Marines
What It Takes to be the Guide in Recruit Training
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- What It Takes to be the Guide in Recruit Training
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Recruit Noah Marquez-Burke describes what it's like to be the guide for his platoon at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Shane Manson)
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- New Vocalist Job in the Marine Corps
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Lance Cpl. Megan Browning tells her story of going through the Naval School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. She is the first Marine to be recruited as a vocalist. The Marine Corps created the vocalist Military Occupational Specialty in 2018 to fill the need for the specialized skillset it takes to be a singer.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Benjamin Witten)
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- Relief in Place | 31st MEU
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Battalion Landing Team 2/1 Relief in Place for Battalion Landing Team 1/4 Ground Combat Element 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations at the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.
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- Honoring the Tradition | Friday Evening Parades
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- This week’s episode of our “Did You Know” series highlights a Maryland native and familiar face around the Barracks who has attended every single parade since 1985. Check out what Cenon Naval II has to say about his experiences over the last 34 years.
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- Urban Leaders Course | Infantry Leaders
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 1st Marine Division participate in Urban Leaders Course (ULC) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 3rd-21st, 2019. ULC provides Marines an opportunity to improve their leadership skills and abilities as small unit leaders in an urban combat environment.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Jacob Yost)
- Title
- Water Purification in Australia
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marines with the Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force ─ Darwin, conduct water purification operations utilizing the Lightweight Water Purification System, Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, July 15, 2019. The unique capabilities of the LCE increase MRFD's ability to respond to crisis throughout the region.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Jordan Gilbert)
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- Working Alonside Ugandan Soldiers
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, advise in reconnaissance, engineering, and logistics courses with members of the Uganda People’s Defence Force at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Center in Jinja and Peace Support Operations Training Center in Singo Uganda, June 13, 2019.
- Title
- How to Roll Sleeves
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Informing Marines about how to roll the sleeves of a Woodland Utility blouse.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jose VillalobosRocha and Lance Cpl. Joseph Drewsen)
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- How to Tie a Military Tie
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Informing Marines about how to properly tie a military tie.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Nikolas ArcelayNolan)
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- Always Ready | ALERRT Training
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 4th Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, and local law enforcement participate in a simulated active shooter exercise at Naval Operational Support Center & Marine Corps Reserve Center Miami. All 160 Marine Corps Reserve Training Centers are expected to exercise their active shooter emergency action plan semi-annually with their Inspector-Instructor staff and Reserve Marines.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)
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- Who's The Best Doc in the Corps? | 2nd Marine Division Trauma Run
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman with 2nd Marine Division (2d MarDiv) participate in the 2d MarDiv trauma run on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 28, 2019. This gave the Sailors an opportunity to show their mastery of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) by pushing themselves mentally and physically throughout the event to win. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Sylvia L. Tapia and PFC. Sydney Smith)
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- Old Glory | Marine Barracks Washington
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- This week’s episode of our “Did You Know” series highlights the unique flag we fly here during our Friday Evening Parades. Check out what Sgt. Justin Perry has to say about Old Glory and what it means to be a Marine on the flag-lowering team. Semper Fi!
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. James Bourgeois)
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- The Rise of Invictus | Urbanized Terrain Training
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participated in Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 26, 2019. The training was intended to enhance confidence and proficiency in the military skill sets needed for service members to operate in an urban environment.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Aaron Harshaw and Lance Cpl. Corey Mathews)
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- 2nd Marine Division Squad Competition
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marines and Sailors from various infantry battalions from 2d Marine Division compete in the annual Division Squad Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June, 26, 2019. The purpose of the Squad Competition is to put squads from every infantry battalion against each other in a competition of live fire exercises and physical challenges.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Samuel Taylor)
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- Corporals Course
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in multiple training events during a Command Sponsored Corporals Course (CSCC), at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 12, 2019. The CSCC was hosted by 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, to provide students with basic knowledge and skills to become successful small-unit leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz and Lance Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez)
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- Pride of the Pacific: Partnership
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marines and Sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) arrive in Visakhapatnam, India for a regularly scheduled port visit, June 11, 2019. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert)
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- Ceremonial Drill | Did you know?
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Barracks Marines support more than 1,600 events and ceremonies throughout the year, and precision drill is crucial for each and every one. This week’s episode of our “Did You Know” series features the Assistance Drill Master SSgt. Alexander Spence discussing the Ceremonial Drill we conduct here at the Barracks, and how it differs from drill performed elsewhere in the Marine Corps.
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- Exercise 4-19
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 4th Marine Division conduct a combined arms assault drill during Integrated Training Exercise 4-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 17, 2019.
- Title
- Joint Stars
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and members of the Italian military participated in exercise Joint Stars 2019, a bilateral training exercise between the Italian Armed Forces and U.S. Marines in Sardinia, Italy, May 13-30, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gumchol Cho)
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- Exercise Fuji Viper | Land Nav
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Marine Division, with 4th Marine Regiment on the Unit Deployment Program, participate in a land navigation training event during Exercise Fuji Viper at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, May 9, 2019. This training furthers Marines abilities to find their way through challenging terrain environments.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
- Title
- Burmese Chase
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and NATO allies participate in Burmese Chase 2019 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 16-30, 2019. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led multi-lateral exercise that includes training on fast-roping, naval gunfire and parachute employment with participating NATO allies. The exercise helps strengthen allied nations’ security as well as enhances joint interoperability between NATO members.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Bethanie Ryan and Cpl. Austin Livingston)
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- ITX 3-19
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division participate in an integrated training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. The exercise was designed to give the exercise force the opportunity to plan and execute multiple types of operations, conduct detailed fire support, planning and coordination for each operation.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Miguel A. Rosales)
- Title
- Enough of an Enemy
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin conduct trilateral training during Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 21 to June 3, 2019. Southern Jackaroo is an exercise hosted by 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in conjunction with MRF-D Marines and service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Destiny Dempsey)
- Title
- Marines Train in Norway
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct various ranges in Skjold Leir, Norway, May 29, 2019. The Marines of 8th ESB deployed to Norway to participate in exercise Thunder Reindeer 19, a multilateral, combined-arms, live-fire exercise between the Norwegian Armed Forces and U.S. Marine Corps. Training conducted during the deployment increases interoperability with Norwegian allies, and improves the Marine Corps’ cold-weather and mountain-warfare proficiencies.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Williams Quinteros)
- Title
- Kings Games
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, host the annual Kings Games on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 30, 2019. 10th Marine Regiment led the competition to build morale, esprit de corps and strengthen unit cohesion within the regiment.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Samuel Taylor)
- Title
- Getting the Message Through | Marine Faculty Advisor
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- GySgt Michele Hunt, faculty adviser, SNCO Academy, discusses the important of her job and how she influences current Marine leaders.
- Title
- Train Like You Fight
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, conduct pre-deployment training at Pohakaloa Training Area, May 29, 2019. Exercise Bougainville II is the second phase of pre-deployment training conducted by the battalion in order to enhance unit cohesion and combat readiness.
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- Devil Docs | Trained to Save
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Zachary Armijo speaks about the joint surgical field training exercise in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan May 21, 2019. Armijo, with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Littleton, Colorado.(U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. Jamin M. Powell)
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- Platinum Ren 2019
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines with 1st & 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, and members of the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Commando (KJK) conduct Exercise Platinum Ren at Fort Trondennes, Harstad, Norway, May 28, 2019. Exercise Platinum Ren is a theater security cooperation training evolution held with the KJK to sustain mission essential tasks in harsh operating environments and strengthen coalition partnerships.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Antonio R. Campbell)
- Title
- MCRD San Diego Mascot Changeover Ceremony
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Pvt. Johnny Ray "Manny" Manuelito Sr. relieves Cpl. Smedley D. Butler as Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Mascot on May, 24, 2019. "Manny" is named in honor of Sgt. Johnny R. Manuelito, Sr., One of the 'original 29' Navajo Code Talkers who trained in the first All Navajo Platoon here on the depot in 1942. Manuelito helped create the code that the Navajos developed at Camp Elliot, now Miramar. He became an instructor, teaching other Navajo Marines the code.
- Title
- Remembering Staff Sgt. Caleb Medley
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Memorial Day is a national holiday celebrated every year to honor service members who have paid the ultimate price in defense of our nation. Staff Sgt. Caleb Medley passed away in 2013 during a training exercise and is one of many Marines honored every year at the annual Recon Challenge held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)
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- Leading Marines | 1st Sgt. Joshua Celis
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 1st Sgt. Joshua Celis was awarded the 2018 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. The award is the Air Force's most prestigious award for leadership honoring exceptional performance in a professional military education setting. Celis, company first sergeant of Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Houston, Texas.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)
- Title
- Continuing the Legacy
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Pvt. Joseph A. Yanoff, a Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, talks about how his grandfather, Jacob Yanoff, a World War II Iwo Jima Veteran, influenced him throughout recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, May 17. 2019.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Yamil Casarreal and Cpl. Andrew Neumann)
- Title
- Below the Comfort Zone | MCWIS
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines and Sailors participate in the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival (MCWIS) course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 22 - May 10, 2019. The course is intended to train Marines and Sailors to become MCIWS certified and instruct others on the importance of water survival.
(U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Cpl. Sarah Stegall, Lance Cpl. Krysten Gomez, and Lance Cpl. Nicole Rogge)
- Title
- Keepers of Tradition | Field Jacket
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Field Jackets are now exclusively worn at the Barracks. Check out what the Marine Barracks Washington Drill Master Gunnery Sgt. Aaron Calderon has to say about the field jackets and why we still wear these Vietnam-era jackets today.
- Title
- A Message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller has a message for Marines and Sailors.
- Title
- High Price Admission | Recruit Training
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Retired Vietnam veterans Maj. Gen. Gene Deegan and Sgt. Alex DiGiacomo of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines discuss the bonds formed upon becoming a United States Marine while visiting Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, April 26, 2019.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel G. Johnson)
- Title
- A Different Breed | EOD Technicians
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S Marines, airmen, and soldiers with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) conduct explosive ordnance exploitation, Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 3, 2019. During the training exercise, EOD technicians supplemented their proficiency and expeditionary readiness by inerting a variety of ordnance items. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Luke Kuennen)
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- Break The Ice | Cold Weather Training
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct ice-breaking drills in Setermoen, Norway, May 4, 2019. The ice-breaking drills tested the Marines’ abilities to get out if they fall in freezing water, and ultimately improving the Marine Corps’ cold-weather proficiencies. (U.S. Marine Corps video Cpl. Camila Melendez)
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- Get After It | Maintaining the Highest Standards
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- You have to dig deep, both mentally and physically, to perform as a Marine athlete.
- Title
- M18
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Col. Howard Hall, Commanding Officer of Weapons Training Battalion, speaks on the coming implementation of the M18 Service Pistol, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 17. This is the first time in 30 years that the Marine Corps has fielded a new service pistol since adapting its current one, the M9 Service Pistol.(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. nathan Hall)
- Title
- Recon Screener
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Staff Sgt. Jacob Faulkner, a Marine with 3D Reconnaissance Battalion, 3D Marine Division describes what it takes to become a reconnaissance Marine. Reconnaissance Marines specialize in amphibious reconnaissance, ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battlespace shaping and raids in support of Marine Divisions. Being first in the fight, they are the eyes and ears of the commander and a critical element in the defense of the interests of the United States.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Brandon Salas)
- Title
- MCRD San Diego Pugil Sticks
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Check out the recruits of Fox Company as they practice armed manipulations and pugil sticks!
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- Importance of pilots instructors
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Take a special look at the importance of Marine instructor pilots and their impact on the future of the Marine Corps aviation
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- Friendship Day
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft, aerial performances, food and entertainment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Marcus Campbell)
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- Ain't No River Wide Enough | Swift Water Rescue Training
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marine mountain warfare instructors participate in a swift-water rescue course to learn how to rescue people in fast moving water.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Conner Downey)
- Title
- Island Survival | Jungle Warfare Training
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines and Singapore Armed Forces Soldiers participate in exercise Valiant Mark 2019 on Bedok Camp II, Singapore, April 28, 2019. Exercise Valiant Mark 2019 is a bi-lateral exercise between Singapore and the United States which builds international relationships and exchanges tactical knowledge of conventional and heliborne operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Antonio R. Campbell)
- Title
- Pride of the Pacific: One Team
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The third installment of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's journey as a force in readiness as they conduct routine training as part of the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the eastern Pacific Ocean, March, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Matthew Teutsch)
- Title
- The Harshest Climes | Jungle Training
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines and the Australian Army vs. the Jungle ...
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Filca)
- Title
- EOD Lateral Move Screener
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 1st Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct an EOD lateral move screener test at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2019. The EOD lateral screener test accepts all Marines of various job fields to conduct a a multitude of tests focusing on evaluating their physical and mental attributes to understand their capability of overcoming obstacles and analyzing situations.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Conner Robbins and Lance Corporal Miah Nielsen)

