Hard training makes hard Marines in the grueling Okinawa jungle [Image 6 of 9]

CAMP GONSALVES, OKINAWA, JAPAN

04.19.2015

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan              

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

A Marine bows his head and receives a “jungle baptism,” from an instructor April 19 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan. The baptism, a term coined by JWTC staff, is a safety measure put in place that washes away mucky swamp water from Marines’ faces after they complete the “Pit and Pond” obstacle on the endurance course. The Marines line up and get on their knees, and a JWTC staff member walks down the line, dousing them with clean water. The Pit and Pond is one of 30 obstacles on the endurance course, the culminating event for jungle warfare training. The Marines who ran through the course are with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The Hawaii-based battalion is attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force as part of the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.19.2015
• Date Posted: 05.18.2015 18:44
• Photo ID: 1939870
• VIRIN: 150419-M-IN448-302
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 12.03 MB
• Location: CAMP GONSALVES, OKINAWA, JP