U.S. Marines and civilian employees with Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., conducted a simulated mass casualty exercise aboard the depot on Oct. 29, 2024. The exercise, titled Graduation Blues, simulated an explosive device detonating during a graduation ceremony, allowing base and community emergency services to test response times and emergency procedures for such an event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dakota Dodd)
Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Body Spar during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 14 , 2024. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Vivian Martinez-Reyes)
