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MCMAP tests recruits' toughness, character

Before combat comes combat training. Aboard the depot, drill instructors give recruits a course integrated with the rest of recruit training that teaches recruits about close-hand combat. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program is exactly that - a program that compiles different techniques with different weapons, including the M-16 A2 service rifle

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Marine recruiters save 150 lives after Hurricane Katrina

Marine Corps hospitality took on a whole new meaning during Hurricane Katrina. For two Marine recruiters in Lafayette, La., the adverse weather did not prevent them from becoming heroes two days after Hurricane Katrina obliterated the Gulf Coast. In the evening hours of Aug. 30, Staff Sgt. Ryan Richard and Sgt. Kevin Voisin were going about their

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On October 1, the Marine Corps will debut its latest television commercial, ?Diamond,? in front of a nationwide television audience. The commercial is set to air on ESPN during the first commercial break after the kickoff of the scheduled NCAA College Football game that starts at 1200 EST. - On October 1, the Marine Corps will debut its latest television commercial, ?Diamond,? in front of a nationwide television audience. The commercial is set to air on ESPN during the first commercial break after the kickoff of the scheduled NCAA College Football game that starts at 1200 EST.

Marines present new facet to advertising campaign

The Marine Corps will debut its latest television commercial, “Diamond,” in front of a nationwide television audience Oct. 1. The commercial is scheduled to air on ESPN during the first commercial break of the scheduled NCAA College Football game that starts at noon. The release of the new 30 second television commercial also coincides with the

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Drill Instructor Sgt. Robert Donathan, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., ?encourages? a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Portsmouth, N.H. poolee to ?sound-off? at RS Portsmouth?s annual Mini Bootcamp Sept. 24-25 at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Mass. - Drill Instructor Sgt. Robert Donathan, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., ?encourages? a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Portsmouth, N.H. poolee to ?sound-off? at RS Portsmouth?s annual Mini Bootcamp Sept. 24-25 at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Mass.

From left to right, Robert E. Bard, President and CEO, Latina Style, Marine Col. Angie Salinas, Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Quantico, Va., congresswoman Grace Napolitano, and Clarence A. Johnson, Principal Director, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Equal Opportunity, pose after presenting Salinas with an award for her accomplishments and contributions to her country. - From left to right, Robert E. Bard, President and CEO, Latina Style, Marine Col. Angie Salinas, Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Quantico, Va., congresswoman Grace Napolitano, and Clarence A. Johnson, Principal Director, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Equal Opportunity, pose after presenting Salinas with an award for her accomplishments and contributions to her country.