U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Christopher Conner, the commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Christopher Conner, the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Baltimore and a native of Gastonia, North Carolina, presents the first place trophy to Staff Sgt. Justin Ellis, the staff non-commissioned officer of Recruiting Sub-Station Middletown and a native of Columbus, Georgia, during RS Baltimore’s statewide pool function at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, May 9, 2015. More than 300 future Marines participated in the field meet that was designed to physically challenge them and build camaraderie prior to attending recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina sometime this summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryan Nygaard/Released)