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    Marine recruits practice bayonet techniques on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.29.2016

    Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Senior Drill Instructor Sgt. Adahel Arias, Platoon 3088, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, encourages recruits to move faster during pugil sticks training Aug. 29, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Arias, 25, is from Miami. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate Nov. 10, 2016. 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. (Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)

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    Date Taken: 08.29.2016
    Date Posted: 09.26.2016 16:10
    Photo ID: 2879663
    VIRIN: 160829-M-VP563-276
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 4.79 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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