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Military Personnel Running

Scenes of military personnel engaged in runs and physical training, fostering teamwork and motivation during training exercises.

New U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, run past their families during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Oct. 20, 2022. The motivational run was the last physical fitness event conducted in recruit training.
New U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, run past their families during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Oct. 20, 2022. The motivational run was the last physical fitness event conducted in recruit training.
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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade (ADSB) welcome Brigade Support Battalions from the Division to ADSB on Fort Bragg, NC, April 6, 2022. The welcome ceremony included an award ceremony, brigade run, and PT competition.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Adler, right, and Jarren Sheppard, left, boom operators assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron participate in a 9/11 memorial ruck in Tampa, Florida, Sept. 9, 2022. During the event, Airmen rucked 9.11 miles to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Sheppard emphasized the importance of paying tribute to the innocent American lives that were lost, continue to recognize why we served in Afghanistan and know that every servicemember who gave the ultimate sacrifice, will not be forgotten.
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Poolees from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Fort Lauderdale compete in Tug of War during the annual pool function at the Naval Operational Support Center in Miami, Florida, May 21, 2022. RS Fort Lauderdale hosted their first Delayed Entry Program field meet since 2019, to prepare poolees for recruit training, build morale, and answer any questions families may have about the Marine Corps.
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Paratroopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion conduct a battalion run on Fort Bragg, NC, Aug. 5, 2022. Paratroopers recieved awards for work done both in Poland and in Garrison following the run.
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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)
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Service members participate in a joint enlistment ceremony at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind., May 22, 2022. All branches of the U.S. military were represented at the ceremony. (Indiana National Guard photo by Spc. Kelsea Cook)
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the Class of 2027 arrive at the U.S. Air Force Academy for in-processing (I-Day), on June 28, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colo. I-Day marks the start of their journey of becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
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BALTIMORE (Sept. 8, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) participate in a line dancing event at Baltimore's Inner Harbor in support of Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore, Sept. 8, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore 2022 is an annual public event that celebrates the contributions and maritime capabilities of the U.S. sea services.
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120309-N-DR144-074ARABIAN GULF (March 9, 2012) Sailors participate in a 5K fun run hosted by the shipÕs Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Reporters Exercise With Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Candidates
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Norfolk (September 21, 2022). Chief Petty Officer selectees from a combined group of Norfolk Area Submarines compete in the cadence and guidon competition as part of the 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The event was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and allowed CPO selectees from the Hampton Roads, Virginia area to receive history and heritage training aboard the Battleship Wisconsin and at the museum. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).
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Norfolk (September 21, 2022) Retired U.S Army Chief Warrant Officer Five Phillip Brashear speaks to Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region as part of the 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days Event. The event was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and allowed selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin. CW5 Brashear served in the U.S. Navy in an enlisted capacity. He later joined the Virginia Army National Guard where he became a Warrant Officer Pilot in 1991. He eventually retired from the U.S. Army Reserve. CW5 Brashear was appointed as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer by Master Chief Petty officer (MCPON) of the Navy Russell Smith in July 2022 for his relentless dedication to the U.S. Navy. CW5 Brashear is the third son of the late Master Chief Carl Brashear, the subject of the Hollywood movie, Men of Honor. Through his fathers legendary American Military He
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A team of U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, French Marines with 33e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, and Dutch Marines with Netherlands Marine Corps win the highland games during Exercise Tres Kolos in Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, Oct. 22, 2022. This exercise promotes partnerships, shares knowledge, and enhances interoperability between the forces in order to strengthen our common defense, foster stability and defeat threats.
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U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct physical training with Republic of Korea and Philippine reconnaissance Marines during KAMANDAG 6, at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Philippines, Oct. 4, 2022. The U.S., Republic of Korea, and Philippine reconnaissance Marines conducted PT together every morning to boost morale and strengthen relationships. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.
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Service members assigned to Task Force- 82, along with their Polish Allies, participate in the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) 24hr Run Challenge at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, Poland, from March 31 to April 01, 2022. This annual event is held by TACP units across the Air Force in honor of those who have fallen in the line of duty and raises awareness for Gold Star families.
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A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division finishes in 4th place as he runs toward the finish line during a Race for Children 10k run at Chopina Park, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 5, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Sept. 23, 2022) - Sailors assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) pick up trash and debris as part of a base-wide cleanup to beautify the historic installation. The event is held quarterly to support the "Love JBPHH" campaign.
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Members of the 39th Air Base Wing participate in the 2022 Million Man March at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 16, 2022. Incirlik AB members attended the Million Man March to commemorate the civil rights movement and continue to bring awareness to the many benefits that diversity and inclusion bring to society. The original Million Man March was organized in 1995 to demonstrate the contributions African-Americans bring to different enterprises.
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Plebes climbing the Herndon Monument as the end of the year ritual at the Naval Academy
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170921-N-BD308-0083 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sept. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Logan Parkinson, left, and Brandon Larnard, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), prepare a patient for evacuation during relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.
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Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron finish a fire safety demonstration at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. During the demonstration, the crew showed the crowd how they respond to a fire, and how car accident victims are rescued.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 305th Aerial Port Squadron prepare to begin the Memorial Port Dawg run on May 19, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The annual Port Dawg Memorial run is completed anytime during May to honor air transportation specialists in the Active Air Force Air Guard and Air Force Reserve who have died in the previous year due to combat, wrongdoing or suicide. The run started in 2013 at Kadena Air Force Base, Japan to honor an air transportation specialist who was a victim of homicide.
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Four college students were awarded the Illinois State Tuition Waiver on Oct. 29 at Illinois National Guard headquarters on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Ill. The state program allows them to try Army ROTC at state universities for one year and have their tuition waived without any military commitment. After one-year of Army ROTC, they can decide to sign an Army contract and continue to pursue an Army commission as an officer in the U.S. Army through ROTC. Or they can walk away having had a year of tuition waived. The program is also available to actively serving Illinois National Guard members, who can use it to extend Illinois National Guard Scholarship eligibility by another year and to pursue a commission as an officer. Eligibility requirements can be found here: https://arotc.illinoisstate.edu/scholarships/tuition-waivers/ or through the Military Science Department at any Illinois state university. Shown are Illinois State University students Jeffery Sharp of Auburn, Ill., and James