U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Peng Thang, a student with the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival course class 4-26 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., runs on the beach during a beach training day on Hunting Island State Park, S.C., Aug. 27, 2026. The course is designed to train Marines in water survival through intense aquatic training events such as victim rescues, distance swims, and underwater endurance exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Mark J. Sanchez, the company first sergeant of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, and senior drill instructors from Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, deliver speeches at the beginning and end of their respective recruit training cycles on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 5, 2026. The First Sergeant Speech is delivered after recruits have earned their eagle, globe, and anchors and officially become Marines, and the Senior Drill Instructor Speech is delivered at the beginning of the training cycle when new recruits meet their drill instructors. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jacob Richardson)
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