A recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conducts the Battle of Fallujah objective at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 8, 2026. The Crucible is the final training event recruits complete before receiving their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor and earning the title, U.S. Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Arias)
U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a basic warfighting technique course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., May 7, 2026. The event consisted of the bayonet assault course, body sparring, and pugil stick fighting, to simulate combat obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Emily Bos)
