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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
Eastern Recruiting Region

Feb 3, 2025

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 30, 2025. The Crucible is the 54-Hour culminating event of recruit training, it is the final obstacle between recruits and the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

250

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island