Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Bustamante | Commandant of the Marine Corps | 06.27.2025
The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michelle Melendez, commanding officer of Officer Candidates School, salute during an OCS graduation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 28, 2025. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Bustamante | Commandant of the Marine Corps | 06.27.2025
The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith shakes hands with a candidate of Officer Candidates School during a graduation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 28, 2025. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Bustamante | Commandant of the Marine Corps | 06.27.2025
Officer candidates salute the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith during an Officer Candidates School graduation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 28, 2025. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Bustamante | Commandant of the Marine Corps | 06.27.2025
Officer candidates stand in formation before a graduation ceremony at Officer Candidates School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 28, 2025. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical......
Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 03.21.2025
Candidates with Alpha Company and Delta Company, left, pass their guidons to drill instructors with Officer Candidate School during a graduation ceremony at OCS on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 22, 2025. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen......
Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 03.21.2025
Candidates with Alpha Company and Delta Company present the guidons during a graduation ceremony at Officer Candidate School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 22, 2025. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership,......
Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 03.21.2025
Candidates with Delta Company, Second Platoon, march in formation during a graduation ceremony at Officer Candidate School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 22, 2025. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership,......
Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 03.21.2025
Candidates with Alpha Company, First Platoon, march in formation during a graduation ceremony at Officer Candidate School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 22, 2025. The mission of OCS is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership, moral,......
