A U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) leaves the Peatross Parade Deck on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 16, 2026. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy-lift, tandem-rotor transport helicopter. First introduced in 1962. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas White)
Series Commanders with India Company, 3rd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, inspect recruits during a Series commander inspection on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 13, 2026. The Series commander's inspection surveys recruits knowledge, bearing, and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Melanie Soni Flores)