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U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, infiltrate an objective on foot during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 27, 2014. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock)
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U.S. Marines Corps Cpl. Barrett Helzer from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division kneels next to Canadian soldier Pvt. Alexandre Douville from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, Land Force Quebec Area as he fires an 84mm high explosive anti-tank round from a Carl Gustav recoiless rifle while conducting live fire and maneuver drills during Dawn Blitz 2013 on Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 15, 2013. Dawn Blitz 2013, a multinational amphibious exercise, promotes interoperability between the Navy and Marine Corps and coalition partners, June 11-28. Participating countries include Canada, Japan, New Zealand and military observers from seven countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal)
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U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, begin marching during a final drill evaluation Aug. 2, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict, particular nature of close-order drill reinforces discipline and fosters unit cohesion. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro)
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Marines from 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, combat crawl and monkey crawl on steel cables across a ravine in the jungle as part of the endurance course. The endurance course is a 3.8 mile obstacle course through the jungle, which the students had to complete in order to pass the Basic Jungle Warfare Skills course. Alpha Company, from the Landing Force participating in the bilateral exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2010, went to the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, March 22 to April 2. They completed the Basic Jungle Warfare Skills course which included basic infantry skills, hasty repel classes, land navigation classes and patrolling in the jungle.
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Marines from 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, climb out of a river during the endurance course. The endurance course is a 3.8 mile obstacle course through the jungle, which the students had to complete in order to pass the Basic Jungle Warfare Skills course. Alpha Company, from the Landing Force participating in the bilateral exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2010, went to the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, March 22 to April 2. They completed the Basic Jungle Warfare Skills course which included basic infantry skills, hasty repel classes, land navigation classes and patrolling in the jungle.
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First Squad, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, lift each other over a 12-foot obstacle during the endurance course. The endurance course is a 3.8 mile obstacle course through the jungle which the students had to complete in order to pass the Basic Jungle Warfare Skills course. Alpha Company, from the Landing Force participating in the bilateral exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2010, went to the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, March 22 to April 2. They completed the Basic Jungle Warfare Skills course which included basic infantry skills, hasty repel classes, land navigation classes and patrolling in the jungle.
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The U.S. Army showcases new soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion,19th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Facebook, U.S. Army Fort Benning)
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Rct. Wilde Lariveaux, Platoon 1066, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, provides security as his team rushes through a combat training course Aug. 26, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits sprinted, crawled and climbed through the course in teams, reinforcing the saying no one left behind. The course is part of Basic Warrior Training, held during the ninth week of boot camp, which focuses on basic field-related skills all Marines must know. The basic combat training recruits receive while on Parris Island will be broadened after boot camp during follow-on training at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Lariveaux, 19, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is scheduled to graduate Sept. 19, 2014. 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 of females in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink/Released) ** FILE **
