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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

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Photo of Maj. Anthony A. Millette

Photo of Maj. Anthony A. Millette

Photo by SSgt Anne K. Henry

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) holds up a photo from within the time capsule on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. Fortner buried multiple items as the Battalion Sergeant Major in 2012 at the time of the celebration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) holds up a photo from within the time capsule on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. Fortner buried multiple items as the Battalion Sergeant Major in 2012 at the time of the celebration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Sergeant Major, open a time capsule buried ten years earlier on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule was buried on the 69th anniversary of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps on February 13, 2012 by the command deck of 4th RTBN and the Women Marines Association. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Sergeant Major, open a time capsule buried ten years earlier on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule was buried on the 69th anniversary of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps on February 13, 2012 by the command deck of 4th RTBN and the Women Marines Association. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

A plaque dedicated to the 69th Anniversary of Women Marines in 2012 stands outside the 4th Recruit Training Battalion Headquarters on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule contained relics from various decades of women’s service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

A plaque dedicated to the 69th Anniversary of Women Marines in 2012 stands outside the 4th Recruit Training Battalion Headquarters on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule contained relics from various decades of women’s service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Sergeant Major, open a time capsule buried ten years earlier on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule was buried on the 69th anniversary of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps on February 13, 2012 by the command deck of 4th RTBN and the Women Marines Association. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Sergeant Major, open a time capsule buried ten years earlier on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule was buried on the 69th anniversary of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps on February 13, 2012 by the command deck of 4th RTBN and the Women Marines Association. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) holds up her Drill Instructor placard from within the time capsule on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. Fortner buried multiple items as the Battalion Sergeant Major in 2012 at the time of the celebration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) holds up her Drill Instructor placard from within the time capsule on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. Fortner buried multiple items as the Battalion Sergeant Major in 2012 at the time of the celebration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Item from within a time capsule are placed on a table for display on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The items in the time capsule are from drill instructors, officers, and veterans who were present for the 69th anniversary celebration of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Item from within a time capsule are placed on a table for display on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The items in the time capsule are from drill instructors, officers, and veterans who were present for the 69th anniversary celebration of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Maj. Matthew A. Lamb, Executive Officer of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, Battalion Sergeant Major of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, remove the time capsule from the ground on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule contained relics from various decades of women’s service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Maj. Matthew A. Lamb, Executive Officer of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, Battalion Sergeant Major of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, remove the time capsule from the ground on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule contained relics from various decades of women’s service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Item from within a time capsule are placed on a table for display on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The items in the time capsule are from drill instructors, officers, and veterans who were present for the 69th anniversary celebration of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Item from within a time capsule are placed on a table for display on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The items in the time capsule are from drill instructors, officers, and veterans who were present for the 69th anniversary celebration of women permanently serving in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Brig. Gen. Julie L. Nethercot, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Eastern Recruiting Region Commanding General, gives a speech at a ceremony to unearth a time capsule at the 4th Recruit Training Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule contained relics from various decades of women’s service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Brig. Gen. Julie L. Nethercot, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Eastern Recruiting Region Commanding General, gives a speech at a ceremony to unearth a time capsule at the 4th Recruit Training Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule contained relics from various decades of women’s service in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Photo of 1st Sgt. Jacob W. Verschage

Photo of 1st Sgt. Jacob W. Verschage

Photo by SSgt Anne K. Henry

Photo of Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan T. Swaffer

Photo of Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan T. Swaffer

Photo by SSgt Anne K. Henry

Photo of Capt. Reynaldo N. Gutierrez

Photo of Capt. Reynaldo N. Gutierrez

Photo by SSgt Anne K. Henry

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. on March 31, 2022. The Crucible serves as the culminating event of Recruit Training and is the final obstacle before recruits earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Savannah Ritter)

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. on March 31, 2022. The Crucible serves as the culminating event of Recruit Training and is the final obstacle before recruits earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Savannah Ritter)

Photo by USMC

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, receive Incentive Training (IT) aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 28, 2022. IT serves as a tool used by drill instructors to correct recruit’s deficiencies and establish discipline.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, receive Incentive Training (IT) aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 28, 2022. IT serves as a tool used by drill instructors to correct recruit’s deficiencies and establish discipline.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on March 19, 2022. The scouts were taught the techniques by Field Training Company Instructors, and learned how to implement these techniques in their journeys as scouts to earn their Orienteering Merit Badge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island