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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) 2018 National Convention

Alexander Arzon, electrcal engeginering studetn at Clemson University, speaks to Capt. Maurice Kitchens Jr. at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) 2018 National Convention in Cleveland, Nov. 9, 2018. Nearly 7,000 students, all of Hispanic heritage, attended the SHPE 2018 National Convention, which provided students an opportunity to network with the engineering community and show off their skills. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nelson Duenas)... More

CITY OF EDWARDSVILLE, IL. - Makenzie Keiser is recognized for the 2018 Illinois Governor’s Hometown Award for Environmental Stewardship, Nov. 6, at the Edwardsville City Council meeting for her efforts in the Girl Scouts. Keiser recently earned the Girl Scouts Gold Award, the highest earned in the Girl Scouts. She earned this award for her final project that helped teach children in Edwardsville how to create vegetable gardens and grow vegetables. Keiser worked with the YMCA Early Childhood Development Center in Edwardsville to design and develop... More

MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Marines, sailors and civilians conduct a timed run during a field meet celebrating the 32nd anniversary of 4th Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, November 4, 2018. The field meet consists of the various physical fitness standards female Marines have had to pass throughout the 100 years females have been allowed to enlist into the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vivien Alstad)... More

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. – The City of Maryland Heights presents the city’s Hometown Hero Award to Staff Sgt. Marc Cox, at its city council meeting in Maryland Heights, Missouri, November 1, 2018. Cox, a canvassing recruiter with Marine Corps Recruiting Station St. Louis, received the recognition for his life-saving efforts when he assisted the Maryland Heights Police Department preventing a young woman from jumping off an overpass on Interstate 270 on May 4, 2018... More

Drill instructors Staff Sgt. Anthony Rodriguez and Staff Sgt. Froylan Ceja participate in Argo Community High School’s “Semper Fi Friday”, giving high school students a taste of Marine Corps boot camp in Summit, Illinois, Oct. 26. Semper Fi Friday is a yearly event that includes a class on Marine Corps history and weapons, a leadership and cohesion exercise, and drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Marines with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division out of Bessemer, Alabama, conduct the color guard during the national anthem performed by world-renowned saxophonist Mike Phillips at the 77th annual Magic City Classic, Oct. 27, 2018. Participating in this presitigious HBCU classic not only fosters positive relationships within the community, but allows Marines and event goers to draw a parallel between the indelible fighting spirit and resolve to win of the Marines, and of the athletes who competed in the classic. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl... More

Capt. Andrew Herbert, a community engagement officer at the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, teaches students leadership and teamwork lessons at a MCRC Problem Solving Workshop during Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 18th Annual Leadership Institute in the District of Columbia, October 27, 2018. During the institute, Marines connected with influencers and students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities through a series of classes, student interview panels, workshops and lectures. The TMCF has awarded more than... More

The idiom being at “the right place at the right time” is a phrase familiar to the average person. To Staff Sgt. Jennie Castillo, a canvassing recruiter out of Recruiting Substation La Puente, Recruiting Station Riverside, 12th Marine Corps District, the idiom has gained new meaning. Oct. 16, 2018, Castillo was recognized at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration for her heroic actions at Nogales High School in La Puente, Calif., in which she immediately responded and applied first aid to a student, ultimately saving his life... Read Story

A ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas took place October 15, 2018, in order to commemorate the opening of new office spaces for the Prior Service Recruiting Station located aboard the base. Major Eric Jones, the PSR CO at 8th Marine Corps District, said, “The biggest benefit of the new office space is that it provides a professional appearance that links PSR to the rest of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command.” Moving to the new office space will further strengthen the unit’s ability to recruit prior service... Read Story

Christian Hankins, a poolee from Marine Recruiting Station Frederick, Recruiting Substation Leesburg, Virginia, saved a disabled man’s life during a flood, October 11. Hankins said without the skills he learned during physical training with his recruiting station, he doesn’t know how he would have been able to save the man. Hankins used the fireman carry, a carry used during a Marine Combat Fitness Test, to get the man to safety. (Photo Illustration by Sgt. Kimberlyn Adams/released)... More

MCRC News

Marine Recognized for Saving a Life By Cpl. Juan Madrigal | October 22, 2018 The idiom being at “the right place at the right time” is a phrase familiar to the average person. To Staff Sgt. Jennie Castillo, a canvassing recruiter out of Recruiting Substation La Puente, Recruiting Station Riverside, 12th Marine Corps District, the idiom has gained new meaning. On Oct. 16, 2018, Castillo was recognized at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration for her heroic actions at Nogales High School in La Puente, Calif., in which she immediately responded and applied first aid to a student, ultimately saving his life. MORE

A New Chapter By Sgt. Clarence Leake | October 22, 2018 A ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas took place October 15, 2018, in order to commemorate the opening of new office spaces for the Prior Service Recruiting Station located aboard the base. MORE

Marine Recruiter brings home opportunities By Sgt. Alvin Pujols | September 24, 2018 Individuals join the Marine Corps for many reasons like family legacy, building a greater life for our family and searching for challenge. While many find accomplish these things while in the Marine Corps, a select few bring these opportunities to the youth in the United States and even fewer to their hometowns. MORE

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