U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion earn their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblems after completing the Crucible at Marine Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 19, 2025. The Crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits work together while applying the knowledge they learned throughout recruit training to earn the title of United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Vivian Martinez-Reyes)
Staff Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower never imagined she would become a match director for the Marine Corps’ combat marksmanship program, yet at 23 years old, she now leads one of the most important roles in range operations as the chief instructor of marksmanship training at Weapons Field Training Battalion (WFTBN), Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Facilities Ms. Brenda M. Johnson-Turner toured Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. It’s her responsibility as the DASN I&F to advise The Honorable Meredith A. Berger, assistant secretary of the Navy, on matters related to things such as military construction, facilities sustainment, and restoration/modernization for all Marine Corps and naval...
