Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a simulated casualty evacuation run during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 1, 2025. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event where recruits apply the knowledge and skills they learned throughout recruit training to earn the title of United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Carlos Paz-Sosa)
U.S. Marines compete in the 2025 Commanding Generals’ (CG’s) Cup Basketball Challenge, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C, April 29, 2025. The CG’s Cup Basketball Challenge consists of three various dribbling and shooting techniques including non-dominant hand dribbling, free throws, and a half-court shot. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)