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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marine recruits with their right hands raised and carrying rifles around their torsos stand in rows outdoors.

Making Marines

Marines assigned to November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, take the oath of enlistment during a ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 31, 2025.

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