Story by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 08.16.2013
Recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, completed the combat fitness test Aug. 6, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C....
Story by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.01.2013
The Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test season is in full effect, and Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit use a variety of exercises to ensure their bodies are physically ready for the demanding challenge....
Story by Sgt. Jacob Harrer | 1st Marine Division | 07.29.2013
Sergeant Jeremy T. Marsden saw combat nearly every day during the first half of his deployment to Afghanistan.
Story by Lance Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | 1st Marine Division | 01.11.2013
Drenched in sweat and stomachs growling, Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, tested their bodies limitations during a scout sniper screener here, Jan. 8....
Story by Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.21.2012
Running a combat fitness test, practicing Marine Corps martial arts program techniques, and navigating an obstacle course are common training events for Marines. But during the 3rd Marine Logistics Group’s annual Jane Wayne day at Camp Hansen Sept. 21, it was the Marines’ spouses who stepped up to take part in these events....
Story by Lance Cpl. Michael Rogers | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 04.05.2012
One of the many things recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learned while at recruit training was the importance of physical fitness....
Story by Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.05.2011
In 2008, the Marine Corps implemented a new test to determine Marines’ fitness for combat, known as the combat fitness test. ...
Story by Lance Cpl. Chelsea Anderson | Communication Directorate | 06.23.2011
“The quicker you run, the quicker you’re done.” That was the advice Cpl. Tyler Young, a squad automatic rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, gave to citizens of St. Louis participating in a Combat Fitness Test. ...
