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Marine Officer Candidates of Alpha Company receive the eagle, globe and anchor emblem during a ceremony at Marine Corps Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia, November 9, 2019. The emblem signifies that the candidates have earned the title of United States Marine. The mission of Officer Candidates School is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership, moral and physical qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Officer. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Bryan Nygaard)

Marines at The Basic School were the first to execute Tactical Combat Casualty Care training for the Defense Health Agency April 29th at Heywood Hall. This training will later be taught throughout the Department of Defense during entry level training. A new DoD instruction requires all service members to receive and maintain first-responder training no later then April 2020. By: Lance Cpl. AaRron Smith

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Enrique Torresvargas, a newly commissioned lieutenant with Marine Corps Officer Selection Team San Jose, and Candidate Bardia Farhoomand, a candidate with Marine Corps Officer Selection Office San Jose, describe the process of becoming an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during a Mini Officer Candidate School hosted by Marine Corps Officer Selection Offices Berkeley, Sacramento, and San Jose, at U.S. Army Camp Parks, Dublin, Calif., March 23, 2019. Mini OCS is designed to give candidates and applicants an idea of what to expect at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian Cachola)

Officer Candidate School, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, conducted close order drill January 28, 2019, Brown Field, MCB Quantico, Virginia. Close Order Drill is conducted to instill proper weapons handling, self discipline and small unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Kerstie J. Daugherty)