Marine Corps Installations West

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, graduated from the first Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 30, 2021. As the first course closes, SOI staff are preparing for the next iteration later this year. IMC was a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course used a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC had been in development for a year and followed guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, learn to patrol and clear urban environments during the thirteenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 19-23, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, hone the skills they have learned throughout the course in fire and maneuver drills as part of the eleventh week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 5-9, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, complete their infantry physical assessment and sharpen their patrolling skills as part of the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29 - April 2, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, learn the basics of fire and movement as part of Week 6 of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 3rd, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, participate in land navigation training as part of Week 4 of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 15-19th, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy, Sgt. Juan Soto-Delgado, Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez and Lance Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, go through the first week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 25-29, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan A. Soto-Delgado and Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)