Marine recruits brave gas chamber on Parris Island [Image 216 of 266]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

09.27.2016

Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin 

U.S. Navy           

Cpl. Dakota J. Blaylock, an instructor with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, prepares tear gas in the gas chamber Sept. 27, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Blaylock, 23, is from Greenup, Ky. 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 12 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)

• Date Taken: 09.27.2016
• Date Posted: 10.28.2016 00:47
• Photo ID: 2951404
• VIRIN: 160927-M-VP563-496
• Resolution: 3414x5121
• Size: 5.39 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US