While on her way to a training event to prepare future Marines for basic training, Prieto noticed three suspicious individuals attempting to conceal shotguns while crossing onto Hemlock Pass, a highway in Ocala. When Prieto recognized the suspicious activity and called out to question them, they ran. Prieto immediately dropped off her future Marines at a safe location and pursued the suspects on foot for two miles, continuously updating the police by cell phone. - Staff Sgt. Kathy Prieto, a recruiter at Recruiting Substation Ocala, gave the public a glimpse of her warfighting side, when she apprehended three gunmen in Ocala, Nov. 16, 2019.

Bud Hennebaul, the scholastic leadership academy director for the National Wrestling Coaches Association, Col. David Fallon, the commanding officer of 9th Marine Corps District, and Brian Smith, the head wrestling coach for the University of Missouri, speak during a NWCA online webinar held June 10, 2020. The webinar, titled “Marines and Wrestling: Developing the Next Great American Generation,” was part of NWCA’s scholastic wrestling webinar series sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. The series is designed for ongoing coaching development and to inform coaches and influencers of opportunities to involve Marines in their programs. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May) - Bud Hennebaul, the scholastic leadership academy director for the National Wrestling Coaches Association, Col. David Fallon, the commanding officer of 9th Marine Corps District, and Brian Smith, the head wrestling coach for the University of Missouri, speak during a NWCA online webinar held June 10, 2020. The webinar, titled “Marines and Wrestling: Developing the Next Great American Generation,” was part of NWCA’s scholastic wrestling webinar series sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. The series is designed for ongoing coaching development and to inform coaches and influencers of opportunities to involve Marines in their programs. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May)

Master Sgt. Michael Taft, a Marine Corps Recruiting Command National Training Team member, interacts with other training team members via the Adobe Connect virtual classroom that the team created at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 2, 2020. The NTT utilized this online program to create the virtual classroom and library in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic so they could continue training Marine Corps recruiting personnel. The team currently consist of five Marines and one civilian: Chief Warrant Officer 5 Christopher Mayfield, the officer in charge of the NTT; Master Gunnery Sgt. Juan Hernandez, a prior service recruiter; Master Sgt. Michael Rudin, Master Sgt. Victor Montanez, and Taft, all training team members; and Matthew "Mark" Manieri, who is the training specialist. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May) - Master Sgt. Michael Taft, a Marine Corps Recruiting Command National Training Team member, interacts with other training team members via the Adobe Connect virtual classroom that the team created at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 2, 2020. The NTT utilized this online program to create the virtual classroom and library in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic so they could continue training Marine Corps recruiting personnel. The team currently consist of five Marines and one civilian: Chief Warrant Officer 5 Christopher Mayfield, the officer in charge of the NTT; Master Gunnery Sgt. Juan Hernandez, a prior service recruiter; Master Sgt. Michael Rudin, Master Sgt. Victor Montanez, and Taft, all training team members; and Matthew "Mark" Manieri, who is the training specialist. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May)

Brigadier Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, addresses Marines and their families at the 2011 MCRC holiday party, Dec. 20, 2011. Marine Corps Recruiting Command recently established a unit page on eMarine.org that will allow Marines and families assigned to MCRC to stay informed on the latest family readiness information. - Brigadier Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, addresses Marines and their families at the 2011 MCRC holiday party, Dec. 20, 2011. Marine Corps Recruiting Command recently established a unit page on eMarine.org that will allow Marines and families assigned to MCRC to stay informed on the latest family readiness information.

Staff Sgt. Kymar A. Mitchell, a drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., gives some incentive training to poolees from Recruiting Station Baltimore during the RS’s annual field meet April 9. Drill instructors were brought in for the annual meet to help acclimate poolees to the stress of recruit training. - Staff Sgt. Kymar A. Mitchell, a drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., gives some incentive training to poolees from Recruiting Station Baltimore during the RS’s annual field meet April 9. Drill instructors were brought in for the annual meet to help acclimate poolees to the stress of recruit training.