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    Photo Gallery: Marine recruits close in on title at Parris Island [Image 2 of 10]

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    Three military personnel in camouflage uniforms are conducting a tactical obstacle course exercise. One soldier is scaling over a wooden wall barrier while two others provide cover positions with rifles on either side. The setting appears to be a military training facility surrounded by pine trees.

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.08.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Michael Rife drops from a wall as Rct. Matthew Roseto, left, and Rct. Matthew Slegaitis provide security during the Crucible on Aug. 8, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event of Marine Corps recruit training. During this time, recruits are often pushed past their physical and mental limits as they reach toward the title of Marine. Rife, 24, from Leominster, Mass., Roseto, 24, from Stony Brook, N.Y., and Slegaitis, 22, from Lancaster, Pa., are scheduled to graduate with Platoon 3061, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, on Aug. 16, 2013. 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 for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

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    Date Taken: 08.08.2013
    Date Posted: 08.12.2013 14:27
    Photo ID: 993607
    VIRIN: 130808-M-FS592-048
    Resolution: 3456x2304
    Size: 2.25 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, US
    Hometown: LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, US
    Hometown: STONY BROOK, NEW YORK, US
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    A soldier or military trainee is crouched inside a large concrete drainage pipe, aiming a rifle outward. The individual is wearing camouflage uniform and a helmet covered with a cloth cover, and appears to be covered in mud. This appears to be a military training exercise based on the controlled environment and obstacle course elements visible.
    Three military personnel in camouflage uniforms are conducting a tactical obstacle course exercise. One soldier is scaling over a wooden wall barrier while two others provide cover positions with rifles on either side. The setting appears to be a military training facility surrounded by pine trees.
    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms and helmets are running across a wooden bridge/plank obstacle on a training course. The foreground soldier is carrying what appears to be an M16-style rifle at the ready position while mid-stride. The setting is an open grassy field with pine trees in the background and large concrete culvert sections visible as course obstacles.
    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are conducting a low-crawl obstacle course training exercise under barbed wire on a sandy surface. At least two soldiers are visible crawling on their backs while holding rifles above them to navigate beneath the wire barrier. This appears to be a standard combat training drill, likely at a military training facility.
    A military service member in camouflage uniform is crawling prone through a sandy terrain, covered in mud and sand. The individual appears to be participating in a military training exercise, likely a low-crawl obstacle course. Their face is pressed close to the ground and shows visible exertion and fatigue.
    Multiple military personnel in camouflage uniforms are lying on sandy ground, appearing exhausted or resting during what appears to be a training exercise. Their faces and uniforms are covered in dirt and sand, indicating intense physical activity. Weapons, ammunition boxes, and razor wire are visible in the scene.
    A military trainee in camouflage uniform and helmet is navigating what appears to be a combat training obstacle course. The individual is heavily mud-covered and is holding a rifle with a bayonet attached, moving in a tactical posture near a large tire obstacle. The background shows a wooded training area with additional tire obstacles and wooden posts visible.
    A young male service member in heavily mud-covered U.S. Marine Corps MARPAT digital camouflage uniform and Kevlar helmet holds a bayonet/knife in a field training environment. The uniform and gear show significant dirt and mud accumulation, indicating strenuous physical training or field exercise. The background shows tall pine trees consistent with a southeastern U.S. military training base.
    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are seated on the ground in a pine forest, appearing to take a rest break during a field training exercise. Several individuals have shaved heads and dirty/worn uniforms suggesting extended field activity. Additional personnel are visible in the background doing similar activities.
    Two individuals in olive/military-style t-shirts are engaged in a close-quarters grappling or combatives training exercise on dirt ground. Both have shaved heads and their clothing is visibly dirty and covered in debris, indicating an extended physical training session. The setting appears to be a military or tactical training environment with grass, tires, and equipment visible in the background.

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