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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Arian Maceda, an instructor with the Marine Corps School of Artillery, preforms a standing power throw during the Training Command’s Fittest Instructor Competition on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition determines which Marine is the most fit across the major support elements of Training Command while supplementing those competitors with increased education in aerobics, nutrition, and exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by James Frank)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Arian Maceda, an instructor with the Marine Corps School of Artillery, preforms a standing power throw during the Training Command’s Fittest Instructor Competition on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition determines which Marine is the most fit across the major support elements of Training Command while supplementing those competitors with increased education in aerobics, nutrition, and exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by James Frank)

Photo by James Frank

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Theophilus Pilette, a squad instructor with the School of Infantry East, performs a deadlift during the Training Command’s Fittest Instructor Competition on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition determines which Marine is the most fit across the major support elements of Training Command while supplementing those competitors with increased education in aerobics, nutrition, and exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by James Frank)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Theophilus Pilette, a squad instructor with the School of Infantry East, performs a deadlift during the Training Command’s Fittest Instructor Competition on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition determines which Marine is the most fit across the major support elements of Training Command while supplementing those competitors with increased education in aerobics, nutrition, and exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by James Frank)

Photo by James Frank

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Erin Michaeles, a competitor, conducts pull-ups during the cliff hanger event for the Fittest Instructor Competition at Barber Physical Activity Center Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Erin Michaeles, a competitor, conducts pull-ups during the cliff hanger event for the Fittest Instructor Competition at Barber Physical Activity Center Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

U.S. Marines conduct the “Row Well, and Live” event during the Fittest Instructor Competition at Marine Corps University on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marines conduct the “Row Well, and Live” event during the Fittest Instructor Competition at Marine Corps University on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Justin Vetterl, a company executive officer with Officer Candidate School, H Company, conducts the “Row Well, and Live” event during the Fittest Instructor Competition at Marine Corps University on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Justin Vetterl, a company executive officer with Officer Candidate School, H Company, conducts the “Row Well, and Live” event during the Fittest Instructor Competition at Marine Corps University on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers

U.S. Marines conduct the “Beep Test” event during the Fittest Instructor Competition at Butler Stadium on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 26, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marines conduct the “Beep Test” event during the Fittest Instructor Competition at Butler Stadium on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 26, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers

U.S Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyree Whitfield, a force fitness instructor trainer with the Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence, carries a sandbag while conducting the “Locate & Close With” event during the Fittest Instructor Competition at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 25, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyree Whitfield, a force fitness instructor trainer with the Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence, carries a sandbag while conducting the “Locate & Close With” event during the Fittest Instructor Competition at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 25, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition brought together instructors from across the Marine Corps to go head-to-head in a series of demanding physical challenges-all to determine who truly earns the title of the fittest instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Salvato conducts the 22 a Day thruster and run exercise during the Training Command’s Fittest Instructor Competition at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 24, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition determines which Marine is the most fit across the major support elements of Training Command while supplementing those competitors with increased education in aerobics, nutrition, and exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by James Frank)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Salvato conducts the 22 a Day thruster and run exercise during the Training Command’s Fittest Instructor Competition at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 24, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition determines which Marine is the most fit across the major support elements of Training Command while supplementing those competitors with increased education in aerobics, nutrition, and exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by James Frank)

Photo by James Frank

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyler Blatter, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist, places a mortar in chain vice straps to unscrew a fuse at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, May 1, 2025. Orange County local Henry Vap found a 50mm French Mortar dating back to WWII on his homestead. Larry Griffith, the investigator on the scene, and a captain from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, identified the mortar, and claimed it could be a live piece of ordnance of military connection, so he notified the explosive ordnance disposal team from MCB Quantico. The EOD team disassembled the ordnance, rendering it to be safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyler Blatter, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist, places a mortar in chain vice straps to unscrew a fuse at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, May 1, 2025. Orange County local Henry Vap found a 50mm French Mortar dating back to WWII on his homestead. Larry Griffith, the investigator on the scene, and a captain from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, identified the mortar, and claimed it could be a live piece of ordnance of military connection, so he notified the explosive ordnance disposal team from MCB Quantico. The EOD team disassembled the ordnance, rendering it to be safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

U.S. Marine Corps physical training instructors with Officer Candidates School pose for a group photo in front of the Iwo Jima statue on Marine Corps Base Quantico, April 23, 2025. Physical training instructors at OCS prepare officer candidates for the physical demands of the Marine Corps by training, screening and evaluating their physical aptitude. OCS candidates, upon graduating, can choose to commission into the Marine Corps to lead future generations of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

U.S. Marine Corps physical training instructors with Officer Candidates School pose for a group photo in front of the Iwo Jima statue on Marine Corps Base Quantico, April 23, 2025. Physical training instructors at OCS prepare officer candidates for the physical demands of the Marine Corps by training, screening and evaluating their physical aptitude. OCS candidates, upon graduating, can choose to commission into the Marine Corps to lead future generations of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens

U.S. Marines assigned to Quantico Marine Corps Band perform at Butler Stadium on MCB Quantico, April 18, 2025. The band provides musical support that encourages community relations, enhances troop morale, and promotes the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marines assigned to Quantico Marine Corps Band perform at Butler Stadium on MCB Quantico, April 18, 2025. The band provides musical support that encourages community relations, enhances troop morale, and promotes the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

U.S. Marines assigned to Quantico Marine Corps Band perform at Butler Stadium on MCB Quantico, April 18, 2025. The band provides musical support that encourages community relations, enhances troop morale, and promotes the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marines assigned to Quantico Marine Corps Band perform at Butler Stadium on MCB Quantico, April 18, 2025. The band provides musical support that encourages community relations, enhances troop morale, and promotes the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

U.S. Marines with Security Battalion play a game of basketball during a basketball tournament at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2025. The event gave the battalion an opportunity to build comradery through friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

U.S. Marines with Security Battalion play a game of basketball during a basketball tournament at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2025. The event gave the battalion an opportunity to build comradery through friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller

U.S. Marines with Security Battalion play a game of basketball during a basketball tournament at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2025. The event gave the battalion an opportunity to build comradery through friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

U.S. Marines with Security Battalion play a game of basketball during a basketball tournament at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2025. The event gave the battalion an opportunity to build comradery through friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services personnel pose for a photo with Hyunah Oh during a fire truck ride on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Apr. 18, 2025. Quantico Fire and Emergency Services hosted a fire truck ride for winners of the 2024 Fire Prevention Week Coloring contest. The fire truck picked up the students from their base address and drove them to Crossroads Elementary School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services personnel pose for a photo with Hyunah Oh during a fire truck ride on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Apr. 18, 2025. Quantico Fire and Emergency Services hosted a fire truck ride for winners of the 2024 Fire Prevention Week Coloring contest. The fire truck picked up the students from their base address and drove them to Crossroads Elementary School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services personnel pose for a photo with the family of a 2024 Fire Prevention Week Coloring contest during a fire truck ride on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Apr. 18, 2025. Quantico Fire and Emergency Services hosted a fire truck ride for winners of the 2024 Fire Prevention Week Coloring contest. The fire truck picked up the students from their base address and drove them to Crossroads Elementary School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services personnel pose for a photo with the family of a 2024 Fire Prevention Week Coloring contest during a fire truck ride on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Apr. 18, 2025. Quantico Fire and Emergency Services hosted a fire truck ride for winners of the 2024 Fire Prevention Week Coloring contest. The fire truck picked up the students from their base address and drove them to Crossroads Elementary School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

U.S. Marines with Security Battalion pose for a group photo after completing an obstacle course PT on Marine Corps Base Quantico, April 16, 2025. Security Battalion hosted this PT event in order to foster Espirit de Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

U.S. Marines with Security Battalion pose for a group photo after completing an obstacle course PT on Marine Corps Base Quantico, April 16, 2025. Security Battalion hosted this PT event in order to foster Espirit de Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julio Calderon, a Color Bearer with Security Battalion’s Ceremonial Platoon receives instructional guidance from Lt. Col. Gerard VanderWaal, the commanding officer of Security Battalion, on how to complete an obstacle course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, April 16, 2025. Security Battalion hosted this PT event in order to foster Espirit de Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julio Calderon, a Color Bearer with Security Battalion’s Ceremonial Platoon receives instructional guidance from Lt. Col. Gerard VanderWaal, the commanding officer of Security Battalion, on how to complete an obstacle course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, April 16, 2025. Security Battalion hosted this PT event in order to foster Espirit de Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Seyha Lek, a motor transport instructor with Marine Corps Detachment Training Command Fort Leonard Wood, conducts a bench press as part of a shooting drill during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Championships individual rifle match, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 14, 2025. The competition brings together the top shooters from regional Marine Corps Marksmanship Competitions to test their skills in precision rifle, action pistol, and multi-gun shooting. It continues the legacy of the Marine Corps shooting team, which has upheld marksmanship excellence since the early 1900’s and reinforces the Corps’ commitment to marksmanship as a core warfighting skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Seyha Lek, a motor transport instructor with Marine Corps Detachment Training Command Fort Leonard Wood, conducts a bench press as part of a shooting drill during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Championships individual rifle match, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 14, 2025. The competition brings together the top shooters from regional Marine Corps Marksmanship Competitions to test their skills in precision rifle, action pistol, and multi-gun shooting. It continues the legacy of the Marine Corps shooting team, which has upheld marksmanship excellence since the early 1900’s and reinforces the Corps’ commitment to marksmanship as a core warfighting skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Abel Lopezrijos, an intelligence chief with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a shooting drill during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Championships individual rifle match, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 14, 2025. The competition brings together the top shooters from regional Marine Corps Marksmanship Competitions to test their skills in precision rifle, action pistol, and multi-gun shooting. It continues the legacy of the Marine Corps shooting team, which has upheld marksmanship excellence since the early 1900’s and reinforces the Corps’ commitment to marksmanship as a core warfighting skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Abel Lopezrijos, an intelligence chief with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a shooting drill during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Championships individual rifle match, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 14, 2025. The competition brings together the top shooters from regional Marine Corps Marksmanship Competitions to test their skills in precision rifle, action pistol, and multi-gun shooting. It continues the legacy of the Marine Corps shooting team, which has upheld marksmanship excellence since the early 1900’s and reinforces the Corps’ commitment to marksmanship as a core warfighting skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers

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