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The Basic School
Training Marines, Developing Leaders

Sep 15, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps students with Company C, Basic Officer Course 3-25, The Basic School, run toward a building during a platoon raid as part of the Military Operations on Urban Terrain portion of a field exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 10, 2025. The purpose of the simulated platoon attacks was to introduce Marines to the fundamentals of MOUT training, evaluate their leadership in high-stress environments, and develop them into confident, provisional rifle platoon commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

125

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF28-70mm F2 L USM

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

125

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