U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, are introduced to tactical combat casualty care, demolitions and individual skills as part of Week 5 of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base #Military Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 22-26, 2021. br br 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. br br 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. br br "The appearance of #USA Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."br br br br Credit to : U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juan Soto-Delgado and Lance Cpl.