
ALT A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion conducts log drills during a Crucible training event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California, Oct. 21, 2026.The Crucible is a 54-hour event where recruits apply the knowledge they have learned throughout recruit training to earn the title of United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Alonso)\n\n

ALT U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion carry a simulated casualty up Basilone Hill during a Crucible training event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California, Oct. 21, 2026.The Crucible is a 54-hour event where recruits apply the knowledge they have learned throughout recruit training to earn the title of United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Alonso)\n\n






































