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A U.S. Marine with Training and Education Command poses with a retractable measuring tape used for body composition assessment at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2026. The Marine Corps is replacing the current semiannual height and weight screening with a waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) methodology as the initial step in its body composition evaluation process, in accordance with recent guidance from the Secretary of War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Claudia Nix)
| Date Taken: | 02.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.26.2026 08:57 |
| Photo ID: | 9536371 |
| VIRIN: | 260206-M-LT196-1001 |
| Resolution: | 6003x4002 |
| Size: | 6.19 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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