Rct. Thomas Robbins, a recruit with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, fires his M16A4 service weapon on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May, 13 2025. Recruits are taught and must master the fundamentals of marksmanship before shooting entry level rifle qualification. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell)
U.S. Marines and Sailors from across Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, conduct a physical training event with Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer, on MCRD Parris Island, S.C., May 6, 2025. Meyer, one of the three Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients during the Global War on Terror, spent the day aboard the depot speaking with Marines about his experiences, his decision to re-enlist back into the Marine Corps, and his Medal of Honor Award. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales)