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    Photo Gallery: Marine Corps recruits practice bayonet fighting during pugil stick training on Parris Island [Image 6 of 6]

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    Photo Gallery: Marine Corps recruits practice bayonet fighting during pugil stick training on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    07.15.2014

    Photo by Cpl. David Bessey 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Safety equipment is staged during pugil stick training July 15, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits wear vests, gloves and helmets during pugil stick training, which represents close-quarters combat with rifles fixed with bayonets. The matches are closely monitored by instructors. Pugil stick training simulates close-quarters combat with rifles fixed with bayonets. The 15-second matches are closely monitored by instructors and help teach recruits what they may encounter while deployed in a combat zone. (Photo by Cpl. David Bessey)

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    Date Taken: 07.15.2014
    Date Posted: 07.17.2014 15:29
    Photo ID: 1451790
    VIRIN: 140715-M-FL578-091
    Resolution: 5760x3219
    Size: 12.76 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US

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