U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion complete their transformation into Marines during the Crucible’s final 15-kilometer hike, receiving their Eagle Globe and Anchors at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 9, 2026. The Crucible is a 54-hour event where recruits apply the knowledge they have learned throughout recruit training, to earn the title of United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Brooke Pedersen)
| Date Taken: | 07.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.16.2026 18:18 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 1015006 |
| VIRIN: | 260709-M-WB747-1002 |
| Filename: | DOD_111844973 |
| Length: | 00:00:23 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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