Video by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 07.22.2025
U.S. service members from across the Department of Defense gathered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, for the annual Drill Instructor Summit, held July 22-25, 2025. The summit convened recruit training personnel from throughout the Joint Force to exchange training methodologies, observe Marine Corps recruit instruction, and foster collaboration aimed at strengthening......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Estrada | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 04.22.2025
An overview video of the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center in New London, Connecticut, and its major activities, between 2024 and 2025. The RDC is the Coast Guard's primary facility performing research, development, and test and evaluation in support of the service's major missions. (U.S. Coast Guard video)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher OGrady | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 04.03.2024
Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Robert Schwerdtfeger, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC), talks about what it's like to be an RDC. Boot camp is where all enlistees in the U.S. Navy begin their careers. It lasts approximately 10 weeks. Over 40,000 recruits are trained annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication 2nd Class......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 02.06.2024
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center supported a research portfolio of 54 projects in fiscal year 23. This video highlights several of these efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 05.12.2023
Overview video of the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center in New London, Connecticut, and its major activities, between 2022- and 2023. The RDC is the Coast Guard's primary facility performing research, development, and test and evaluation in support of the service's major missions. (U.S. Coast Guard video)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Hodges | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 05.04.2023
The Coast Guard recognizes trailblazers in its workforce at the Capt. Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards, during the Senior Leadership Conference at Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington D.C, May 4, 2023. The annual awards recognize innovative efforts by the Coast Guard workforce to increase efficiency or productivity or provide other process improvements. The award’s namesake developed a......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dakota David | All Hands Magazine | 07.14.2022
This video was made for AFN from the Career Development Symposium in Norfolk, Virginia, highlighting the Recruit Division Commander (RDC) position and explaining the benefits to those who decide to become and RDC....
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 12.20.2021
Overview of the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center's efforts as of August 2021. The RDC, located in New London, Connecticut, is the Coast Guard's primary facility performing research, development, test, and evaluation supporting the service's primary missions. (U.S. Coast Guard video)...
