Military Physical Training Events

Images depict military personnel engaged in various physical training events, such as lifting weights, tug-of-war, and tire flips while fostering teamwork and camaraderie.

U.S. Marines participante in the tire flipping challenge during a Security Battalion field meet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, September 16, 2022. Field meets are held to test Marines on their physical fitness while also bringing the battalion closer together and boosting unit camaraderie. The meet included an ammo can relay race, tire flip challenge, and grappling. First place was Motor Transport Services, second place was Marine Corps Base Quantico Food Services, and third place was Installation Personnel Administration Center team two.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines performs a front squat during the Trinity Games at Camp Hansen, Japan, June 30, 2022. The Trinity Games were held to foster the spirit of competition and comradery within the unit. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps midshipmen, Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program students, and Officer Candidates compete during the tug-of-war event at the annual Northwest Navy Competition hosted by University of Washington in Seattle April 9, 2022. The Northwest Navy Competition serves to increase individual and unit pride, and includes competitors from the NROTC programs of Oregon State University, University of Idaho, Washington State University, University of Utah, and University of Washington.

U.S. Marines cheer on fellow Marines participating in the tire flip challenge during the Security Battalion Field Meet on Sept. 16, 2022. Field meets are held to test Marines on their physical fitness while also bringing the battalion closer together and boosting unit camaraderie. The meet included an ammo can relay race, tire flip challenge, and grappling. Motor Transport Services finished in first place, followed by Marine Corps Base Quantico Food Services and Installation Personnel Administration Center team two.

Soldiers assigned to the 229th Military Intelligence Battalion flip a large tire across a field during the battalion's second annual Griffin Games at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif., April 22.

Staff Sgt. Shaun Brown Watkins from Echo Company, 832nd Ordnance Battalion, makes his first attempt at a Standing Power Throw during the opening Army Combat Fitness Test event of the Combined Arms Support Command Best Squad/Drill Sergeant the Year Competition early Monday morning at Fort Lee, Va. Brown Watkins is among the DSOY competitors.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Aaron Colling, sergeant major of III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, addresses Marines before a field meet on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 16, 2022. Units with III MIG competed against each other in various athletic events during a field meet for the commanders cup. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (MWHS-3), 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW), sprint during Eagles Fest on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 1, 2022. Eagles Fest provides a physically demanding environment that fosters camaraderie and competition amongst the Marines and Sailors of MWHS-3. MWHS-3 provides operational, personnel, administrative, training, logistical, and family readiness support to all of 3rd MAW Headquarters personnel in order to facilitate fluid, efficient, staff functions.

In early April, cadets from the Bronco Battalion of Boise State University gathered on Gowen Field to complete the Army Combat Fitness Test.The Spring Semester of 2022 is nearing completion and the cadets of the Boise State University Army ROTC Bronco Battalion remained active through April as they marched toward the finish line. Cadets completed the Army Combat Fitness Test, a 12 and 8 mile Ruck March along the City of Boise Green Belt Trail, and a personal development workshop on establishing financial stability. Several cadets will receive their commission as 2Lt.s In the Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard on May 6, 2022, and graduate the following day, May 7, 2022.

U.S. Marines participante in the tire flipping challenge during a Security Battalion field meet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, September 16, 2022. Field meets are held to test Marines on their physical fitness while also bringing the battalion closer together and boosting unit camaraderie. The meet included an ammo can relay race, tire flip challenge, and grappling. First place was Motor Transport Services, second place was Marine Corps Base Quantico Food Services, and third place was Installation Personnel Administration Center team two.

U.S. Army Soldiers with Task Force Sinai, participate in a Best Squad Competition at South Camp, Egypt, April 11-12, 2022; culminating in an awards ceremony April 14, 2022. The Soldiers conducted a series of events to measure their physical fitness, military discipline and team cohesion to include an Army Combat Fitness Test, stress shoot, medical lane, forced march, obstacle course and squad board.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Mennes, the Deputy Commanding General of the XVIII Airborne Corps, joined members of the newly activated Data Warfare Company and the innovation cadets awaiting to join the unit for a PT session at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 19, 2022. This innovative unit was specifically requested by Lt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue, the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg as Americas Contingency Corps continues to build on a culture of innovation.

Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade competed in the unit's 2022 Best Warrior Competiton at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 6-7, 2022. 16th CAB conducted the competition to identify the best Soldier and NCO to represent the unit at the 7th Infantry Division Best Warrior Competition April 20-22, 2022.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (MWHS-3), 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW), conduct pull-ups during Eagles Fest on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 1, 2022. Eagles Fest provides a physically demanding environment that fosters camaraderie and competition amongst the Marines and Sailors of MWHS-3. MWHS-3 provides operational, personnel, administrative, training, logistical, and family readiness support to all of 3rd MAW Headquarters personnel in order to facilitate fluid, efficient, staff functions.

Airman Jacob Mclaughlin, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, left, judges form while Master Sgt. Christopher Hawley, 8th Communications Squadron commander's programs section chief, right, hammers a Kaiser sled during the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Prevention Week combat challenge at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 13, 2022. Fire Prevention Week is a weeklong national observance across the United States.

NEWPORT. R.I. (March 9, 2020) Chief Electronics Technician Jason M. Thompson, right,, a recruit division commander (RDC) assigned to Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), in Newport, Rhode Island, instructs an Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 11-20 student to correct his form during remedial physical training, March 9, 2020. OCS develops civilians and fleet Sailors into newly commissioned officers morally, mentally, and physically and imbues them with the highest ideals of honor, courage and commitment for service in the fleet as Naval officers.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (April 28, 2022) - Marine Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) assigned to Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) conduct a combat conditioning physical training event aboard Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, April 28. The training was conducted to build camaraderie amongst the NCOs of TF 51/5 as well as test the physical readiness of the Marines. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support U.S. Central Command, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives.

An instructor corrects a 1ST Battalion recruit during a physical fitness test. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Joshua Mubarak, a fire support specialist assigned to 25th Infantry Division and a native from Houston, Texas, conducts the deadlifts June 5 during the Army Combat Fitness at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, at the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. 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. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Monik Phan)

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U.S. Army Soldiers get set for the sprint-drag-carry in the Army Combat Fitness Test during the U.S. Army Pacific Best Career Counselor Competition at John Rodgers Field, Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2024. Sixteen noncommissioned officers are competing, Feb. 26-29, 2024, with the top NCOs going on to compete at the Department of the Army level. Army

Soldiers from across the 1st Cavalry Division compete at cornhole Sep. 15 at Fort Hood. The division celebrated its 101st birthday Sep. 12-16 with various sporting events across the division's footprint.

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 2 participate in a tire flipping competition during a field meet at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Jan. 19, 2024. The field meet was held in celebration of MASS-2's 81st Anniversary.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Djefson Thelusma stands by to receive ammo cans from Lance Cpl. Breno Pinheiro during the relay race as part of the Security Battalion Field Meet on Sept. 16, 2022. Field meets are held to test Marines on their physical fitness while also bringing the battalion closer together and boosting unit camaraderie. The meet included an ammo can relay race, tire flip challenge, and grappling. Motor Transport Services finished in first place, followed by Marine Corps Base Quantico Food Services and Installation Personnel Administration Center team two.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Lance Cpl. Michael Whitman, a combat engineer for Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, fights through the pain caused by Oleoresin Capsicum spray in his eyes while conducting non-lethal weapons and tactics training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. The Marines sprayed with OC had to demonstrate the capability to fight off an attacker and apprehend individuals covered with the spray.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Reynaga, administrative specialist, Combat Logistics Company 23, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, maxes out kettlebell swing repetitions for Throwdown at Fightertown at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. The event consisted of three phases: the power phase, strength phase, and endurance phase.

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute pushups during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Oct. 27, 2022. The motivational run was the last physical training the Marines conducted while at MCRD.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brendae Delosreyes, an ammunition technician with Drill Instructor School, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, leads a physical training session at MCRD San Diego, May 23, 2022. Drill Instructor School further develops the leadership, command presence, instructional ability, physical fitness, and knowledge of selected Officers, Staff Non-Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers in order to successfully perform the duties of a Series Commander and Drill Instructor.

A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego instructs a poolee during the Recruiting Station Sacramento annual pool function in Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 24. The annual pool function is an opportunity for future Marines to build camaraderie, strengthen their commitment to the Marine Corps, and prepare for the rigors of recruit training by competing in athletic competitions and receiving military related periods of instruction. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, hold a plank during a physical training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 25, 2022. Physical training is conducted regularly throughout recruit training to ensure physical readiness within the companies.

Paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division participated in the third day of the Divisions Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on June 9, 2022. Today they participated in the 82nd Airborne Divisions Unbeatable LGOP Range and a mystery physical training event.

A 1ST Battalion recruit strains to complete another pull-up during physical training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston executes a barbell back squat during physical readiness training with Soldiers from 325th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, on Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, May 18, 2022. Grinston took part in a strength training circuit with the Soldiers and later discussed the importance of mental fitness and resiliency.

U.S. Marines Corps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a physical training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 25, 2022. Physical training is conducted regularly throughout recruit training to ensure physical readiness within the companies.

Pfc. Jeffrey Smith, a human resources specialist with the 90th Human Resources Company, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, conducts a hex bar deadlift during the first event of a physical fitness competition hosted by the Special Operations Recruiting Team on Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 8, 2022. Competition events are a test of physical and mental durability, build resilience and endurance, and are an important aspect in building and maintaining readiness by ensuring maximum effort in every task.

U.S. Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 105th Base Defense Squadron compete in the defenders competition during National Police Week at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 17, 2022. The 48th Security Forces Squadron observed National Police Week with events such as the defenders competition, urban ops laser tag, and sports tournaments.

A Soldier with 1st Theater Sustainment Command participates in "Battle Day" at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 29, 2022. The competition, hosted by 595th Transportation Brigade, tested Soldiers on their knowledge of the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program, their physical prowess, and their ability to work as cohesive teams.

An educator with Recruiting Station Los Angeles carries ammo cans as part of the Combat Fitness Test during the Educators' Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, June 14, 2022. The Educators' Workshop is a five-day program designed to better inform teachers, coaches, counselors and influencers about the benefits and opportunities available during service in the Marine Corps. This allows attendees to return home and provide firsthand experience and knowledge to individuals interested in military service.

220909-N-GR655-0063 GROTON, Conn. (September 9, 2022) - Senior Chief Petty Officer Simon Makuchowski, left, a hospital corpsman attached to Submarine Readiness Squadron 32, motivates chief petty officer selects during the plank portion of a physical readiness test on board Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Sept. 9. The Fiscal Year 2023 chief selects from all commands in the Groton area are participating in a Navy-wide six-week training period designed to increase confidence, trust, and teamwork.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Juan Rios, a drill instructor with Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, motivates future Marines with Recruiting Station Sacramento during a monthly pool function at Naval Air Station Lemoore in Lemoore, California, May 7, 2022. Pool functions are designed for future Marines to build camaraderie, improve fitness and learn leadership skills in preparation for recruit training.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose G. Garcia, a drill instructor with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, encourages a recruit during a physical training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 9, 2022. Physical training is conducted regularly throughout recruit training to instill physical and mental strength.

Nico Aquino, a student at Harbor High School, participates in a Combat Fitness Test (CFT) in Santa Cruz, California, July 21, 2022. The Marines conduct the CFT with high school students to give them insight into the physical training and discipline that is necessary to hold the Marine Corps standard.

Soldiers from the 870th Military Police Company conduct nonlethal weapons training in Concord, CA June 11-12, 2022. The M39 Individual Riot Control Agent Dispenser (IRCAD) is used to subdue combatants without causing permanent damage. Military Police Soldiers are certified to react if the OC blows back and contaminants them while engaged in stopping a combatant. The Human Electromuscular Incapacitation (HEMI) device luanches an electrode to stun and override the central nervous system of a combatant. The X26 has two barbed projectiles that penetrate up to 2 inches and give an electrical charge to the victim. The electrical charge will make the combatant have involuntary muscle contractions. the effective range for the equipment the 870th MP Company used today was 25 feet. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. John Stephens, 49th MP Brigade, CAANG)

220414-N-WF272-1185 CAMDEN, N.J. (April 14, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ruben Cabrera, right, a native of Clifton, N.J., assigned to Marine Corps Recruiting Station South Jersey, serves as an obstacle course observer for a Mastery High School of Camden student during a Military Field Day held in Camden, New Jersey. As part of the field day, students and local service members played a variety of sports, participated in outdoors activities and discussed opportunities offered by the armed forces.

A U.S. Marine Corps Senior Drill Instructor with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, leads warm-up pushups before the motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 12, 2023. Before running the three-mile route, Marines conducted warm up exercises to prevent injury.

Members of the 48th Rescue Squadron participate in a competition during the University of Arizona Community Partnership Day at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 29, 2022. During the event, DM showcased its 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog teams, the 355th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal capabilities and some light training with the 48th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, compete against each other during a Pugil Sticks event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 1, 2022. Recruits used the Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques that they have been taught to compete against each other.

Recruiting Station (RS) Albuquerque recently held their Annual Pool Function from March 31, 2023 to April 1, 2023 at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, Nm. The purpose of the Annual Pool Function is to bring the Recruiting Sub-Stations together and allow their Poolees to experience first-hand some of the challenges that they will be facing during their upcoming Recruit Training. The RS also had Drill Instructors visiting from Marine Corps Recruiter Depot San Diego to assist in the daily events.

220128-N-VI040-1038 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Jan. 28, 2022) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jeffrie Frazier, from Marietta Ga., role plays as a combatant resisting arrest from a Sailor participating in the Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray training course of the Auxiliary Security Force Academy provided by the Security Department onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi Jan. 28, 2022. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Avelar)

Marine Reserve Officers Training Corps students perform a tunnel low-crawl as part of an endurance course during the annual Northwest Navy Competition hosted by University of Washington in Seattle April 9, 2022. The Northwest Navy Competition serves to increase individual and unit pride, and includes competitors from the NROTC programs of Oregon State University, University of Idaho, Washington State University, University of Utah, and University of Washington.

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) Best Warrior Competition (BWC) competitor, Pvt. Evan LeHoux, assigned to the 188th Medical Battalion, performs a standing power throw during the Army Combat Fitness Test portion of the Army Futures Command BWC day one events at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, June 6, 2022. The Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition are events used to select the U.S. Army Best Squad of the Year, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Soldier of the Year and MEDCoEs Drill Sergeant of the Year.

Twelve National Guard Soldiers are competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Bob Brown)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (MWHS-3), 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW), show their pride for winning the physical training competition during Eagles Fest on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 1, 2022. Eagles Fest provides a physically demanding environment that fosters camaraderie and competition amongst the Marines and Sailors of MWHS-3. MWHS-3 provides operational, personnel, administrative, training, logistical, and family readiness support to all of 3rd MAW Headquarters personnel in order to facilitate fluid, efficient, staff functions.

DeMarco Murillo, a student with Harbor High School, participates in the Maneuver Under Fire portion of the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) in Santa Cruz, California, July 21, 2022. The Marines conduct the CFT with high school students to give them insight into the physical training and discipline that is necessary to hold the Marine Corps standard.

U. S. Marines, with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), participate in physical training exercises with the Spanish National Police's Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO) in Guadalajara, Spain, May 16, 2022. FASTEUR, under Task Force 61/2, is in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Damion Lopez, a metal worker with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, runs towards a soccer ball during a soccer game between Marines with MWSS-171, Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of combat engineers, and members of the 30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Daniel Best, first sergeant of Headquarters Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Support Battalion, grapples Cpl. Braxton Kime, a system administrator with G-6, during a unit physical fitness event Sept. 29, 2022, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines worked on their hand-to-hand combat capabilities to strengthen camaraderie and build confidence. Best, 36, is from Liberty, Texas. Kime, 21, is from McKinney, Texas.

Airmen partake in outdoor festivities during the Memorial Day Bash at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 26, 2022. The event featured an Honor Guard presentation, as well as speeches from Wing leadership and a Veterans of Foreign Wars member.

The 110th Wing Enlisted Advisory Council (EAC) hosted a 9/11 Remembrance Challenge at the 110th Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Michigan, Sept. 11, 2022. Contestants participated in a relay race, tire flip challenge, M4 rifle break-down and assembly, Self-Aid and Buddy Care scenario, and Enlisted Force Development resource related questions.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julio Gomez Jr., left, administrative specialist, Combat Logistics Company (CLC) 23, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, deadlifts 225 lbs as Cpl. Christian Reynaga, administrative specialist, CLC-23, spots him during one of the events at Throwdown at Fightertown, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. Marines were tested not only on their physical strength and endurance, but on their mental strength through memory questions as well.

A student at USAICoE's NCO Academy drags a sled while taking the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT).

An Army National Guard Soldier performs the three repetition maximum deadlift, the first event of the Army Combat Fitness Test during the National Guard Region V Best Warrior Competition at the Oklahoma National Guard Regional Training Institute in Oklahoma City, May 16, 2022. The annual competition brings together top-tier soldiers to challenge them on a variety of Army warrior tasks. The contest consists of eight events that promote Soldier readiness in their war fighting skills and recognizes individuals who embody the Army Values. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Danielle Rayon)

Members of the 48th Rescue Squadron participate in a competition during the University of Arizona Community Partnership Day at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 29, 2022. During the event, DM showcased its 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog teams, the 355th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal capabilities and some light training with the 48th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen.

220625-N-PW480-0088 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 25, 2022) - Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates perform planks during a physical readiness test at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 25. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Black assigned to 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, planks July 19 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii during the Army Combat Fitness Test for the 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition. The 2022 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition consists of multiple 5-Soldier squads from USARPAC units competing for the opportunity to represent USARPAC at the Department of the Armys competition. stations. The non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted will be assessed together in their ability to execute warrior tasks and battle drills, marksmanship and land navigation, and will be challenged to complete a mission as a squad.

Educators from Denver, CO, and Houston, TX, experience the one-week long Educators Workshop from April 18th - April 22 aboard various Marine Corps Bases such as Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Marine Base Camp Pendleton, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. The Educators Workshop is designed to inform high school and college educators about the commitment and benefits of service in the U.S. Marine Corps.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in a unit pugil stick competition during a field meet held by CLR 17 on Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. The field meet was held to boost morale and camaraderie throughout the regiment.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew Myers, commanding officer of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, debriefs Marines after a unit run at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2024. The run celebrated the units first anniversary aboard MCBH.

Sgt. Abasi Chong, a MOS assigned to 1-229th Attack Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, performs hand-release pushups during the 16th CAB Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 7, 2022. 16th CAB conducted the competition to identify the best Soldier and NCO to represent the unit at the 7th Infantry Division Best Warrior Competition April 20-22, 2022.

Recruiting Station (RS) Albuquerque recently held their Annual Pool Function from March 31, 2023 to April 1, 2023 at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, Nm. The purpose of the Annual Pool Function is to bring the Recruiting Sub-Stations together and allow their Poolees to experience first-hand some of the challenges that they will be facing during their upcoming Recruit Training. The RS also had Drill Instructors visiting from Marine Corps Recruiter Depot San Diego to assist in the daily events.

U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshals Office talk to a family, following a K-9 capabilities demonstration, about protective equipment that military working dog handlers use to train, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 19, 2022. The demonstration was part of a back-to-school bash and showcased how K-9 handlers and dogs train to maintain readiness and keep the community safe.

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), play dodgeball during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation dodgeball tournament, a part of the Stennis 2022 Captains Cup competition, on the floating accommodation facility, in Newport News, Virginia, June 29, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

The new U.S. Marines of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, execute push-ups prior to a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 8, 2024. The motivational run, which consists of a three-mile run throughout the Depot, is the final training event new Marines complete before graduating. Marine Corps

220712-N-PW480-0280 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 12, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates execute the body drag portion of a physical training session at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 12. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, times recruits during a physical training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 5, 2022. Recruits conducted physical training to ensure readiness in individuals.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Bessey, a martial arts instructor (MAI) and watch chief with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, instructs Marines and Norwegian Army soldiers during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) belt advancement in Setermoen, Norway March 22, 2023. martial arts instructors are responsible for training, mentoring, and leading students through a challenging curriculum that includes moral development, hand-to-hand combat, physical and mental fitness.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Johnson, a network administrator with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, deadlifts during a weightlifting meet aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. The 1,000 Pound Club is a weightlifting event where participants must lift a cumulative one thousand pounds in squat, bench, and deadlift. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rhett Laninga (right), a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Nampa, Recruiting Station Salt Lake City, directs a poolee with RSS Nampa during a combat fitness test for a pool function at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 16, 2022. The pool function consisted of poolees completing a Marine Corps combat fitness test, performing drill movements, receiving knowledge from their recruiters and learning about equipment assets at Charlie Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.

A soldier competes in a standing power throw competition during a 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, formation on April 29, at Ft. Carson, Colo. The brigade held the formation to publicly recognize excellent performance across the organization and build unit cohesion. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore

Soldiers receive a brief before grading the ACFT portion of the 2022 SETAF-AF Best Warrior and Squad Competition on May 24, 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 Staff Sgt. Nicholas M. Diego, left, a drill instructor with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, encourages a recruit during a physical training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 9, 2022. Physical training is conducted regularly throughout recruit training to instill physical and mental strength.

A 1ST Battalion recruit takes part in weight training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220708-N-ZW825-0185 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 8, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates perform squats as part of an endurance course physical training session at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 8. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

Spc. Erick Baltazarcastro, a signal support system specialist assigned to 311th Signal Command (Theater) and a native from Phoenix, Arizona, sprints June 5 during the Army Combat Fitness at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, at the 2022 USARPACs Best Warrior Competition. 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. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Monik Phan)

041024-F-3175F-029. Base: Camp Butmir, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Air Force Maj Kayleigh Migaleddi, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, cheers on the participants of the warrior fun run obstacle course at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 30, 2023. The event was part of the 50th anniversary of Operation Homecoming commemoration to honor and celebrate American prisoners of war returning from Vietnam in 1973.

220611-N-OX321-1628 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (June 11, 2022) - Participants from 16 nations take part in a pull-up hang qualification during a two-day event dedicated to earning the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge hosted by the German contingent assigned to NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force on Naval Air Station Sigonella, June 11, 2022. To qualify for the badge, participants had to compete in 100-meter swim in uniform, shuttle-sprints, 1,000-meter run, pull-up hang, marksmanship range and ruck march. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Central Command.

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 26, 2022. The ACFT was one of several events during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition that tested each competitors physical fitness and endurance.

U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Command best warrior and best squad competition conducts an Army combat fitness test during day one of the competition 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.

060422-6484E-N-002. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

220610-N-BR419-1168 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2022) Damage Controlman Fireman Sebastian Dunn, left, from Little Rock, Arkansas, practices takedown maneuvers with Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Paul Mcateer, from Barnegat, New Jersey, during a security training exercise in the hangar bay the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During Security Reaction Force classes, Sailors are sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray and complete a course testing their competency in combat ability. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Joseph Mendez, the sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment (CLR) 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, gives a speech to his Marines after conducting a regimental run on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2022. CLR-2 conducted a three-mile formation run with a Halloween theme, allowing Marines to wear socks of their choice, to boost morale and enhance unit cohesion within the regiment.

221007-N-WF272-1090 CHESTER, Pa. (Oct. 7, 2022) Ensign Peter Millar, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia on the Officer Hometown Area Recruiting Program, participates in the Navy pull-ups challenge prior to the Army-Navy Cup XI. Army-Navy Cup is an annual soccer match between the United States Naval Academy and United States Military Academy at West Point athletics, held at Subaru Park Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. NTAG Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, providing recruiting services from more than 30 talent acquisition sites with the overall goal of attracting the highest quality candidates to ensure the ongoing success of Americas Navy.

U.S. Army Spc.Tyler Bridges, Human Resources Specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts the 2-Mile Run event during the Sprint-Drag-Carry event of the Army Combat Fitness Test at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 23, 2022. The ACFT is a designed to test Soldiers physical capabilities, providing various events that simulate the physical necessities of the battlefield.

220819-N-EJ241-1163DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Aug. 19, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joseph Crespo, assigned to Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Unit (NMRTU) Diego Garcia, distributes gum to Sailors and Airmen assigned to U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia and several tenant commands during a monthly Captains Cup competition. Captain's Cup brings all commands together for a friendly competition to help build camaraderie and increase morale.

$U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alon Heywood, a Force Fitness Instructor Trainer with Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence, guides Urina Holt, Veterans Upward Bound Director from Southern University of Shreveport, La., through an obstacle course during the Marine Corps Recruiting Commands Educators' Workshop at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 9. The workshop provides Traditional 4-year college/university and Junior\Community college educators and administrators, from priority colleges and universities, the opportunity to learn how Marines officers are recruited, trained and developed into leaders from a pool of highly qualified college students.$

A Tactical Air Control Party Airman executes a casualty evacuation exercise during Lightning Challenge 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex, Texas, Nov. 3, 2022. The Lightning Challenge is an annual service-level TACP competition to identify the best TACP Airmen in the Air Force.

A U.S. Marine assigned to Provost Marshals Office receives a level one exposure of oleoresin capsicum (OC) during an OC maneuver course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 21, 2022. Marines received level one exposure of OC spray, then maneuvered through an obstacle course simulating non-compliant threats. The purpose of the course is to give Marines an understanding of the effects of non-lethal capabilities and obtain certification to carry OC spray while on duty.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron, 3d Marine Division Commanding General, addresses Marines, Sailors, veterans, and guests during a battle colors rededication ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. The ceremony commemorated the Divisions 80th Anniversary and its legacy of valor, honor, and fidelity. The 3d Marine Division was activated at Camp Elliot, San Diego, Sept. 16, 1942 and has taken part in combat operations from World War II and Vietnam through Iraq and Afghanistan. The current Marines of 3d Marine Division continue to build on this legacy today as a critical part of the stand-in force within the first island chain of the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Naval Academy candidates wait outside Alumni Hall before starting their in-processing in Annapolis, Maryland, June 29, 2022. U.S. Naval Academy in-processing began today for midshipman candidates for the Class of 2026 who came directly from the fleet, attended the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), or are international students. The NAPS and prior-enlisted midshipmen candidates provide midshipmen candidates mentorship and guidance to their classmates during Plebe Summer, the demanding six-week indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life.

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