The maneuvers are based on traditional close-order drill that once provided military formations with a way to move into battle on ... Silent Drill Platoon will show off its unique precision skills.

The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon perform at Cary High School in Cary, North Carolina, August 1, 2022. (United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cheng Chang) ...

The Silent Drill School, where members of the platoon train, has also seen adjustments. There's now battalion-level oversight not only within the unit, but the schoolhouse too.

Marines for the Silent Drill Platoon are selected from the two Schools of Infantry, located at Camp Pendleton, California and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Staff Sgt. Oscar L Olive IV ...

When Capt. Kelsey Hastings takes command of the Marine Corps’ revered Silent Drill Platoon later this month, she will become the unit’s first female leader — and its first-ever female member.

The Marine Corps is investigating claims of hazing involving members of the Silent Drill Platoon, Corps officials announced on Tuesday. On Nov. 2, five Marines were placed in pretrial confinement ...

Hastings will command the Silent Drill Platoon for the 2023 parade season. She previously served as a marching platoon commander in 2021 and a marching company executive officer in 2022.

The Marine Corps’ prestigious Silent Drill Platoon will be commanded by a woman for the first time starting Monday. Capt. Kelsey M. Hastings will assume leadership of the 24 Marines in the ...

The parades start with a performance by the Marine Band or the Marine Drum & Bugle Corps; then comes the 24-man Silent Drill Platoon sporting an equal number of ten-pound M1 rifles with fixed bayonets ...

Reaction from those watching the Silent Drill Platoon The performance, which ran 20 minutes, left Jacob Heidt, who served as a Marine in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1973, “definitely impressed.” ...