TThe Iwo Jima Monument covered in a blanket of snow on Wednesday, Jan.
22, 2025, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Lance Cpl. Ayden
Cassano/USMCRct. Joshua Aikman , a recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, listens to instruction on knowledge
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, for his Phase 1 Exam on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Recruits across Parris
Island were forced to conduct indoor training as a result of the inclement weather. Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano/USMC
