Marines with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Shooting Team, discuss their plan of attack before the Infantry Trophy Team Match at Camp Perry, Ohio August 2, 2018. The National Trophy Rifle Matches are an annual sporting festival established by congress and President Roosevelt in 1903. - Marines with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Shooting Team, discuss their plan of attack before the Infantry Trophy Team Match at Camp Perry, Ohio August 2, 2018. The National Trophy Rifle Matches are an annual sporting festival established by congress and President Roosevelt in 1903.
Members of Pvt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club welcome Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion to their table for refreshments Aug. 2, 2018. The club provides refreshments and friendly faces to Marines without family or friends on Family Day. - Members of Pvt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club welcome Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion to their table for refreshments Aug. 2, 2018. The club provides refreshments and friendly faces to Marines without family or friends on Family Day.
Edward Cilli, a 96-year-old World War II Veteran, tells interviewers his story of serving in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific. Cilli was one of over twenty veterans interviewed by members of the Veterans History Project and student veterans from the Technical College of the Lowcountry located in Beaufort, S.C. as part of an oral history project. The interviews were conducted July 31, 2018 at the Marine Corps Museum at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. - Edward Cilli, a 96-year-old World War II Veteran, tells interviewers his story of serving in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific. Cilli was one of over twenty veterans interviewed by members of the Veterans History Project and student veterans from the Technical College of the Lowcountry located in Beaufort, S.C. as part of an oral history project. The interviews were conducted July 31, 2018 at the Marine Corps Museum at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.
Staff Sgt. Estefania Patino, a Primary Marksmanship Instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., poses for a photo at Hue City Range July 24, 2018. - Staff Sgt. Estefania Patino, a Primary Marksmanship Instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., poses for a photo at Hue City Range July 24, 2018.
Parris Island, S.C. - U.S Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Austin E. Renforth hands the regimental colors to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James F. Glynn during a change of command ceremony June 15, 2018 on Parris Island, S.C. The passing of the colors represents the passing of command from one commander to the next. Glynn came to Parris Island after serving as the Deputy Commanding General of Special Operations Joint Task Force, Operation Inherent Resolve (Forward) in Baghdad, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley/Released)
Parris Island, S.C. - U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Marcellous Thornton with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, maneuvers over an obstacle during the Confidence Course on Parris Island S.C., June 11, 2018. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help recruits build confidence by overcoming physical and mental challenges. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vanessa Austin/Released)
Parris Island, S.C. - Retired 1st Sgt. George Willis speaks to the Marines of Chosin Rifle Range, Weapons Training Battalion, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, during a dedication ceremony in his honor May 24, 2018, on Parris Island, S.C. The Marines of Chosin Rifle Range dedicated and named the range control tower ‘Willis Tower’ to recognize Willis for his efforts during the historic battle in the Chosin Reservoir. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)
Parris Island, S.C. - Mark and Vikki Pier watch as their youngest son, Marine Corps Pvt. Ethan Pier, 17, packs his belongings in preparation to graduate the next day on Parris Island, S.C. on April 26, 2018. Ethan, from Charlotte, N.C., spent the last three months on Parris Island training with Platoon 2032, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, to earn his newfound title of Marine. Vikki Pier is holding a picture of her oldest son, Lance Cpl. Noah Pier, who was killed in action in 2010. Fox Company graduated April 27, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)