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    Marine recruits develop martial arts skills on Parris Island [Image 5 of 6]

    Marine recruits develop martial arts skills on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    08.27.2015

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vanessa Austin 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Timo M. Togafau, Platoon 1094, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practices a bayonet technique Aug. 27, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. These techniques are part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which fuses martial arts techniques them with character development, helping transform recruits into physically strong, morally sound Marines. Togafau, 19, from Fort Benning, Ga., is scheduled to graduate Nov. 13, 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 approximately 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: 08.27.2015
    Date Posted: 09.01.2015 07:23
    Photo ID: 2152012
    VIRIN: 150827-M-VP563-180
    Resolution: 2430x3645
    Size: 2.2 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: FORT MOORE, GA, US

    Web Views: 51
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