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Images of military personnel engaging in various fitness activities, such as tug-of-war, medicine ball throws, and obstacle courses, highlighting teamwork and physical training.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle Ware, electronic warfare technician, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, throws a weighted medicine ball during the Standing Power Throw event of the Army Combat Fitness Test at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 23, 2022. The ACFT is designed to test Soldiers physical capabilities, providing various events that simulate the physical necessities of the battlefield.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle Ware, electronic warfare technician, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, throws a weighted medicine ball during the Standing Power Throw event of the Army Combat Fitness Test at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 23, 2022. The ACFT is designed to test Soldiers physical capabilities, providing various events that simulate the physical necessities of the battlefield.
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Spc. Austin Manville, an infantryman with the New York Army National Guards C Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, participates in a combat fitness test at the Middle Tennessee State University Recreation Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, during the 2022 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, July 25, 2022. The competition spans five physically and mentally demanding days as 14 other competitors vie to be named the Army National Guards Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year.Cadets with Clemson University's Air Force ROTC unit (with help from a few in Army ROTC) commemorate National POW/MIA Remembrance Day by running a POW/MIA flag around Bowman Field, never letting it stop and never putting it down, for 24 hours, Sept. 16, 2022. The cadets ran in teams for one-hour shifts, and dedicated each shift to a prisoner of war or a service member still missing in action. (Photo by Ken Scar)Cadets with Clemson University's Air Force ROTC unit (with help from a few in Army ROTC) commemorate National POW/MIA Remembrance Day by running a POW/MIA flag around Bowman Field, never letting it stop and never putting it down, for 24 hours, Sept. 16, 2022. The cadets ran in teams for one-hour shifts, and dedicated each shift to a prisoner of war or a service member still missing in action. (Photo by Ken Scar)U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Ratliff, a canvassing recruiter, left, and Capt. Luke Voss, executive officer with Recruiting Station Harrisburg, participate in defensive drills during a Sports Leadership Academy lacrosse clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 2022. The purpose of this event is to build a relationship between the Marine Corps and the local Philadelphia community.060320-N-8134A-001. Base: Yigo State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)Retired U.S. Army Spc. Michael Villagran prepares to make a pass during wheelchair rugby practice at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 18, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.U.S. Army Soldiers complete the plank during the Eighth Army 2022 Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 12, 2022.The ACFT is one of many events during the Eighth Armys BWC and it consists of six exercises, the maximum deadlift, the standing power throw, the hand-release push-up, the sprint-drag-carry, the leg tuck, and the two-mile run.Soldiers, civilians and family members of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) participate in a Halloween 5k Fun Run at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 21, 2022. Fun runs are a good way to boost morale, bring service members and dependents together, while conducting physical fitness.Teachers from Moon Area High School take part in a team building exercise during the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Pittsburghs Leadership Clinic, Pittsburgh, Aug. 19, 2022. This clinic led high school teachers through mental and physical exercises to improve team building and tie the Marine Corps Experience into leadership principles.A Soldier assigned to the 4th Infantry Division reaches the halfway point of the Ivy 10-miler, an event during Ivy Week held at Fort Carson, May 25, 2022. The 10-mile competition mimics the traditional Army 10-miler, which draws over 35,000 runners each year.U.S. Army Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, police call the area and pick up trash at the Wahiawa District Park, Wahiawa, Hawaii, Sep. 23, 2022. The Bronco Brigade power washed the area, picked up and removed trash and hung new basketball nets at the park to support Public Lands Day, which occurs annually on the fourth Saturday of September.Alessio Alfei, Wim Hof instructor with Muscle Power Roma, trains 57th Rescue Squadron Pararescuemen before cold weather exposure in an ice bath at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 22, 2022. This training taught them techniques and strategies to calm down and de-stress in situations with cold weather exposure.Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Conwell prepares to throw the shot put during the field event at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 24, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Plake, right, air traffic controller, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, participates in a squadron dodgeball competition at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 2, 2022. H&HS hosted a dodgeball competition as part of an ongoing Summer Showdown, which also included land navigation and a field meet. Summer Showdown was created to strengthen camaraderie and test Marine Corps skills.U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Vane, a cavalry scout with 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, throws his opponent on day 1 of the 2022 All Army Combatives Championship, Lacerda Cup, at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 5. The combatives competition is named in honor of the late Staff. Sgt. Pedro Lacerda of the 75th Ranger Regiment, and recognizes outstanding performance in hand-to-hand fighting skills known in the Army as combatives.SAN PEDRO (May 27, 2022) Sailors teach kids basketball fundamentals at the San Pedro & Peninsula YMCA during Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW), May 27, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.An Airman from the 83d Network Operations Squadron stands as road guard during the Ransom Run at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 27, 2022. Approximately 130 Airmen participated in this years Ransom Run, which was JBLEs 11th annual time hosting.U.S. Army Spc. Mathew Colin ,left, Maj. Hai Pham, practicing track and field events during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30th. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Roebuck, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force planning specialist with Plans, Policy and Operations South, pitches during a kickball event at Slade Cutter Park, Virginia, March 29, 2023. The Single Marine Program hosted kickball for the Marines to incorporate competition and teamwork with everyday fitness.An Ivy Soldier Deadlifts 440 pounds for a weightlifting competition during Ivy Week, May 24, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Soldiers assigned to Fort Carson gather to compete, build esprit de corps and represent their respective brigades for Ivy Week.Staff Sgt. Xavier Palmer leads U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Noncommissioned Officer Academy - Fort Rucker cadre in Master Resiliency Training and team building physical training. Stations were set up with Thinking Trap Scenarios that each team had to answer, and the workout consisted of 135lb sled carry, 250 hand-release push-ups, 200-meter ball toss, 6x 90lb sled drag, and 100x ab roll-out. At the end of the event was a Tug-O-War to determine the winning team.Kentucky's Holistic Health and Fitness team partners with Bravo Company Recruiters SSG Evan Jones and SSG Angel Martinez to conduct the sprint-drag-carry portion of the ACFT and provide students of Great Crossing High School the opportunity to get their baseline body composition using the InBody Scan.U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Antonio Tellez, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Station Harrisburg, participates in defensive drills during a Sports Leadership Academy lacrosse clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 2022. The purpose of this event is to build a relationship between the Marine Corps and the local Philadelphia community.U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point race to the finish at Devil Dog Dare during the 25th Annual All-Terrain Unit Competition, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2022. Participants completed five physically demanding challenges over a seven-mile course. The competition allowed various units to build comradery while boosting morale.120804-N-XX082-896 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2012) Master Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) James Dawkins, the senior enlisted leader for the Center for Information Dominance Unit Corry Station, thanks staff and students for attending FIT60, a physical-training-centered event, which raises awareness for the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR). The FIT60 event was held at Corry Station and was hosted by the CSADD Pensacola chapter.U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Orlando N. Gallozarosario, a rifleman with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, participates in a dancing event in Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 8, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that celebrates the contributions of the U.S. sea services and maritime capabilities from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.leadership for providing support for the JBSA C.A.R.E event.AFW2 is a Congressionally-mandated, federally-funded program that provides personalized care, services and advocacy to seriously or very seriously wounded, ill or injured Total Force recovering service members and their Caregivers and families.U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Haynes, left, and Staff Sgt. Preston Brandes, right, provide coaching assistance during the Tim Brown Memorial Wrestling Tournament at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, Calif. on Jan. 13, 2024. The annual Tim Brown Memorial Wrestling Tournament is held for California High Schools to compete, and to honor fallen Marine and Foothill High School wrestler alumn, Lance Cpl. Timothy Brown, who was killed in action in Anbar Province, Iraq on Nov. 14, 2006.Mountain Post Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division run as a team, May 23, 2022, during the Ivy Week 2 Mile-Run Competition at Fort Carson, Colorado. The two mile-run event builts team cohesion by working together as a team and building morale throughout the Division.Combined teams of KATUSA and U.S. Soldiers participate in a 4x4 relay race at Balboni Field during KATUSA & U.S. Soldier Friendship week at Camp Humphreys, June 9, 2022. Friendship week is held to promote friendship and cross-cultural understanding between KATUSA and U.S. Soldiers and celebrate the anniversary of the KATUSA Program which was developed during the Korean War.U.S. Army Sgt. Withney Martin, a culinary specialist assigned to the 511th Quartermaster Company, Division Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, performs the sprint, drag and carry portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test, on Fort Riley, Kansas, September 30, 2022. 1ID organized the "Best Cook Competition" to discover and recognize the best culinary specialists in the division.Members of the Presidio of Monterey community participate in a wear blue: run to remember circle of remembrance at the Lower Presidio, Monterey, Calif., Sept. 3.U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Marcus Purvis, Special Tactics Training Squadron Instructor and competition participant, tackles the Husafell Carry during the Worlds Strongest Operator competition in Allen, TX, Sep. 9, 2022. Purvis and other operators competing in the event performed the carry across 50 yards for time.U.S. Soldiers competing in the Army Best Squad Competition take a physical fitness assessment on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.U.S. Army Sgt. Tia Thompson, smiles at her teammates before attempting a bench press repition during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 1, 2023. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers ability to recover and overcome. The Army Holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.Lt. Col. Kristine E. Poblete, director of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wings Host Nation Coordination Office, moves a pair of Tinikling poles for two dancers during an Asian American and Pacific Islander showcase event on May 26, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Tinikling is a Philippine cultural dance which consists of two people tapping and sliding bamboo poles in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles. The dance imitates the movement of Tikling birds as they dodge traps set by rice farmers.Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division near the finish line of the 2-miler event held during Ivy Week at Fort Carson, May 23, 2022. The 2-miler event builds team cohesion by implementing requirements to work as a team, and builds unit morale.Fitness enthusiasts perform squats, pull-ups and push-ups during a Murph challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. The Murph challenge coincided with a box gym grand opening at the base natatorium.U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Julio Posada, rests before starting his 2 mile run, the final event in the ACFT, during the Eighth Army 2022 Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 12, 2022.The ACFT is one of many events during the Eighth Armys BWC and it consists of six exercises, the maximum deadlift, the standing power throw, the hand-release push-up, the sprint-drag-carry, the leg tuck, and the two-mile run.A Boot Camp Challenge participant runs at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 22, 2022. For the past 20 years the Boot Camp Challenge has allowed the public to experience the professionalism and excellence of Marine Corps Drill Instructors while competing in a three-mile obstacle race.ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 2, 2012) Sailors ride stationary bikes during a physical fitness assessment in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underway preparing for its upcoming deployment.U.S. Marine Sgt. Julio Giraldo, force fitness instructor, Martial Arts and Fitness Readiness Center of Excellence, particapate in the Plank Challenge with attendees during the SHAPE 2023 Convention at Seattle, Wash., on March 30, 2023. The Marine Corps is proud to be partners with Shape with both entities highly supporting individuals who want to mentally, morally and physically improve themselves.U.S. Army Sgt. Hassell , Sunshine, throws a shot put during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30.Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.Recruits assigned to Company H. Recruit Sustainment Program in the Illinois Army National Guard conduct Physical Readiness Training at the Woodstock Armory June 12.PACIFIC OCEAN (April 12, 2013) Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Javier Lopez lifts weights during a squat competition in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.U.S. service members stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Naval District Washington participate in a National Football League (NFL) combine at the Salute to Service Boot Camp hosted by the Washington Commanders at the Inova Sports Performance Center, Ashburn, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2022. Military members joined the Commanders and members of USAA for a special training camp event that allowed servicemen and women to work out on the Commanders practice fields.Tug of war at the Husum Harbour Festival 2023, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, EuropeU.S. Marine Sgt. Tanner Edwards, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Substation Dothan, Recruiting Station Montgomery, runs alongside a student from the Dale County High School basketball team during a combat fitness workout, Midland City, Alabama, Oct. 27, 2022. The purpose of this event was to workout with the students and show them how Marines train, while teaching them the importance of leadership and teamwork.Lt. Col. William Snyder, an engineer officer, and Maj. John Harrison, a field artillery officer, both assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, complete the drag portion of the sprint-drag-carry event during the Army Combat Fitness Test at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 29, 2022. Task Force Orion Soldiers completed the ACFT as a measure of their physical fitness while deployed to Germany in support of training partner nations.U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron participated in a monthly squadron physical training event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 2, 2022. Service members put their athletic skills to the test in a lengthy and competitive set of football-based exercises.U.S. Marines and Sailors play basketball in Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 10, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that celebrates the contributions of the U.S. sea services and maritime capabilities from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, learn survival stroke techniques during swim week at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 17, 2022. The basic swim qualification consists of a 25-meter swim, tower jump into the water, four-minute tread, 25-meter pack swim, and an underwater gear shed.A tower run participants run up and down a flight of stairs during the 9/11 tower run at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2022. The Tower Run represented the 110 floors of the Twin Towers that emergency responders ascended after the aircraft attacks of 9/11.Scot Severn, Paralympian, throws a shot put during the annual Paralympic Desert Challenge Track and Field Training Camp, May 19, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Severn is a two-time Paralympic medalist in the shot put category and is competing for his spot at the 2022 Paralympic Desert Challenge Games in Mesa, Arizona.Defenders from the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron pose for a group photo after winning the Airmen Appreciation Week kickball tournament Aug. 29, 2022, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The kickball tournament was the first event scheduled for the week, with other events including free food, free baseball tickets for a local minor league game, outdoor recreational deals and a mental health symposium.Los Angeles Air Force Base held a remembrance event for National POW/MIA Recognition Day that began on Sept. 15 and ended on Sept. 16 with a 54 mile torch run and wreath laying ceremony. The torch lighting and run began at Terminal Island, California, and ended at the base. Various base and community organizations carried the torch while running relay legs. The Los Angeles Air Force Base honor guard presented the colors for the opening ceremony on Sept. 16, 2022. Col. Mia Walsh, Commander of Space Base Delta 3, hands the Most Miles Completed trophy to volunteers and the top runners.NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 27, 2022) - Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Guam held a soft opening for their outdoor workout center, complete with two BeaverFit Gym boxes, at the Charles King Fitness Center (CKFC) compound,April 27.U.S. Army Athletes, watch the coaches demonstration of proper bench press form during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 1, 2023. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers ability to recover and overcome. The Army Holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 24, 2022) Army SFC (Ret.) David Ware competes in shot put during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, on Aug. 24, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.Senior Airman Giorgio Bonomo, 436th Security Forces Squadron Raven team member, leads a group of American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program members through stretching exercises during a tour at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. A group of 50 members and chaperones toured the Raven training facility to familiarize themselves with Raven mission capabilities.Child kicks around a ball at a soccer clinic hosted by Charlotte Football Club at Towle Stadium, Fort Bragg, NC, June 28, 2022. The children were trained by coaches at different stations and given time to practice and play soccer with each other as well as meet professional soccer players.Oct. 8, 2009 The President jockeys for a rebound with Congressmen during a basketball game at the White House. I think opponents are always surprised at how tough and competitive he can be.”U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 pose for a photo after completing the Memorial Day Murph Challenge at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, May 30, 2022. The Murph Challenge is an official annual event, named after Lt. Michael P. Murphy, which is held on Memorial Day and consists of a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, and another one-mile run.U.S. Army Soldier Spc. Corine Hamilton competes in the Rowing athletic event during the U.S. Army Trials at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 4th. Nearly 40 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and veterans are at Fort Bragg May 3 - 9 to compete in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty and veterans to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games. Active Duty athletes compete in person at Army Trials to beassessed for selection, while veterans compete virtually and submit their results to theArmy Recovery Care Program (ARCP) for assessment. This year, the DoD WarriorGames will take place in Orlando, Florida August 16 - 29, 2022.Dylan Code, Lead Instructor, gives a riding class during the California Superbike School Advanced Rider Track Day event on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2022. The Advanced Rider Track Day event allowed riders to develop or refine motorcycle handling skills by pushing both the rider and motorcycle to physical and mechanical limits not possible under current on base training conditions.U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. David Watts, sergeant major, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, competes in a ping pong tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 22, 2024. The tournament was hosted in conjunction with Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band concert, and sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation. Marine CorpsRun coordinators, volunteers and runners pose for a group photo before a 5K Fun Run at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 23, 2022. The 647th Security Forces Squadron partnered with the 15th Wing Violence Prevention Office to coordinate the run to increase awareness of Suicide Prevention Month.U.S. Marines with Recruiting Sub-Station Ventura, Recruiting Station Los Angeles, host a pull-up competition during the Action Sports Association No Hate Tour at Ventura High School in Ventura, Calif., Feb. 27. The No Hate High School Tour is an educational program that uses the energy and excitement of action sports to deliver bullying prevention tools, techniques and information to students. Marine CorpsSeveral Fort Drum community members swam, bicycled and ran at Magrath Sports Complex on Jan. 11 during the Indoor Sprint Triathlon - the first of many Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) competitions in 2024.Sgt. Travis Bartlett with the all Marine Warrior Team tosses a discus during the inaugural Warrior Games track and field competition May 14, 2010. Bartlett finished fourth in the event.Members of the 39th Wing Staff Agency pose for a photo during a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 16, 2022. Service members and civilians gathered for a 24-hour run in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Attendees continued to run until the end of the event to remember and honor those Americans who were prisoners of war and those who served and never returned home.U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Hotel Company, Second Recruit Training Battalion, swim during the first day of swim training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 13, 2022. The basic swim qualification consists of a 25-meter swim, tower jump into the water, four-minute tread, 25-meter pack swim, and an underwater gear shed.Members of the Boomtown Hooligans Roller Derby team pose for a team photo at Corkan Fun Center in Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 8, 2022. The team accepts members from ages 8-17, and practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:45 pm.