U.S. Marine musicians with the Parris Island Marine Band perform during NASCAR’s 2025 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C., Aug. 31, 2025. The Parris Island Marine Band performance during the game is part of an effort to help build community relations between the Marine Corps and its local communities, and honor our 250 year legacy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eduardo Iniguez, a former senior drill instructor with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, speaks about his time as a drill instructor as he completes his last recruit training cycle at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 29, 2025. Standard drill instructor tours last three years and are one of the special duty assignments that enlisted Marines are typically required to complete at some point in their careers. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson and Staff Sgt. Brendan Custer)
