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A U.S. Marine Corps student with Company D, Basic Officer Course 4-25, The Basic School, shoots an M16A4 rifle during the Warfighting Field Exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 19, 2025. The WARFEX serves as the culminating event at TBS, evaluating students’ proficiency in decision-making, small-unit tactics, and leadership as they operate under sustained physical and mental pressure in a realistic warfighting scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)
251119-M-TE528-1116.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Joshua Barker

Nov 24, 2025
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va - A U.S. Marine Corps student with Company D, Basic Officer Course 4-25, The Basic School, shoots an M16A4 rifle during the Warfighting Field Exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 19, 2025. The WARFEX serves as the culminating event at TBS, evaluating students’ proficiency in decision-making, small-unit tactics, and leadership as they operate under sustained physical and mental pressure in a realistic warfighting scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)


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