U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem during an EGA ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 8, 2026. The EGA ceremony was the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Janell B. ValerioAlvarez)

U.S. Marines with Installation Personnel Administration Center (IPAC), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron hike Telegraph Pass in Yuma, Arizona, May 15, 2025. This hike took place to increase unit cohesion within IPAC and to help spread morale. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt Jon C. Stone)

U.S. Marines from across III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific participate in the Communication Strategy and Operations Field Training Exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7-11, 2025. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing technical acumen and tactical proficiency to provide commanders with capable COMMSTRAT forces at the tactical level. The COMMSTRAT FTX aims to enhance combat efficiency by training Marines in proper obstacle course movement, rifle marksmanship, hiking with a combat load, conducting patrols, and rehearsing tactical navigation in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed assets from Adobe Stock: WISDOM performed by High Proof/stock.adobe.com, UPLIFTING CINEMATIC ACTION performed by Rose Petal Audio/stock.adobe.com, DISCOVERY performed by Looking Glass/stock.adobe.com, Meditation Underwater Journey performed by Playdays2021/stock.adobe.com, MOUNTAINS performed by High Proof/stock.adobe.com, Power Heavy metal performed by IlyaSound/stock.adobe.com, GENTLE AMBIENT DREAM (WHOLESOME) performed by Tasty Tunes/stock.adobe.com, Nippon from stock.adobe.com, Get Back in the Game (Instrumental-Version) from stock.adobe.com.

New Marines with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are presented their Eagle, Globe and Anchor on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 23, 2024. The Eagle, Globe and Anchor ceremony is the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Vivian Martinez-Reyes)

U.S. Marine Corps aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, hike the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park in Yarnell, Arizona, November 15, 2024. The purpose of this event was to memorialize the nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died there on June 30, 2013.

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe and civilians conduct a commemorative hike of Jamnfjellet on Grytoya Island, Norway, July 25, 2024. The hike covered nearly 8 miles, and was conducted in honor of five U.S. Marines who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on the island during Exercise Strong Express in 1972 and culminated at the memorial at the site of the crash. This product was produced on September 6, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson) The video contains music from a MARFOREUR/AF licensed asset from Artlist: Preservation by Doug Kaufman

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion and 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division conduct Mountain Training Exercise 4-24 at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 11-23, 2024. Marines participate in MTX to focus on mission essential tasks such as assault climbing, animal packing and small unit movements, to strengthen expeditionary high-altitude warfare tactics in a mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaiah W. Smith) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "Wandering Soul by Gabriel Lewis" / https://stock.adobe.com/ "CHILL HIP HOP BEATS by Summer Nights" / https://stock.adobe.com/

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct an 8-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2024. The purpose of the hike is to condition recruits to the rigorous terrain on Camp Pendleton and prepare them for a 13-kilometer hike and culminating event - the Crucible. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francisco Angel)

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a 4-mile movement under load in preparation for cross-country combat maneuver and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2024. The gas chamber training, which is an annual requirement, consists of Marines being exposed to chlorobenzalmalononitrile tablets, commonly known as CS gas, to familiarize themselves with their M50 gas mask. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)

Marines with the Wounded Warrior Regiment (WWR) participate in a twenty mile hike to boost morale and help with post traumatic growth in Leesburg, Virginia, April 26, 2022. The WWR hosts events such as this hike to build comradery between wounded service members and help them with a positive path towards recovery. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Sean LeClaire)

Marines with the Wounded Warrior Regiment (WWR) participate in a twenty mile hike to boost morale and help with post traumatic growth in Leesburg, Virginia, April 26, 2022. The WWR hosts events such as this hike to build comradery between wounded service members and help them with a positive path towards recovery. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Sean LeClaire)

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division execute a wet-gap amphibious crossing as part of a company-sized infiltration on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2021. The infiltration focused on maneuvering across complex terrain and picket lines with near-peer capabilities in an unscripted force-on-force scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah J. Ralphs)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, conduct Electronic Warfare Operations at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 14, 2021. 1/2 is tasked as the 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as it continues to push toward the end state of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah J. Ralphs)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron participate in the squadron’s March warrior games at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, March 19, 2021. The warrior games are a monthly competition hosted in an effort to promote camaraderie within the H&HS family. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Krysten Houk)

U.S. Marines with 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, celebrate the 245th Marine Corps birthday during MEF Exercise (MEFEX) 21.1 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Nov. 10, 2020. MEFEX 21.1 hones II MEF’s ability to train, fight and win in a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Peguero-Montes)