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U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, read off their scores as part of the Infantry Physical Assessment during the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, start a 1-mile run as part of the Infantry Physical Assessment during the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, perform a max set of pull-ups as part of their Infantry Physical Assessment during the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, navigate an obstacle course as part of the Infantry Physical Assessment during the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, prepare for a 250-meter swim as part of the Infantry Physical Assessment during the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, swim 250 meters as part of the Infantry Physical Assessment during the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, swim 250 meters as part of their Infantry Physical Assessment during the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, swim 250 meters as part of the Infantry Physical Assessment during the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)
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