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The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, and the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, lead U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps on a motivational run in honor of the Marine Corps’ 249th birthday in Arlington, VA, on Nov. 6. The Marines ran from the Pentagon to the Marine Corps War Memorial. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. James Stanfield)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Robert Fountain, a series commander with 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, performs the Marine Corps Hymn with the bagpipes during the final Crucible hike for the Marines of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Oct. 12, 2024. Fountain performed the hymn to inspire the Marines as they passed under the ‘We Make Marines’ sign. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. William Horsley and Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2ndRecruit Training Battalion, conduct Final Drill on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 10, 2024. During Final Drill, the platoons are scored based on their uniform, bearing, and movements, as well as their senior drill instructor's cadence, sword manual, and movement commands. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)

A stop-motion video displaying the importance of staying informed with current Marine Corps topics at Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans on Oct. 16, 2020. Marines and sailors with MARFORRES are reminded to take necessary precautions and follow CDC guidelines to ensure they stay safe while training during the pandemic. (U.S. Marine Corps video by MARFORRES COMMSTRAT)

U.S. Marines, sailors and community leaders gather together for the 77th Anniversary Evening Colors Ceremony at the Pacific Views Event Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 24, 2019. The ceremony was held in honor of the official dedication of MCB Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, which took place Sept. 25, 1942. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emmanuel Necoechea)

Marines and Sailors with Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group and Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd MLG, participated in a holiday-themed cadence run Dec. 15, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Samuel "Dawg" Deputy, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3dMAW), leads a sortie of 24 Light Attack Helicopters around Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Calif., as a show of force, maintenance and aviation readiness April 14, 2017. Deputy explains what it takes to lead, train and equip one of the largest, high-scoring maintenance aviation training squadrons in the Marine Corps. HMLAT-303 has more than 400 service members and civilian contractors who maintain aircraft and train aviation personnel to include, pilots and crew members to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force mission. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Staff Sgt. Jon Spencer)

The members of the West Coast Drill Instructor Association gathered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Sept. 16, 2016, for their annual reunion. Several events were held culminating in the final competition “The Best Damn Cadence Calling Contest in the West.”