A summer tradition returns to Northern Virginia with a patriotic lineup of performances from some of the nation’s top military ensembles. The 2025 Summer Concert Series at the National Museum of the ...

Lebanon High School hosted the United States Marine Corps’ Silent Drill Platoon in a special performance as part of the USMC’s 250th anniversary. The platoon, known for choreographed marching ...

Sun, June 1: Nashville Superspeedway Cracker Barrel 400: The 2 nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, the Silent Drill Platoon and USMC equipment will all be on hand, along with commemorations during the ...

U.S. Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon executed a drill sequence during the Blue Angels’ “Fat Albert” C-130J Super Hercules flyover at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.

Posted: February 19, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 In 2023, Capt. Kelsey Hastings became the Platoon Commander for the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, the first female to hold that role.

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The Silent Drill Platoon’s 24-man team displays the discipline and pride of the Corps with calculated movements and precise handling of their 10.5 lbs. rifles with fixed bayonets.

A Seattle native, Hastings was the first female Silent Drill Platoon Commander from Marine Barracks Washington. She was commissioned a Marine Corps Officer in May 2017, and upon graduation from ...

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.

Hastings will take command on Nov. 21. “It is exciting to be selected as the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon Commander,” said Hastings in a Marine Corps press release.

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.