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Rct. Fredrick Tracey, Platoon 1050, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, reloads his weapon with a fresh magazine June 26, 2013, on one of the rifle ranges on Parris Island, S.C. Tracey, a 20-year-old native of Castle Creek, N.Y., had 10 seconds to fire two rounds, reload his weapon and fire two more rounds on his target. Basic combat rifle marksmanship is a crucial step in transforming recruits into proficient combat marksmen. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate July 19, 2013. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent for females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)
| Date Taken: | 06.26.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 07.09.2013 09:56 |
| Photo ID: | 967844 |
| VIRIN: | 130626-M-PG802-075 |
| Resolution: | 2592x3888 |
| Size: | 1.89 MB |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | CASTLE CREEK, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 50 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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