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Falah Kanani, chief instructor (Right), Japan Karate Association of San Diego, and John Gierach, practice their demonstration before the Martial Arts Expo on the depot, June 11. The two martial artists execute a series of moves that are based on a one-blow finish. The focus includes punching, kicking, striking, sweeps and kick-downs.

Falah Kanani, chief instructor (Right), Japan Karate Association of San Diego, and John Gierach, practice their demonstration before the Martial Arts Expo on the depot, June 11. The two martial artists execute a series of moves that are based on a one-blow finish. The focus includes punching, kicking, striking, sweeps and kick-downs.

Photo by Cpl. Rebecca A. Lamont

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Ashley Boardman, Art teacher, Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Ind., receives encouragement during the bayonet assault course from Sgt. Pedro Lopez, Drill Instructor, 1st battalion, Company C.

Ashley Boardman, Art teacher, Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Ind., receives encouragement during the bayonet assault course from Sgt. Pedro Lopez, Drill Instructor, 1st battalion, Company C.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Frances Candelaria

Matthew Easley, Parent-teacher-student Consultant, Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis, Ind., executes elbow strikes with his partner Rebecca Thompson, Principal, Muncie Southside High School, Muncie, Ind., during the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program

Matthew Easley, Parent-teacher-student Consultant, Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis, Ind., executes elbow strikes with his partner Rebecca Thompson, Principal, Muncie Southside High School, Muncie, Ind., during the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program

Photo by Lance. Cpl. Frances Candelaria

Recruits of Platoon 3215, Shane Salas, left, and Anthony Whitmore, right, take advantage of one another’s openings and race to strike first during their one minute match of body sparring during the Crucible.

Recruits of Platoon 3215, Shane Salas, left, and Anthony Whitmore, right, take advantage of one another’s openings and race to strike first during their one minute match of body sparring during the Crucible.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Brown

Recruits Sebastian Santos, left, and Grant Springer, right, Platoon 3215, go for each other’s kidneys as their one minute bout became up close and chaotic during the Crucible. Even if a recruit has no fight experience, winning will come down to who wants it more.

Recruits Sebastian Santos, left, and Grant Springer, right, Platoon 3215, go for each other’s kidneys as their one minute bout became up close and chaotic during the Crucible. Even if a recruit has no fight experience, winning will come down to who wants it more.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Brown

From left to right, recruits Michael Tighe, Anthony Whitmore and Romancory Querido, Platoon 3215, get on their faces and push at one of the exercise stations surrounding the body sparring ring to simulate combat stress.

From left to right, recruits Michael Tighe, Anthony Whitmore and Romancory Querido, Platoon 3215, get on their faces and push at one of the exercise stations surrounding the body sparring ring to simulate combat stress.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Brown

Recruit Travis Venerable, 23, of Midland, Texas, provides cover for his fellow recruits at the Crucible’s Confidence Course, Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8. Prior to enlisting in the Marine Corps, Venerable had worked as a bartender, been on a reality TV show, earned $90,000 a year as an oil driller, and had what he called a 'dream job' as a field engineer.

Recruit Travis Venerable, 23, of Midland, Texas, provides cover for his fellow recruits at the Crucible’s Confidence Course, Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8. Prior to enlisting in the Marine Corps, Venerable had worked as a bartender, been on a reality TV show, earned $90,000 a year as an oil driller, and had what he called a 'dream job' as a field engineer.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Brown

Giovanni Endozo, right, and fellow Platoon 3213 recruits watch as their squad mates face each other one-on-one in the ring as they gear up and wait for their turn to see what they are made of during the body sparring event of the crucible.

Giovanni Endozo, right, and fellow Platoon 3213 recruits watch as their squad mates face each other one-on-one in the ring as they gear up and wait for their turn to see what they are made of during the body sparring event of the crucible.

Photo by Cpl. Matthew Brown

Richard Button, Spanish teacher, Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Ind., replies with an "aye aye sir!" after being corrected by Sgt. Antoriano Smith, Drill Instructor, 2nd Battalion, Company E, shortly after arriving on the yellow footprints.

Richard Button, Spanish teacher, Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Ind., replies with an "aye aye sir!" after being corrected by Sgt. Antoriano Smith, Drill Instructor, 2nd Battalion, Company E, shortly after arriving on the yellow footprints.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Frances Candelaria

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Pfc. Patrick Collman provides covering fire while his fellow new Marines help another simulated wounded Marine during the Crucible at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 3.

Pfc. Patrick Collman provides covering fire while his fellow new Marines help another simulated wounded Marine during the Crucible at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 3.

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Pfc. Patrick Collman eats chow during a core values discussion during the Crucible at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 3.

Pfc. Patrick Collman eats chow during a core values discussion during the Crucible at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 3.

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Pfc. Patrick Collman crawls out of a tunnel at the 12 Stalls Crucible site at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 3.

Pfc. Patrick Collman crawls out of a tunnel at the 12 Stalls Crucible site at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 3.

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Many Chea, center, a student intern with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum, shares Marine Corps historical information with students from Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School May 28, here. More than 30 students, parents and teachers from the school toured the depot as part of a Partnership in Education program that supports student achievement and fosters community collaborations throughout the San Diego area.

Many Chea, center, a student intern with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum, shares Marine Corps historical information with students from Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School May 28, here. More than 30 students, parents and teachers from the school toured the depot as part of a Partnership in Education program that supports student achievement and fosters community collaborations throughout the San Diego area.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Marc Ayalin

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