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MCRD is hosting its 21st annual Boot Camp challenge that allows the public to participate in a three-mile obstacle course that is endured by USMC recruits.
Marines from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot run up a hill in full gear during an exercise at Camp Pendleton in 2020. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune) The base continues to make history.
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Marine veteran who served in three wars was honored Friday during a graduation ceremony for approximately 600 Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
Days after an E. Coli outbreak at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD), 86 recruits remain sickened, 19 of which recently fell ill, officials confirmed Thursday in an update.
SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps encourages every recruit to have honor, courage and commitment and that was exemplified Saturday. The Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment performed on the Parade ...
February is Museum Month in San Diego county. But there's one museum that's been here for decades that you've probably never heard of. If you happen to be on base at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot ...
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego could be closing as part of an effort to integrate women into the Marines. MCRD has been in San Diego for about 100 years ...
SAN DIEGO — Nearly 50 years after graduating from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine veteran Ron Marquez watched from the crowd Saturday as the depot celebrated its 100th ...
While MCRD San Diego is near the city’s airport and other military bases, Parris Island is isolated in the swampy South Carolina “low country” — a remoteness that puts many recruits off ...