. The museum is located next to the Battleship Wisconsin in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Quintin Jones, commanding officer of Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23, speaks to U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 23, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, on training day one of Integrated Training Exercise 4-22, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 18, 2022. ITX is a live-fire and maneuver combined arms exercise designed to train battalion and squadron-sized units in tactics, techniques, and procedures. This provides a sustainable and ready operational Reserve force for employment across the full spectrum of crisis and global engagement.

U.S. Marines from the Quantico Marine Corps Band perform at Marine Corps Base Quanticos 4th of July Celebration at Lejeune Field on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 4, 2022. The Marine Corps Quantico Band is one of the oldest ensembles in the Marine Corps, dating back to their start in 1918.

DN-SC-89-08093. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

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Airmen stand at parade rest during the 96th Test Wing change of command ceremony June 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Brig. Gen. Jeff Geraghty took the reins of the wing from Brig. Gen. Scott Cain during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the class of 2026 arrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy for in-processing (I-Day), on June 23, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. I-Day marks the start of their journey of becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

Cmdr. Richard Rosenbusch, right, from New Baltimore, Michigan, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) assistant air officer, speaks with Capt. Scott Bunnay, University of Michigan's Naval Officer Reserve Training Corps commanding officer, while visiting University of Michigan's stadium, The Big House, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 2, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion.

U.S. Army Drill Team performs at this year's San Antonio Country Club Fiesta Reception in San Antonio, Texas, April 3, 2022. Fiesta is an 11-day annual celebration featuring paraders, exhibits, music, entertainment, and family-friendly fun -- all benefiting local non-profit causes.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Eric Hogarth (right), a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, directs U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare command during Exercise Trident 23-2 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2022. VMGR-252 provided assault support to U.S. Navy SEALs during a training exercise to enhance combat readiness and improve naval integration. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, meet their drill instructors aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept 2, 2022. Pickup Day officially marks the beginning of the training cycle for the new recruits and outlines the expectations of the recruits during training.

Shot over the right shoulder of the US Marine Corps Commandant, GEN Carl Mundy. He has just awarded theBronze Star to US Marine SGT Bryan R. Vig, Marine Security Liaison, from Sisseton, South Dakota. On 3 October 1993, a land mine detonated underneath the vehicle in which SGT Vig was riding (not shown), throwing him clear. Recovering quickly, SGT Vig assessed the situation and discovered that one of his team members was dead, another trapped in the vehicle and their position being fired upon by the enemy from a nearby building. Using his grenade launcher, he neutralized the hostile fire, worked to free the trapped Marine from the vehicle, recovered the body of the interpreter, various.... Complete Scene Caption: Shot over the right shoulder of the US Marine Corps Commandant, GEN Carl Mundy. He has just awarded theBronze Star to US Marine SGT Bryan R. Vig, Marine Security Liaison, from Sisseton, South Dakota. On 3 October 1993, a land mine detonated underneath the vehicle in which SGT

Yorktown, Va. (January 30, 2024) MA3 Peyton Pankey, assigned to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, is promoted to MA2 during an all hands award quarters event at the installations Nelson Chapel.

New U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, run in formation during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 30, 2022. The motivational run was the last physical fitness event conducted in recruit training.

PFC Gerald E. Resmosdo of the 2/15 Battalion Color Guard, Schweinfurt, Germany, holds his M-16 during the Secretary of Defense visit to Camp Able Sentry. Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Camp Able Sentry State: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stand at attention for the national anthem at a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. David Elliott, the outgoing sergeant major, relinquished his role as the regimental sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. David Watts.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 21, 2022) Chief Master-at-Arms Joseph Carey, assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, is pinned to the rank of chief petty officer during a Chief Pinning ceremony at NSA Souda Bay on Oct. 21, 2022. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Operation United Shield...USMC LT. GEN. Anthony Zinni, Commander of the Combined Task Force, stands in a tent and listens to a briefing on the progress of U. S. forces bringing in personnel, materiel and equipment. The operation is the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from Mogadishu, Somalia. Subject Operation/Series: UNITED SHIELD Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN)

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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman First Class Jason Pippenger, with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rings a bell during a wreath-laying ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 9, 2022. This ceremony is a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and in remembrance of the events on Sept. 11, 2001.

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DM-SC-84-08251. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Steinmann, a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival with Water Survival Section, Support Battalion, prepares recruits for the first day of basic water survival at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 29, 2022. The basic swim qualification consists of a 25-meter swim, tower jump into the water, four-minute tread, 25-meter pack swim, and an underwater gear shed.

U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, presides over the Space Operations Command (SpOC) Change of Command ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, January 9th, 2023. Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, SpOCs first commander, handed the reins over Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr.

Recruits with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, meet their drill instructors aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC, on Dec. 2, 2022. Pick Up day allows drill instructors to teach recruits the rules and expectations of recruit training.

U.S. Marine Col. Brendan Sullivan, commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, speaks with Maj. Todd OCallaghan, Directorate of Army Operations, Australian Army Headquarters, at the Australian War Memorial in Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, April 6, 2023. MRF-D 23 is focused on increasing interoperability with Allies and partners in the region to promote a stable and secure Indo-Pacific.

From left, U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Lawler, and 2nd Lt. Moranda Flemmer, both from North Dakota Army National Guard, and Senior Master Sgt. Karen F. Erickson, North Dakota Air National Guard, and Spc. David Saari, North Dakota Army National Guard, practice procedures during military funeral honor team training at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 17, 2007.

Office of the Deputy Administrator - September 11th Remembrance , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May holds a Memorial Day Weekend Sunset Parade for Coast Guard Gold Star families, May 29, 2022, in Cape May, N.J. The Coast Guard Gold Star Program is the Coast Guard's official program for providing long-term support to surviving families of Coast Guard members who die while in an Active status.

Drill Sgt. Angelika Jansen calls troops to attention following the lunchtime meal. The 32-year-old sums up her current duties with Charlie Company, 16th Ordnance Battalion, as where I need to be.” In the position, she is able to share her experience as one of the first two females to graduate from the 91P Field Artillery Mechanic Course in 2013. She is an advocate for the Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program as well, encouraging victims to step forward as she did following an incident at her first duty assignment.

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220713-N-IL330-1011 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) - Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Dustin Bailey, from Diboll, Texas, operates a man lift in the Vehicle Stowage Area aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 13, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jean Pierre St Surin, an inventory management specialist, with 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group speaks to his Marines after being meritoriously promoted to sergeant on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 27, 2024. St Surin was meritoriously promoted after displaying outstanding military performance, appearance, demeanor, and a high level of leadership that significantly impacts mission accomplishment. Marine Corps

Honor Guardsmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Honor Guard team present the colors during the 86th Airlift Wing change of command ceremony, at Ramstein Air Base, July 15, 2022. At the ceremony, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, outgoing 86th Airlift Wing commander relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, incoming 86 AW commander.

DN-ST-86-02207. Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-89-07937. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Soldiers from the 63rd Troop Command, Michigan Army National Guard, walk through the rites of passages arches during a non-commissioned officer induction ceremony, Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan, Sept. 11, 2022. The ceremony was held to honor those soldiers who were recently promoted to the ranks of sergeant. The ceremony is meant to mark the newly promoted sergeants departure from the junior ranks, symbolizing that they are no longer just followers, but leaders.

Rear Admiral Thomas Buchanan, Commander, Submarine Group 10, visits USS Trayer at Recruit Training Command (RTC). Trayer, more commonly referred to as "Battle Stations," is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to graduation, testing their knowledge and skills in basic seamanship, damage control, firefighting and emergency response procedures. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

U.S. Air Force Col. Valarie Long, 423d Air Base Group incoming commander, renders her first salute as commander during a change of command ceremony at RAF Alconbury, England, July 25, 2022. Prior to assuming command, Long served as the Director of Information Warfare at the 603d Air Operations Center, Ramstein AB, Germany.

DF-ST-86-07734. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

The Boise State University Spring 2022 Semester has come to an end for the Bronco Battalion. Several cadets received their commission on Friday, May 6, 2022 with family, friends and fellow cadets celebrating their achievement. In the closing moments of the academic year, plans were placed in motion for the semester to come. While some members of the Bronco Battalion will move on, others will step up to fill their vacant seats at the planning meetings every Friday morning following physical training. The lineage of the Bronco Battalion will continue.

060911-N-2183K-086. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, meet their drill instructors aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept 2, 2022. Pickup Day officially marks the beginning of the training cycle for the new recruits and outlines the expectations of the recruits during training.

030826-F-3050V-350. Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, return rifles and gear during the fourth phase of training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 1, 2022. After being returned, the rifles and gear will be prepared to be issued to newly arriving recruits.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy welcomes 302 young women and men to the Class of 2026 for Day One, June 27, 2022. Day One marks the start of Swab Summer, an intensive seven-week program that prepares students for military and Academy life.

Recruit Training Command celebrates 130 years of tradition and leadership with a Navy Chief Petty Officer Birthday Ceremony at Battle Stations USS Trayer (BST-21) in Great Lakes, Illinois. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. Training includes five warfighting competencies of firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding, and small arms handling and marksmanship along with physical fitness and lessons in Navy heritage and core values, Warrior Toughness, Life Skills, teamwork and discipline. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navys only boot camp.

221013-N-DB724-2348CEBU, Philippines (Oct. 13, 2022) Sailors, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, and marines, assigned to the Philippine Marine Corps Band, perform at SM Seaside City Cebu mall during Exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas 2022 in Cebu, Philippines, Oct. 13. Sama Sama-Lumbas is a multilateral exercise and includes forces from Philippines, the United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability.

Rear Adm. Richard D. Milligan talks with two assistants in his Pentagon office. Milligan is currently serving as the director of Budget and Reports in the Office of the Comptroller of the Navy and as the director of the Fiscal Management Division in the office of the CHIEF of Naval Operations. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US President George W. Bush turns towards the audience and waves during his recent visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: COMMANDER IN CHIEF

Recruits with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, meet their drill instructors aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC, on Dec. 2, 2022. Pick Up day allows drill instructors to teach recruits the rules and expectations of recruit training.

220401-N-HG389-0021 SINGAPORE (April 1, 2022) - Chief Intelligence Specialist James Webster, assigned to Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC), along with fellow chief petty officers stand in formation during the 129th Chief Petty Officer Birthday celebration at COMLOG WESTPAC.

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the class of 2026 arrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy for in-processing (I-Day), on June 23, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. I-Day marks the start of their journey of becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, wait to get sized during their first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 11, 2023. Recruits are fitted several times throughout recruit training to ensure their uniforms are ready to be worn as Marines.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, wait in line at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 21, 2022. Tailors checked measurements and marked adjustments to ensure that uniforms are fit for use during graduation and following training.

Staff Sgt. Marcus Webb, a senior drill instructor with Echo Company, commands his recruits as they execute drill movements during Final Drill practice at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 12, 2022. Final Drill tests drill instructors on their ability to give drill commands and tests recruits on their ability to execute the movements properly.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Alex Gonzalez with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, stands in a basic warriors stance during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 15, 2023. MCMAP aims to strengthen the mental and moral resiliency of individual recruits and Marines through realistic combative training, warrior ethos studies and physical hardening. Gonzalez was recruited out of Recruiting Station Los Angeles, Calif.

MG Carey gives a great speech about the strength and relations between the Japanese and American government after receiving the Order of the Rising Sun.

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U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, introduce themselves to new recruits on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 2, 2022. Papa Company will spend Forming Day learning the rules and regulations of recruit training.

Airmen from Cannon Air Force Base discuss topics such as quality of life experiences, dorms and manning challenges with Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass January 31, 2023, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Chief Bass spoke to Cannon AFB personnel about her priority of focusing on the needs of Airmen and accelerating change to stay ahead of the United States adversaries.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, left, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, salutes and prepares to receive the ceremonial cutlass from U.S. Navy Master Chief Charles F. Ziervogel, outgoing command master chief of I Marine Expeditionary Force, during a change of charge ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 26, 2024. Ziervogel, relinquished his duties as the I MEF Command Master Chief to U.S. Navy Master Chief Loren D. Rucker.

Coast Guard Seaman Holden Young and Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Roccabruna work aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter William Tate, a 175-foot keeper-class coastal buoy tender, on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 13, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Calvert Worth, commanding general of 2d Marine Division, listens to a speech during the Wallace Creek Medical Center ribbon cutting ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2022. The Marine Centered Medical Home initiative provides the needed medical care closer to the Marines and Sailors by providing multiple ambulatory services to include primary care, pharmacy, radiology, dental, physical therapy, mental and behavioral health among others.

DN-ST-89-04372. Base: USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58)

KARL FRITZ in GOEBBELS AND THE FUHRER (2024) -Original title: FUHRER UND VERFUHRER-, directed by JOACHIM LANG.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Garcia parades the American flag during the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School class 22-G graduation ceremony Oct. 13, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. ALS is required for senior airmen selected for staff sergeant to teach them about leadership and Air Force culture and is open to eligible civilians.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marcus Kelley, aircrew flight equipment technician, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron packs a B-52H Stratofortress parachute after a routine Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 19, 2024. BTF enhances readiness, to include joint and multi-lateral, to respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific. Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Arturo Del Toro gives instructions to new recruits during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, April 3, 2023. Receiving is the recruits first day at MCRD San Diego, where they are checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

Charge dAffaires, U.S. Embassy Kuwait, James Holtsnider, speaks with Task Force Summit Soldiers during a visit to Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, Aug. 25, 2022.

Close up of US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (center), Commander, US Central Command (CENTCOM) as he addresses US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the 1ST Marine Division, at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT)

PEARL HARBOR (July 8, 2022) Lt. Caleb Derrington, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), gives a safety brief to international news outlets before a tour aboard Abraham Lincoln while moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

041213-F-2270A-359. Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

070102-F-1577E-001. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Sonny Laske with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, listens to a class on basic water survival at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 29, 2022. The basic swim qualification consists of a 25-meter swim, tower jump into the water, four-minute tread, 25-meter pack swim, and an underwater gear shed.

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