U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Carmen Medinaponce, a drill instructor with Platoon 3241, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, reads a Silver Star Citation during the crucible aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. April 21, 2021. The Crucible is recruit training’s 54-hour culminating event that involves food and sleep deprivation and the completion of varied events for recruits to overcome in order to claim the title United States Marine. Lima Company made history by being the first company at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to integrate female recruits into their training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alina Thackray)
Date Taken: | 04.21.2021 |
Date Posted: | 05.05.2021 14:23 |
Photo ID: | 6629555 |
VIRIN: | 210421-M-ZW066-078 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 22.03 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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