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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 ...
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., on Tuesday.
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. Under her leadership, the unit exemplified the ...
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. The routine ...
This slow-motion drill you can do at home, and it takes much practice and many repetitions, but the time you spend at it will pay off on the golf course. This all-purpose drill is good for ...
A group of 69 of the best cadets from The Citadel, better known as the Summerall Guards, were the main attraction on Veterans Day on the USS Yorktown Flight Deck at Patriots Point, as they ...
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Seattle Marine Corps' Silent Drill Platoon, led by the returning first female Silent Drill Platoon Commander, Captain Kelsey Hastings, is performing at Whitworth College as ...
Minnich has redesigned its A-1C dowel pin drill. The drill is a lightweight, on-slab unit that offers horizontal, vertical, and 35-degree stitch and skewed drilling positions. The drill is ...
For the first time in its history, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon will be led by a female commander. The Marine Corps announced Tuesday that Capt. Kelsey A. Hastings, an artillery officer ...
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.