Military Obstacle Course Training

This collection depicts military personnel engaged in various obstacle courses and rappelling exercises, showcasing teamwork, training intensity, and physical resilience.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Martin, air traffic controller, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, completes the obstacle course during the Corporals Course culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. The culminating event consisted of an improvised explosive device lane, shallow-water grappling and completing the obstacle course with gear. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), looks over his shoulder as he prepares to rappel down a cliff, as an instructor watches, as part of the Jungle Warfare Survival Course aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan. Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Sgt. Sebastian Maldonado from the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, climbs the obstacle course at this years Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas, March 30, 2023. The friendly, six-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Martin, air traffic controller, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, completes the obstacle course during the Corporals Course culminating event at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 1, 2023. The culminating event consisted of an improvised explosive device lane, shallow-water grappling and completing the obstacle course with gear. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

U.S. Soldiers with Company A, 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division work together as a team to master an obstacle at the Leaders Reaction Course at the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 24, 2022. 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division is part of the 1st Infantry Division and V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat ready forces, executes joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for its rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

Sgt. 1st Class James Rucks on rappel during the 821 Troop Command Battalion, Oregon National Guard team-building event rappelling at the local Fire Department in Salem, Ore., on May 20, 2022.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heeyu Chang navigates the over-under log structure during the obstacle course event as part of Medical Readiness Command, Pacific's Fiscal Year 2023 Best Medic Competition, Oct. 28, 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Eight top Soldiers from across MRC,P competed in ten events over three days including a 15-mile ruck march, water survival tests, marksmanship, combat casualty care, and more.

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers take on the Camp Rilea Obstacle Course Feb., 26, during the Army Best Warrior Competition for 2021 at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Ore., held from Feb. 25-27, 2021. The 12 participants utilized their soldiering skills during three days of intense competition in the Soldier and NCO categories, ranging from land navigation, fitness testing, first aid, an obstacle course and other areas of testing. (National Guard

POHANG, Republic of South Korea (March. 26, 2023) -A U.S. Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, repels down a wall during Ssang Yong 23. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, Ssang Young 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROKs combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S.-ROK Alliance.

U.S. Marines participating in Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/5s Savage Games climb over an obstacle of the obstacle course during the competition held on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan April 22, 2022. BLT 1/5 held the Savage Games in order to build unit cohesion and push the limits of the individuals in their command. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Confidence Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2024. After demonstrations, recruits complete various physically and mentally challenging obstacles. Marine Corps

Specialist Brandon Clark of Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Division Artillery Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), navigates over the Inclining wall during Division Artillerys Best of the Best competition at The Sabalauski Air Assault School on Fort Campbell, Ky., October 19, 2022. Each team was timed at the obstacles to see which one was the fastest.

Spc. Nathaniel Miska completes an obstacle during the National Best Warrior Competition, July 26, 2022, Volunteer Training Site Milan, Tennessee. Miska and Sgt. Richard Carlson placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Navy HM2 Lorenz Gabriel, flight mechanic, 1st Marine Logistics group, a native of Herborn, Germany, climbs a cargo net during the 2022 Iron Mike Challenge on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 7, 2022. Competitors from across the Marine Corps were given 12 hours to complete the over 20 mile course, which culminated the use of core skills with multiple physical challenges.

Spc. Carl Ocupe, a Soldier with 48th Chemical Brigade, pictured while navigating an obstacle course in the Best Warrior and Best Squad Competition hosted by 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Command at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2022. The 20th CBRNE Commands Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition is a single event used to select the best Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year from Soldiers within the command and its major subordinate commands.

Sergeat 1st Class Jason Pate, 68W Combat Medic, 232nd Medical Battalion, negotiates obstacles to test his physical capabilities during the Best Medic Competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. The 72-hour competition included a physical fitness test, obstacle course, combat water survival test, day and night land navigation, combat trauma lanes, a M4 rifle and 9mm pistol stress shoot and a 5K buddy run. Day three concluded with a 12-mile foot march and awards ceremony.

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Confidence Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 27, 2023. After demonstrations, recruits complete various physically and mentally challenging obstacles.

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Cadet Michael Radlund, Missouri University of Science and Technology, hauls gear back to the finish line of the Burden event on April 29, 2022 at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition. Day one at Sandhurst saw 48 teams pushing their limits through 12 events held across the West Point grounds and rucking a total of 30 miles. The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition is an annual event hosted by the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. featuring colleges from around the United States and world fighting for the title of being the best military program in the world. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

A Soldier crosses a Slide-for-Life obstacle during the Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 11, 2022. The six-day competition tests Soldiers mental and physical agility and toughness through a series of battle-focused events that measure technical and tactical proficiency. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade negotiates the weaver obstacle at the obstacle course during Bayonet Week at Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 27, 2023. Bayonet Week is a series of competitive events within the 173rd Airborne Brigade that inspire all Sky Soldiers to honor their heritage during the last week of June. These events take place in both Germany and Italy and consist of tournament-style competitions that test strength, endurance, speed, knowledge and indomitable spirit as individuals and teams.

A Soldier demonstrates the confidence climb obstacle on the obstacle course on Fort Knox, Ky, June 20. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 399th Regiment, will lead thousands of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from across the country through the confidence/obstacle course and rappel tower at Fort Knox this summer starting in early June.

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 18th Air Support Operations Group compete in Dragon Challenge 2022 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The annual competition is designed to identify the best Joint Terminal Attack Controller teams within the group by testing the competitors steadfast physical, technical, tactical, and field-knowledge skills under mocked combat conditions.

U.S. Army Spc. Fisher Brown, Spc. Richard Kaumeyer, and Staff Sgt. Jernell Bugay help each other over the top of a wall as part of the I Corps Best Squad Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 21, 2022. Every member of the squad has to successfully cross the wall with the help of their fellow soldiers in order to continue on the course.

Staff Sgt. Lorik Ramaj, a civilian affairs soldier with the Kosovo Security Force, rappels from a 34-foot tower at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 6, 2022. Over 200 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a 12-day U.S. Army Air Assault course held at Camp Dodge, which trains service members in sling-load operations and rappelling as well as being a test of grit.

Spc. Ashraf Fanidi, an intelligence analyst assigned to 2-158th Attack Helicopter Battalion, performs R2 performance testing to evaluate his physical fitness and cognitive skills during the 7ID Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 22, 2022. The three-day competition was held to recognize the best Soldier and noncommissioned officer in the division through various tests including a ruck march, obstacle course, land navigation, R2 performance test and a board.

Texas Army National Guard Spc. Fernando Torres, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment El Paso, navigates the Low Belly Over during the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Fort Hood on Mar. 30, 2023. The annual competition strengthens ties and fosters institutional relationships encompassing 95 partner nations.

U.S. Marines Corps Cpl. Samantha Salazar, a supply chain and materiel management specialist with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and a participant in the Marine Forces Reserve Diversity AIMED Officer Program (DAOP), conducts the Tarzan Course at Officer Candidate School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 17, 2022. DAOP seeks to attract, identify, mentor, educate, and develop high-performing Marines from historically underrepresented populations to provide them an opportunity to visualize and pursue an officer career path.

Nevada, MO - A U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) soldier assists a fellow soldier through a window during a team building exercise for the commands Best Warrior Competition. USACAPOC (A) soldiers from across the country are participating in this five-day battle of physical and mental stamina in hopes of being named the commands “best warrior” and advancing to the U.S. Armys Reserves Commands competition in July.

Staff Sgt. John Raven, a 1st Combat Camera aerial combat videographer, attempts to pull himself over an obstacle during the Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition (BCCC) at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 13, 2016. This is the fourth annual iteration of BCCC, which brings together combat camera service members throughout the Defense Department to compete in a series of events to showcase each unitÕs abilities.

U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior competitors conducted Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Systems training June 7 during the 2022 USARPAC Best Warrior Competition at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, navigates an obstacle during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 13, 2022. Recruits became physically and mentally stronger by overcoming obstacles that require strength, balance, and determination.

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

The United States team runs through the obstacle course for the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 19, 2022. Fuerzas Commando is a multinational SOF skills competition that showcases the diversity of the SOF community in the western hemisphere, strengthens our regional partnerships, and demonstrates readiness and interoperability across regional boundaries.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Hollyann Nicom, a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, completes an obstacle course during the units annual training period, July 16, 2022 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

A Soldier rappels down from the top of the Rappel Tower during Air Assault School on August 10, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Soldiers from the Active-Duty, Reserve, and National Guard, work through the challenging class to become Air Assault qualified

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, low crawls under barbed wire during the bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 13, 2022. The course consisted of different obstacles that simulated the type of terrain Marines may come across in combat.

The United States team runs through the obstacle course for the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 19, 2022. Fuerzas Commando is a multinational SOF skills competition that showcases the diversity of the SOF community in the western hemisphere, strengthens our regional partnerships, and demonstrates readiness and interoperability across regional boundaries.

U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Collins, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, goes across the rope bridge at the obstacle course during U.S. Army Europe's Best Warrior Competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 30, 2012. The Best Warrior Competition is an intense contest that challenges competitors, all of whom have previously competed to be named the best in their units, to prove their skills in military knowledge, leadership and endurance. USAREURs winning pair will go on to compete for honors at the Department of the Army level.

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea and 3D Sustainment Group (Experimental), 3D Marine Logistics Group prepare to cross single-rope bridges during a ropes course with Republic of Korea Marine Corps Ranger School in Pohang, South Korea, Jan. 27, 2022. The course increased the Marines readiness with rappelling and rope work while improving interoperability with our partners and allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ash McLaughlin)

Recruits with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, maneuver through obstacles on the confidence course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 20, 2022. The confidence course consists of various obstacles that challenges recruits both physically and mentally.

A Soldier from Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade completes an obstacles on Ft. Bragg, N.C. Dec. 6 and 7. Each Soldier had to complete every obstacle as quickly as possible.

Warrior Diplomat Soldiers from HHC, 85th Civil Affairs Brigade work as teams to negotiate obstacles at the Leaders Reaction Course on Fort Hood Oct. 9.

Master Sgt. Joseph Cole negotiates the high hurdle obstacle at the Camp Humphreys obstacle course.First Sgt. Christopher Stevens of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade and Master Sgt. Joseph Cole of the 602nd Aviation Support Battalion competed in the obstacle course event of the mungadai. Originating back in the 13th century, Genghis Khan used this test to select his elite Mongolian cavalry forces. Now it is used to test the leadership and build esprit de corps among Soldiers. The U.S. Forces Korea mungadai is a one week event designed to test these very skills.

A team of spur-candidates help each other cross an obstacle on the Camp Hovey confidence course during the spur ride. The 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team hosted a spur ride, May 5-6, 2022, at Camp Hovey, Republic of Korea; rich in cavalry tradition, a spur ride tests a candidate's physical and mental toughness, those who successfully make it through the trials are awarded silver spurs.

Spc. Matthew Orth, assigned to the 601st Quartermaster Company, 173rd Brigade, Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, completes the Six Vault obstacle during the first U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Best Squad Competition held at Caserme Del Din, Vicenza, Italy on May 25, 2022. The competition spans four physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on tactical, technical and leadership skills as they vie to be named the Best Squad. Six squads and eight individual Soldiers from nine units are competing for the title Best Warrior and Best Squad.

Spc. Corbin M. Korsgard, right, an infantryman with the Colorado Army National Guards Company A, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, navigates an obstacle while running through the obstacle course event during the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., Wednesday, June 22, 2016. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Austun Stowers, a ropes instructor attached to 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), gives instruction during static fast rope tower training during Exercise Burmese Chase on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 6, 2022. Exercise Burmese Chase is a fire support exercise hosted by 2nd ANGLICO that focuses on improving combat readiness and strengthening relationships with allies and partners.

Security Forces trainees at the 343rd Training Squadron move through a series of obstacles during the Individual Tactics and Techniques basic course at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis on Sept. 20, 2022. The exercise is designed to teach the trainees how to shoot, move, and communicate through tactical environments. The 37th Training Wing and 343rd Training Squadron provide the initial training for all Air Force security forces.

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participates in a rappel tower event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, March 31, 2023. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepared them for any circumstances they may encounter.

Pfc. Leonides Trevino crosses the horizontal rope obstacle during the 2022 SETAF-AF Best Warrior and Squad Competition on May 25, 2022 in Vicenza, Italy. The competition spans four physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the best squad/ best warrior. Six squads and 38 individual Soldiers from nine units are competing to represent the Soldiers "South of the Alps".

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Harris, military police officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, dismounts the double bar on the obstacle course, during a Corporals Course physical training session at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, swing through an obstacle on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Jan. 26, 2022. These recruits were participating in the crucible; the 54-hour long culminating event of recruit training. The crucible challenges all the skills a recruit has acquired throughout their time in recruit training. Once recruits complete the crucible, they will have earned the title United States Marine. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Christopher Madero)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Carlos Velazcorufin, a combat engineer, with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, throws a blue-body practice grenade during a practice grenade throwing event at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on June 6, 2022. During the grenade training, Marines learned proper handling of M67s in the standing, kneeling, and prone to enhance their lethality and readiness in combat environments.

Soldiers from across the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) took part in a stress shoot during the Best Squad Competition at Fort Campbell, Ky. on June 6, 2022. The winners of the competition will compete at the Forces Command "FORSCOM" level of competition later in the year. (U.S. Army photos by Spc Kendall Lewis, 40th Public Affairs Detachment))

U.S. Army Spc. Zenas Park, competes in the confidence course during the Eighth Army 2022 Best Warrior and Squad Competition at Camp Casey, South Korea, May 11, 2022. The Eighth Army Best Warrior and Squad Competition is a week-long competition consisting of several events to test the participants general Army knowledge and skills.

U.S. Army squads under FORSCOM (Forces Command) compete for the title of Best Squad during a head-to-head competition at the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 17, 2022. Pfc. Carlos Dominguez, representing the NTC squad, applies bandages to a tactical dummy. On Day 3 of the competition Soldiers underwent a medical evacuation simulation at the Fort Hood MSTC (Medical Simulation Training Center). The Army is the best trained, best equipped, and most skilled fighting force in the world.

Day four of the 310th ESC Best Warrior Competition, Feb. 7, 2024 consisted of M4 rifle qualification, an obstacle course and a medical assessment/movement lane. Sgt. Jack Adams worked his way over and through the various obstacles at Camp Atterbury's confidence course.

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 18th Air Support Operations Group compete in Dragon Challenge 2022 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The annual competition is designed to identify the best Joint Terminal Attack Controller teams within the group by testing the competitors steadfast physical, technical, tactical, and field-knowledge skills under mocked combat conditions.

The United States team prepares to climb an obstacle during the obstacle course for the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 19, 2022. Fuerzas Commando is a multinational SOF skills competition that showcases the diversity of the SOF community in the western hemisphere, strengthens our regional partnerships, and demonstrates readiness and interoperability across regional boundaries.

Cadet Sam Miller, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, navigates the Low Belly Crawl” obstacle on April 30 during the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition. Day two of the competition consisted of five total events-the obstacle course, three separate ranges, and a final challenge called The Crucible.” The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition is an annual event hosted by the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., featuring colleges from around the United States and world fighting for the title of being the best military program in the world. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Dan Reed Jr. of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, competes in the inverted climb portion in the combat endurance course on May 11, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, .... Complete Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Master Sergeant Dan Reed Jr. of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, competes in the inverted climb portion in the combat endurance course on May 11, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one we

A new U.S. Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, fast ropes down the rappel tower at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 27, 2023. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepare them for any circumstances they may encounter.

Paratroopers participate in an obstacle course on the third day of the Small Unit Range Tactics (SURT) course on Fort Bragg, NC, Aug. 17, 2022. The obstacle course tests a paratroopers physical strength, mental strength, and ability to work as a part of a team before continuing on to Ranger School.

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Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet rappels down Hunter ArmyAirfield rappel tower during JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge Camp, June6-9. During the summer camp, students participated in several challenges tohelp build their personal confidence.

Boston (April. 26, 2022) Seaman Christian Cerda, a Riverside, Calif. native, climbs the shrouds onboard USS Constitution. USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ships wooden hull.

Spc. Ashraf Fanidi, an intelligence analyst assigned to 2-158th Attack Helicopter Battalion, maneuvers through a confidence course during the 7ID Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 20, 2022. The three-day competition was held to recognize the best Soldier and noncommissioned officer in the division through various tests including a ruck march, obstacle course, land navigation, R2 performance test and a board.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Ast, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climbs over an obstacle of the obstacle course during Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/5s Savage Games held on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2022. BLT 1/5 held the Savage Games in order to build unit cohesion and push the limits of the individuals in their command. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Alec Meyer with the Expeditionary Warfare School, Quantico, a native of Stafford, Virginia, completes the obstacle course during the 2022 Iron Mike Challenge on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 7, 2022. Competitors from across the Marine Corps were given 12 hours to complete the over 20 mile course, which culminated the use of core skills with multiple physical challenges.

Staff Sergeant Caleb M. Stinson, 232nd Medical Battalion Combat Medic Specialist Program (CMSTP) Instructor,performs in the obstacle course during the best medic competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. The event included the Army Combat Fitness Test, obstacle course, M-4 qualification, warrior tasks and battle drills, land navigation, a Tactical Combat Casualty Care assessment and 12-Mile Ruck March.

Sgt. Maj. Edward Deal, operations sergeant major assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division climbs up and over the reverse climb obstacle, May 24, 2022, during the Ivy Week Mabry Mile competition at Fort Carson, Colorado. The obstacle course evaluates a Soldiers physical skills.

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

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A U.S. Soldier assigned to 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade negotiates the weaver obstacle at the obstacle course during Bayonet Week at Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 27, 2023. Bayonet Week is a series of competitive events within the 173rd Airborne Brigade that inspire all Sky Soldiers to honor their heritage during the last week of June. These events take place in both Germany and Italy and consist of tournament-style competitions that test strength, endurance, speed, knowledge and indomitable spirit as individuals and teams.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joe Martinez, infantry rifleman, 23rd Marine Regiment, a native of San Antonio, Texas, and Capt. Andrew Wall, infantry officer, 23rd Marine Regiment, a native of Arlington, Texas complete an obstacle during the 2022 Iron Mike Challenge on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 7, 2022. Competitors from across the Marine Corps were given 12 hours to complete the over 20 mile course, which culminated the use of core skills with multiple physical challenges.

1st Sgt. Arturo Blanco, company first sergeant for Company G., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Buena Park, Calif., uses an improvised bench press with 40-pound water jugs at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 22. Company G is conducting blocking and patrolling operations in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013, a biennial training exercise between U.S. and Australian forces, aimed at improving combat readiness and interoperability.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Bram Sanders, a medic with the 181st Medical Group Search and Extraction element assigned to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package, Indiana National Guard participates in training at a simulated disaster site during a pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 10, 2022. Airmen from the 181st Medical Group are embedded with S&E teams to provide immediate on-scene emergency medical support during the search and extraction phase of emergency and disaster incidents. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

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U.S. Army Spc. Tyler McGinnis and Pfc. Patrick Sullivan, both M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew members assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, traverse a rope wearing combat equipment during the stress shoot portion of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 5, 2022. Cohesive teams enable tactical to strategic readiness and dynamic force employment. We must be ready to defeat any adversary, anywhere, whenever called upon, under any conditions.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade complete the wall obstacle at the obstacle course during Bayonet Week at Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 27, 2023. Bayonet Week is a series of competitive events within the 173rd Airborne Brigade that inspire all Sky Soldiers to honor their heritage during the last week of June. These events take place in both Germany and Italy and consist of tournament-style competitions that test strength, endurance, speed, knowledge and indomitable spirit as individuals and teams.

Staff Sgt. Brian Goergen, an EOD technician from the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom ARB, Ind., marks an area with potential explosives during a training event May 18, 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Audacious Warrior is an explosive ordnance disposal exercise with participation from Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute the monkey bars obstacle during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 11, 2022. The confidence course is composed of a series of obstacles built to test recruits' physical and mental endurance and strength.

040605-M-5555L-065. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, as well as active duty counterparts joined forces with a one-team, one-fight mentality for joint training during a mass casualty exercise on Feb. 4, 2023, near Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Medical personnel from Gowen Fields 124th Medical Group and active duty medical personnel with the 366th Medical Group from Mountain Home Air Force Base teamed up for several mass casualty events, which also included the use of medevac Soldiers and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 168th Aviation Regiment to participate in the medical evacuation scenarios. Combat medics performed treatment and stabilized casualties at a field medical tent in a simulated deployed location. The focus for the combat medics during the mass casualty scenarios was an emphasis on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. The TCCC is the military guideline for trauma life support in pre-hospital combat medicine, designed to reduce preventable deaths while

U.S. Marine Cpl. Mitchell Gullett, a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, rappels off a cliff during Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Sept. 18, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. Gullet is a native of Richmond, Kentucky.

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Artur Potas, representing the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), walks across the island hopper at the confidence course as part of the U.S. Army Reserve Best Squad Competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on May 15, 2022. Approximately 40 Soldiers from across the nation traveled to Fort McCoy to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Warrior Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BWSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of Best Warrior and Best Squad among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense practice detecting and identifying simulated Radiological Dispersal Devices and Improvised Nuclear Devices at Pyramid Rock Training Area, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, February 26, 2024. Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel visited EOD to familiarize Marines with X-ray interpretation effects in the vicinity of a radiological source. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob L. Dempsey, assigned to the Recruiting and Retention Battalion, weaves his way through the obstacle course for the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia on April 22, 2022. The obstacle course is only one of the many tasks included in the Range Run event. ( West Virginia National Guard photo by Spc. Grace Carpenter)

The Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team partnered with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team to participate in a ropes rescue course taught by Boise firefighters. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team. The first week, Oct. 10th through the 14th, 2022, started with the classroom portion of learning about ropes rescue as a prerequisite for the hands-on portion of the training. Using what they learned about the ropes, the CST Guardsmen rappelled from tops of buildings at the Boise Fire Departments Fire Training Center. Once the Guardsmen were proficient at ropes rappelling, they practiced ropes rescues using wire rescue baskets at cliffs near the Table Rock trails in the Boise foothills to simulate a large-scale rescue of multiple people. The second weeklong training, Oct. 24th through 28th, 2022, focused on confined space rescues at Boises Lucky Peak Power Plant. The training

Spc. John Caruso, a Lombard, Illinois, native and infantryman assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, has his helmet adjusted by cadre before rappelling down a 60-foot tower during an Air Assault course hosted at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 6, 2022. Over 200 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a 12-day U.S. Army Air Assault course held at Camp Dodge, which trains service members in sling load operations and rappelling. The students practiced rappelling and belaying on the tower. Cadre from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, traveled as a mobile training team to teach the course.

Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron prepare equipment for a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.

Specialist Andrew Spratley of 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Artillery Brigade DIVARTY, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), maneuvers underneath the low crawl obstacle at The Sabalauski Air Assault School Obstacle Course, Fort Campbell, Ky., on July 5th, 2022. Spratley went to Air Assault School because he wants to be more efficient and lethal on the battlefield by being prepared for a variety of missions and trained in different skill sets.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swing through an obstacle during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 11, 2022. The confidence course challenges recruits to face their fears and overcome them.

New U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute the speed rope during rappel training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 30, 2022. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepare them for possible circumstances they may encounter.

Pfc. Sierra Foster, a military police Soldier with the 186th Military Police Company, Iowa National Guard, negotiates the Low Wire obstacle on the Confidence Course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Aug. 30, 2022. Foster joined over 200 Soldiers and Airmen to participate in a 12-day U.S. Army Air Assault course held at Camp Dodge, which trains service members in sling-load operations and rappelling as well as being a test of grit.

050806-A-9419D-006. Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier is hoisted over a barrier as a U.S. Army personnel participate in an exercise on the leadership reaction course. Base: Seneca Army Depot, Romulus State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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