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More than 85 men and women took the oath of enlistment at the 2012 Sioux Falls Airshow during a swear-in ceremony July 21-22. Sixteen enlisted into the Marine Corps out of Recruiting Station Twin Cities' Sioux Falls, S.D., office.

More than 85 men and women took the oath of enlistment at the 2012 Sioux Falls Airshow during a swear-in ceremony July 21-22. Sixteen enlisted into the Marine Corps out of Recruiting Station Twin Cities' Sioux Falls, S.D., office.

Photo by Sgt. Nate Campbell

Alexander Stensland, Chase Ellis, Jake Turck, Andrew Morris, Sgt. Joshua Draveling and Joshua Mann prepare to remove debris after thunderstorms knocked down several trees. Marines and poolees with Recruiting Substation Burnsville recently volunteered to spend their weekend clearing broken branches and split tree trunks.

Alexander Stensland, Chase Ellis, Jake Turck, Andrew Morris, Sgt. Joshua Draveling and Joshua Mann prepare to remove debris after thunderstorms knocked down several trees. Marines and poolees with Recruiting Substation Burnsville recently volunteered to spend their weekend clearing broken branches and split tree trunks.

Photo by Courtesy of Joshua Mann

Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski and Eau Claire, Wis., recruiter Sgt. Cody Stauner present Levi Nayes and Jacob Zwiefelhofer with a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship during the Bloomer High School awards ceremony May 23. Ninety-seven students made up the Bloomer High School 2012 graduating class. Of those who qualified for the scholarship, 300 were accepted nation-wide. Only one other school in 9th Marine Corps District received two scholarships.

Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski and Eau Claire, Wis., recruiter Sgt. Cody Stauner present Levi Nayes and Jacob Zwiefelhofer with a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship during the Bloomer High School awards ceremony May 23. Ninety-seven students made up the Bloomer High School 2012 graduating class. Of those who qualified for the scholarship, 300 were accepted nation-wide. Only one other school in 9th Marine Corps District received two scholarships.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Woodbury, Minn., recruiter Sgt. Brandon Blazer, 27, from Dayton, Ohio, visits with Cathy and Gregg Patnode April 27 after their son, Luke, underwent reconstructive surgery. Luke is a 14-year-old eighth grader at Lake Middle School. Marines with Recruiting Station Twin Cities also visited Luke in 2010 after he suffered a major stroke. Luke's parents told Blazer that their son has wanted to join the Corps since he was a little kid.

Woodbury, Minn., recruiter Sgt. Brandon Blazer, 27, from Dayton, Ohio, visits with Cathy and Gregg Patnode April 27 after their son, Luke, underwent reconstructive surgery. Luke is a 14-year-old eighth grader at Lake Middle School. Marines with Recruiting Station Twin Cities also visited Luke in 2010 after he suffered a major stroke. Luke's parents told Blazer that their son has wanted to join the Corps since he was a little kid.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Recruiting Substation Burnsville's Patrick Massey, Sgt. Joshua Draveling, Andrew Morris, Jeremy Kaiser and Anna Albrecht set aside their hair nets for a few moments to take a photo during the Evergreen Community Church's Kids Against Hunger packing session April 14. Overall, 165 volunteers spent the day packaging more than 67,000 meals.

Recruiting Substation Burnsville's Patrick Massey, Sgt. Joshua Draveling, Andrew Morris, Jeremy Kaiser and Anna Albrecht set aside their hair nets for a few moments to take a photo during the Evergreen Community Church's Kids Against Hunger packing session April 14. Overall, 165 volunteers spent the day packaging more than 67,000 meals.

Photo by Sgt. Rebecca Carlson

Sgt. Adam Kruse, 26, from Huron, S.D., receives a certificate March 9 from Stephanie Winkel, senior fitness coordinator at the Eagan, Minn., YMCA, for being named "Fittest Male." Kruse earned his new title by completing the YMCA Fitness Challenge with the fastest time. The fitness course consisted of three rounds of 21 kettle-bell swings, 15 push-ups and nine burpees, also known as bend-and-thrusts. Kruse, a recruiter out of the Woodbury, Minn., office, crossed the finish line in 2:26.

Sgt. Adam Kruse, 26, from Huron, S.D., receives a certificate March 9 from Stephanie Winkel, senior fitness coordinator at the Eagan, Minn., YMCA, for being named "Fittest Male." Kruse earned his new title by completing the YMCA Fitness Challenge with the fastest time. The fitness course consisted of three rounds of 21 kettle-bell swings, 15 push-ups and nine burpees, also known as bend-and-thrusts. Kruse, a recruiter out of the Woodbury, Minn., office, crossed the finish line in 2:26.

Photo by Darci Kruse

Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski welcomed a new sergeant major when Sgt. Maj. James C. Kirkland (right) relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Sean P. Cox during a post and relief ceremony at the Fort Snelling Welcome Center March 9.

Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski welcomed a new sergeant major when Sgt. Maj. James C. Kirkland (right) relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Sean P. Cox during a post and relief ceremony at the Fort Snelling Welcome Center March 9.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Former infantry officer Mike Jones, owner of CrossFit Minneapolis and CrossFit St. Paul, performs a snatch demonstration for Marines attending a three-day training seminar. More than 20 Marines with Recruiting Station Twin Cities attended the class to enhance fitness levels within the command. Jones, a Springfield, Va., native, served with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Former infantry officer Mike Jones, owner of CrossFit Minneapolis and CrossFit St. Paul, performs a snatch demonstration for Marines attending a three-day training seminar. More than 20 Marines with Recruiting Station Twin Cities attended the class to enhance fitness levels within the command. Jones, a Springfield, Va., native, served with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Sgt. Jeremias Orden, Sgt. Jacob Bucinski and Staff Sgt. Paul Schmotter show off their mustaches during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities annual flag football tournament at the St. Croix Valley Recreational Center Nov. 18. The Rochester, Minn., recruiters were among 30 people who grew out their facial hair to promote early cancer detection and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths.

Sgt. Jeremias Orden, Sgt. Jacob Bucinski and Staff Sgt. Paul Schmotter show off their mustaches during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities annual flag football tournament at the St. Croix Valley Recreational Center Nov. 18. The Rochester, Minn., recruiters were among 30 people who grew out their facial hair to promote early cancer detection and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

BMX biker Jimmy Walker readies himself for his next stunt on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe during their Shakopee, Minn., stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. Hundreds of students attended the event, which was sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

BMX biker Jimmy Walker readies himself for his next stunt on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe during their Shakopee, Minn., stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. Hundreds of students attended the event, which was sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Inline skater Eito Yasutoko soars above a crowd of Shakopee High School students during a stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. Recruiters from the Burnsville, Minn., office also attended the performance and held a pull-up and flexed-arm hang challenge. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Inline skater Eito Yasutoko soars above a crowd of Shakopee High School students during a stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. Recruiters from the Burnsville, Minn., office also attended the performance and held a pull-up and flexed-arm hang challenge. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Inline skater Eito Yasutoko watches skateboarder Josh Stafford perform a trick during their Shakopee, Minn., stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. The tour is an interactive “extreme” sports show that visits high schools throughout the United States with several of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters delivering an anti-tobacco message. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Inline skater Eito Yasutoko watches skateboarder Josh Stafford perform a trick during their Shakopee, Minn., stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. The tour is an interactive “extreme” sports show that visits high schools throughout the United States with several of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters delivering an anti-tobacco message. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Hundreds of students from Shakopee High School watch some of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters perform demonstrations Sept. 28 on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe, while an emcee delivers the anti-tobacco message. Recruiters from the Burnsville, Minn., office also attended the event and held a pull-up and flexed-arm hang challenge. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Hundreds of students from Shakopee High School watch some of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters perform demonstrations Sept. 28 on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe, while an emcee delivers the anti-tobacco message. Recruiters from the Burnsville, Minn., office also attended the event and held a pull-up and flexed-arm hang challenge. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

BMX biker Austin Coleman performs a stunt in front of hundreds of students at Shakopee High School Sept. 28 while Jimmy Walker, Dustin Grice and Eito Yasutoko wait for their turn to hit the half-pipe. The ASA members are some of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

BMX biker Austin Coleman performs a stunt in front of hundreds of students at Shakopee High School Sept. 28 while Jimmy Walker, Dustin Grice and Eito Yasutoko wait for their turn to hit the half-pipe. The ASA members are some of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

BMX biker Austin Coleman performs a stunt in front of hundreds of students at Shakopee High School during the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. The tour is an interactive “extreme” sports show that visits high schools throughout the United States with several of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters performing demonstrations on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe, while an emcee delivers the anti-tobacco message. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

BMX biker Austin Coleman performs a stunt in front of hundreds of students at Shakopee High School during the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. The tour is an interactive “extreme” sports show that visits high schools throughout the United States with several of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters performing demonstrations on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe, while an emcee delivers the anti-tobacco message. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Rose Wilson (center) holds the feet of another member of the Marine Corps' delayed entry program during a recent pool function held by Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester.

Rose Wilson (center) holds the feet of another member of the Marine Corps' delayed entry program during a recent pool function held by Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester.

Photo by Courtesy RSS Rochester

Poolee Rose Wilson talks with Sgt. Timothy A. Riffe, a recruiter at Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester, about the oppurtunities availble in the Marine Corps. Photo courtesy RSS Rochester.

Poolee Rose Wilson talks with Sgt. Timothy A. Riffe, a recruiter at Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester, about the oppurtunities availble in the Marine Corps. Photo courtesy RSS Rochester.

Photo by Courtesy RSS Rochester

"By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I felt amazing and accomplished," exclaimed Poolee Rose Wilson after participating in a pool function with Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester. Photo courtesy Rose Wilson

"By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I felt amazing and accomplished," exclaimed Poolee Rose Wilson after participating in a pool function with Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester. Photo courtesy Rose Wilson

Photo by Courtesy Rose Wilson

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Staff Sergeant Kory Hampton congratulates Brookfield East senior Alec James and Brookfield Central senior Chikwe Obasih during halftime at the basketball game between the rival schools Dec. 18. The two football players were selected to attend the second annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, a nationally televised game that recognizes high-achieving high school student athletes.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Staff Sergeant Kory Hampton congratulates Brookfield East senior Alec James and Brookfield Central senior Chikwe Obasih during halftime at the basketball game between the rival schools Dec. 18. The two football players were selected to attend the second annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, a nationally televised game that recognizes high-achieving high school student athletes.

Photo by Cpl Tia Nagle

Capt. Casey Chenoweth, officer selction officer, Officer Selection Office West Lafayette, RS Indianapolis, speaks to a group of female poolees before begining a 3-mile hike on Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, Nov. 17.

Capt. Casey Chenoweth, officer selction officer, Officer Selection Office West Lafayette, RS Indianapolis, speaks to a group of female poolees before begining a 3-mile hike on Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, Nov. 17.

Photo by Sgt. Jose Nava

More than 85 men and women took the oath of enlistment at the 2012 Sioux Falls Airshow during a swear-in ceremony July 21-22. Sixteen enlisted into the Marine Corps out of Recruiting Station Twin Cities' Sioux Falls, S.D., office.

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Alexander Stensland, Chase Ellis, Jake Turck, Andrew Morris, Sgt. Joshua Draveling and Joshua Mann prepare to remove debris after thunderstorms knocked down several trees. Marines and poolees with Recruiting Substation Burnsville recently volunteered to spend their weekend clearing broken branches and split tree trunks.

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Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski and Eau Claire, Wis., recruiter Sgt. Cody Stauner present Levi Nayes and Jacob Zwiefelhofer with a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship during the Bloomer High School awards ceremony May 23. Ninety-seven students made up the Bloomer High School 2012 graduating class. Of those who qualified for the scholarship, 300 were accepted nation-wide. Only one other school in 9th Marine Corps District received two scholarships.

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Woodbury, Minn., recruiter Sgt. Brandon Blazer, 27, from Dayton, Ohio, visits with Cathy and Gregg Patnode April 27 after their son, Luke, underwent reconstructive surgery. Luke is a 14-year-old eighth grader at Lake Middle School. Marines with Recruiting Station Twin Cities also visited Luke in 2010 after he suffered a major stroke. Luke's parents told Blazer that their son has wanted to join the Corps since he was a little kid.

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Recruiting Substation Burnsville's Patrick Massey, Sgt. Joshua Draveling, Andrew Morris, Jeremy Kaiser and Anna Albrecht set aside their hair nets for a few moments to take a photo during the Evergreen Community Church's Kids Against Hunger packing session April 14. Overall, 165 volunteers spent the day packaging more than 67,000 meals.

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Sgt. Adam Kruse, 26, from Huron, S.D., receives a certificate March 9 from Stephanie Winkel, senior fitness coordinator at the Eagan, Minn., YMCA, for being named "Fittest Male." Kruse earned his new title by completing the YMCA Fitness Challenge with the fastest time. The fitness course consisted of three rounds of 21 kettle-bell swings, 15 push-ups and nine burpees, also known as bend-and-thrusts. Kruse, a recruiter out of the Woodbury, Minn., office, crossed the finish line in 2:26.

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Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski welcomed a new sergeant major when Sgt. Maj. James C. Kirkland (right) relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Sean P. Cox during a post and relief ceremony at the Fort Snelling Welcome Center March 9.

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Former infantry officer Mike Jones, owner of CrossFit Minneapolis and CrossFit St. Paul, performs a snatch demonstration for Marines attending a three-day training seminar. More than 20 Marines with Recruiting Station Twin Cities attended the class to enhance fitness levels within the command. Jones, a Springfield, Va., native, served with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Sgt. Jeremias Orden, Sgt. Jacob Bucinski and Staff Sgt. Paul Schmotter show off their mustaches during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities annual flag football tournament at the St. Croix Valley Recreational Center Nov. 18. The Rochester, Minn., recruiters were among 30 people who grew out their facial hair to promote early cancer detection and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths.

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BMX biker Jimmy Walker readies himself for his next stunt on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe during their Shakopee, Minn., stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. Hundreds of students attended the event, which was sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Inline skater Eito Yasutoko soars above a crowd of Shakopee High School students during a stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. Recruiters from the Burnsville, Minn., office also attended the performance and held a pull-up and flexed-arm hang challenge. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Inline skater Eito Yasutoko watches skateboarder Josh Stafford perform a trick during their Shakopee, Minn., stop on the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. The tour is an interactive “extreme” sports show that visits high schools throughout the United States with several of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters delivering an anti-tobacco message. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Hundreds of students from Shakopee High School watch some of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters perform demonstrations Sept. 28 on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe, while an emcee delivers the anti-tobacco message. Recruiters from the Burnsville, Minn., office also attended the event and held a pull-up and flexed-arm hang challenge. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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BMX biker Austin Coleman performs a stunt in front of hundreds of students at Shakopee High School Sept. 28 while Jimmy Walker, Dustin Grice and Eito Yasutoko wait for their turn to hit the half-pipe. The ASA members are some of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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BMX biker Austin Coleman performs a stunt in front of hundreds of students at Shakopee High School during the 2011 ASA Fall High School Tour Sept. 28. The tour is an interactive “extreme” sports show that visits high schools throughout the United States with several of the world’s top professional skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters performing demonstrations on a state-of-the-art pro half-pipe, while an emcee delivers the anti-tobacco message. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Rose Wilson (center) holds the feet of another member of the Marine Corps' delayed entry program during a recent pool function held by Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester.

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Poolee Rose Wilson talks with Sgt. Timothy A. Riffe, a recruiter at Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester, about the oppurtunities availble in the Marine Corps. Photo courtesy RSS Rochester.

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"By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I felt amazing and accomplished," exclaimed Poolee Rose Wilson after participating in a pool function with Recruiting Sub- Station Rochester. Photo courtesy Rose Wilson

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BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Staff Sergeant Kory Hampton congratulates Brookfield East senior Alec James and Brookfield Central senior Chikwe Obasih during halftime at the basketball game between the rival schools Dec. 18. The two football players were selected to attend the second annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, a nationally televised game that recognizes high-achieving high school student athletes.

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Capt. Casey Chenoweth, officer selction officer, Officer Selection Office West Lafayette, RS Indianapolis, speaks to a group of female poolees before begining a 3-mile hike on Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, Nov. 17.

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