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    Marine recruits charge through PT session on Parris Island [Image 5 of 5]

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    A large group of military personnel are conducting physical training exercises on a grass field. They are wearing matching olive/dark green t-shirts and shorts with yellow-green reflective safety sashes across their chests. The setting appears to be a military installation, with a brick building visible in the background.

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    07.07.2015

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, do lunges during a physical training session July 7, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits perform various exercises meant to strengthen the main muscle groups and prepare them for the physical fitness and combat fitness tests, both of which are graduation requirements. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Sept. 18, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 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 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin)

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    Date Taken: 07.07.2015
    Date Posted: 07.07.2015 14:52
    Photo ID: 2048345
    VIRIN: 150707-M-VP563-161
    Resolution: 4554x3322
    Size: 3.29 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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