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U.S. Marine combat instructors with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire an FGM-148 Javelin weapon system at targets during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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. Marine combat instructors with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire an FGM-148 Javelin weapon system at targets during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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)

Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy

U.S. Marine students with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, run to the firing line as part of a combatant tank procedure scenario during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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. Marine students with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, run to the firing line as part of a combatant tank procedure scenario during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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)

Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy

U.S. Marine students with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire an FGM-148 Javelin weapon system at targets during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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. Marine students with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire an FGM-148 Javelin weapon system at targets during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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)

Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy

U.S. Marine students with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire an FGM-148 Javelin weapon system at targets during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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. Marine students with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire an FGM-148 Javelin weapon system at targets during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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)

Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy

U.S. Marine combat instructors with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire an FGM-148 Javelin weapon system at targets during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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. Marine combat instructors with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire an FGM-148 Javelin weapon system at targets during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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)

Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy

U.S. Marine students with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, run to the firing line as part of a combatant tank procedure scenario during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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. Marine students with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, run to the firing line as part of a combatant tank procedure scenario during a javelin qualification course as part of the eighth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Mar. 20, 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)

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 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)

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 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)

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 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)

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, 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)

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, 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)

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, 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)

Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy

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, 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)

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, 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)

Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy

A group of award warrants rest on a table ahead of the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2025. The CMC Combined Awards Program recognized outstanding performance by Recruiters, Prior
Service Recruiters, Drill Instructors, Marine Combat Instructors, Marine Security Guards, and Career Retention Specialists. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker)

A group of award warrants rest on a table ahead of the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2025. The CMC Combined Awards Program recognized outstanding performance by Recruiters, Prior Service Recruiters, Drill Instructors, Marine Combat Instructors, Marine Security Guards, and Career Retention Specialists. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith and the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, recite the “Marines Hymn” during the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony for Fiscal Year 2024 at The National Museum of the Marine Corps on Jan. 29, 2025. The Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony, established in 1995, honors the Recruiters, Drill Instructors, Marine Security Guards, and Marine Combat Instructors who embody the highest standards of character, commitment, and dedication to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chloe N. McAfee)

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith and the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, recite the “Marines Hymn” during the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony for Fiscal Year 2024 at The National Museum of the Marine Corps on Jan. 29, 2025. The Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony, established in 1995, honors the Recruiters, Drill Instructors, Marine Security Guards, and Marine Combat Instructors who embody the highest standards of character, commitment, and dedication to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chloe N. McAfee)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Chloe McAfee

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps,

Gen. Eric M. Smith, awards GySgt. Frederick
M. Padilla Jr., a Marine Combat Instructor
with the School of Infantry West, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., with the
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Medal for being the Marine Combat Instructor
of the Year during the CMC Combined
Awards Program at the National Museum of
the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Jan. 29,
2025. The CMC Combined Awards Program
recognized outstanding performance by
Recruiters, Prior Service Recruiters, Drill
Instructors, Marine Combat Instructors,
Marine Security Guards, and Career Retention
Specialists. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by
Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker)

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, awards GySgt. Frederick M. Padilla Jr., a Marine Combat Instructor with the School of Infantry West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for being the Marine Combat Instructor of the Year during the CMC Combined Awards Program at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2025. The CMC Combined Awards Program recognized outstanding performance by Recruiters, Prior Service Recruiters, Drill Instructors, Marine Combat Instructors, Marine Security Guards, and Career Retention Specialists. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker

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