Recruits from Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion fight with pugil sticks inside the Octagon, April 15 during Alpha Company's Crucible. This event, known as The Battle of Belleau Wood, gives the recruits a confidence boost and a newfound sense of their warrior ethos. Alpha Company battles in octagon 110415-M-VG513-007

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