U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem during an EGA ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 8, 2026. The EGA ceremony was the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Janell B. ValerioAlvarez)
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, Calif.- Marines with Scout Platoon of the Weapons Company of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, along with a British Royal Marine Commando Sniper Team, and sniper instructors from II MEF EOTG , conducted a Fleet Experimental Exercise at Range 215, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, from September 16 through October 3, 2025.
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Assault Amphibious Vehicle was officially decommissioned during an AAV Sundown Ceremony at the Assault Amphibian School at Camp Pendelton, California, Sept. 26.