Members of the brass quintet from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., perform at Thornapple-Kellogg High School, Kalamazoo, Mich., April 22. The quintet went on a five-day tour of Recruiting Station Lansing April 21-25, performing for the public and offering clinics for students. - Members of the brass quintet from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., perform at Thornapple-Kellogg High School, Kalamazoo, Mich., April 22. The quintet went on a five-day tour of Recruiting Station Lansing April 21-25, performing for the public and offering clinics for students.

Katherine Hass, a 21-year-old officer candidate from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., finds her azimuth during the land navigation course at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 12, while a staff member supervises. Hass was one of nearly 200 candidates to take part in the 9th Marine Corps District's Officer Candidate School preparatory weekend, where they were given a taste of OCS training. The candidates experienced the yelling of platoon sergeants, running a physical fitness test in harsh conditions, and finding their way through a land navigation course. - Katherine Hass, a 21-year-old officer candidate from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., finds her azimuth during the land navigation course at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 12, while a staff member supervises. Hass was one of nearly 200 candidates to take part in the 9th Marine Corps District's Officer Candidate School preparatory weekend, where they were given a taste of OCS training. The candidates experienced the yelling of platoon sergeants, running a physical fitness test in harsh conditions, and finding their way through a land navigation course.

Drill Instructor Sgt. Beth Abbott runs more than 100 Michigan poolees from RSSs Kalamazoo and Battle Creek through basic physical training exercises during a Family Night event April 16. Abbot is assigned to 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Oscar Company, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. - Drill Instructor Sgt. Beth Abbott runs more than 100 Michigan poolees from RSSs Kalamazoo and Battle Creek through basic physical training exercises during a Family Night event April 16. Abbot is assigned to 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Oscar Company, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.

Marines of the Silent Drill Platoon apear on the large video screen while performing at the Chicago White Sox home opener April 7. - Marines of the Silent Drill Platoon apear on the large video screen while performing at the Chicago White Sox home opener April 7.

Sgt. Joshua Ritch feels the pressure of performing Marine Corps dead-hang pull-ups in front of 9,636 fans during the Chicago Wolves Armed Forces Night at the All-State Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Ritch, a 24-year-old canvassing recruiter with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Chicago, Recruiting Substation Mount Prospect, performed 15 pull-ups. - Sgt. Joshua Ritch feels the pressure of performing Marine Corps dead-hang pull-ups in front of 9,636 fans during the Chicago Wolves Armed Forces Night at the All-State Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Ritch, a 24-year-old canvassing recruiter with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Chicago, Recruiting Substation Mount Prospect, performed 15 pull-ups.