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

Aug 20, 2025

Lance Cpl. Brandon Avila, a Marine with Hotel Company. 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, says the oath of enlistment during the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor ceremony on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 8, 2025. Following a culminating 15k hike to Peatross Parade Deck, recruits are given their EGA and officially become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. William Horsley)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

8000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

8000

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island