Cpl. Jeffery R. Nagy, ordinance technician with Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, practices vertical knee strikes during the final event of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course here, Sept. 14, 2011. The 15-day course prepared the Marines for the rigorous final event in which they endured eight hours of combat conditioning, ground fighting, and hiking more than six miles with a full combat load. - Cpl. Jeffery R. Nagy, ordinance technician with Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, practices vertical knee strikes during the final event of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course here, Sept. 14, 2011. The 15-day course prepared the Marines for the rigorous final event in which they endured eight hours of combat conditioning, ground fighting, and hiking more than six miles with a full combat load.

Cpl. Nicole M. Ostrander, defense clerk from the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Marine Forces Reserve, tests the cadet here, Oct. 8, 2011, on knowledge of Marine Corp’s customs, courtesies, and history. Some 500 cadets from 15 different schools showed up at the Ponchatoula High School Junior Recruit Officer Training Corps meet to compete against each other in marching, knowledge and physical training. - Cpl. Nicole M. Ostrander, defense clerk from the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Marine Forces Reserve, tests the cadet here, Oct. 8, 2011, on knowledge of Marine Corp’s customs, courtesies, and history. Some 500 cadets from 15 different schools showed up at the Ponchatoula High School Junior Recruit Officer Training Corps meet to compete against each other in marching, knowledge and physical training.