Private First Class Jonghyun Lee, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, lead his squad up a hill with ammunition cans to resupply their fighting positions during the Basilone’s Challenge Crucible event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 20, 2016. Recruits are expected to run up and down the hill multiple times to create fatigue and imitate combat. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Fox Company is scheduled to graduate Jan. 29. ( Marine photo by Cpl. Tyler Viglione)

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