Lima Company Crucible

251121-M-OL563-1107.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano

Nov 24, 2025

PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Anna Miller, a drill instructor with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion corrects recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, as they perform a low crawl during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 21, 2025. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)

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