Marines

Royal Marine Thomas Bradbury, 43 Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines, attempts to get over the first obstacle at The Basic School’s obstacle course before taking on the endurance course during Exercise Tartan Eagle 16 Phase II, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Oct. 22. Tartan Eagle Phase II is the continuation of a bilateral exercise involving Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Security Forces and their British counterparts, the 43 FPGRM. The Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Security Forces took this opportunity to show the Royal Marines the rigors of the TBS obstacle and endurance course. - Royal Marine Thomas Bradbury, 43 Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines, attempts to get over the first obstacle at The Basic School’s obstacle course before taking on the endurance course during Exercise Tartan Eagle 16 Phase II, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Oct. 22. Tartan Eagle Phase II is the continuation of a bilateral exercise involving Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Security Forces and their British counterparts, the 43 FPGRM. The Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Security Forces took this opportunity to show the Royal Marines the rigors of the TBS obstacle and endurance course.

Second Lieutenant Tyler R. Watkins defends his zone as Coastal Carolina University’s linebacker during the final game of the regular season, facing off against Charleston Southern University at Brooks Stadium, Conway, S.C., Oct. 25, 2014. Watkins applied everything he learned playing football to his training at Officer Candidates School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. He graduated OCS with Officer Candidate Class 222, which had the most OCS graduates since 2009, on Aug. 6, 2016. Due to injuries sustained during OCS, he is temporarily assigned to the Plans and Research section at Marine Corps Recruiting Command aboard MCB Quantico. Watkins hopes to return to training in March 2017. - Second Lieutenant Tyler R. Watkins defends his zone as Coastal Carolina University’s linebacker during the final game of the regular season, facing off against Charleston Southern University at Brooks Stadium, Conway, S.C., Oct. 25, 2014. Watkins applied everything he learned playing football to his training at Officer Candidates School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. He graduated OCS with Officer Candidate Class 222, which had the most OCS graduates since 2009, on Aug. 6, 2016. Due to injuries sustained during OCS, he is temporarily assigned to the Plans and Research section at Marine Corps Recruiting Command aboard MCB Quantico. Watkins hopes to return to training in March 2017.

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