U.S. Marine Corps Recruiters and poolees from Recruiting Station Nashville and Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-250 attended a variety of events across Tennessee for Marine Week Nashville, June 1-7, 2025. During...
U.S. Marines with Marine Barracks Washington conduct the Tuesday Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia, June 10, 2025. The evening’s parade was hosted by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. William L. Bowers in honor of...
Marine Corps Recruiting Command brought energy and engagement to the heart of Tennessee during Marine Week Nashville from June 1-7, 2025. As part of the nationwide celebration marking the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary, MCRC played a pivotal role...
Poolees from Recruiting Station Baltimore conduct the Oath of Enlistment before the baseball game for Marine Day at the Nationals Park, Washington D.C., June 4, 2025. Marine Day is held to demonstrate unique Marine Corps capabilities, develop...
U.S. Marines set up static displays for Marine Week Nashville during the Country Music Awards Festival in Nashville, Tennessee June 5, 2025. During Marine Week Nashville, Marines with Marine Corps Recruiting Command interacted with local high...
Austin Maxwell, councilmember for the city of Murfreesboro, left, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Benjamin Sutphen, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Nashville, center-left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jimmy “J.J.” Wilson, Commanding Officer of Special...
The U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performs at Lebanon High School during Marine Week Nashville in Lebanon, Tn., June 3, 2025. During Marine Week Nashville, Marines with Marine Corps Recruiting Command interacted with local high schools and...
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, left, congratulates poolee Labar Nor, Recruiting Sub-Station Murfreesboro, Recruiting Station Nashville, for shipping out to recruit training after attending...
U.S. Marine Corps poolees with Recruiting Station Houston, 8th Marine Corps District, attend a poolee function at Gene Green All- Inclusive Park in Houston, Texas, May 17, 2025. The annual pool function served as an opportunity for future Marines...
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Geoffrey Parks, the drum major of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, speaks with students at Savanna High School in Anaheim, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 20, 2025. Los Angeles Fleet Week, now in its...
Marine Corps Recruiting Command brought energy and engagement to the heart of Tennessee during Marine Week Nashville from June 1-7, 2025. As part of the nationwide celebration marking the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary, MCRC played a pivotal role in showcasing the Marine Corps’ presence, purpose, and people to the Nashville community and surrounding areas.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jalen Jones, a rifleman with the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon at Marine Barracks Washington, returns home to Tennessee as part of the Marines 250 Birthday Celebration. Jones performed at the Nashville Sounds Rock’n’Jock Celebrity Softball game as part of Marine Week Nashville, in Nashville, June 2, 2025, and was reunited with the Marines that recruited him in 2024.
Recruiting Sub-Station Queen Creek looks very similar to any other Marine Corps recruiting station. Blue and red walls, memorabilia scattered throughout the office, and Marine recruiter accolades displayed proudly inside each cubical. In the far-left corner of the office is U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sebastian Villegas, one of the recruiters with RSS Queen Creek. Along the pin-board walls of his cubicle are dozens of photos displaying his time in the Marine Corps. His favorite section is the most recent to his collection – him standing proudly next to his newly recruited poolees. He never expected one those photos would be him standing next to his own younger brother, Aiden.