Military Physical Training Events

U.S. military personnel engaged in physical training and fitness events, demonstrating teamwork and resilience.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan Colberg, air defense system technician, Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, leads stretches during a squadron physical training event at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, August 5, 2022. The squadrons noncommissioned officers demonstrated their abilities in raising unit morale, leadership and discipline by organizing this event.

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Royal Air Force Regiment's Corporal Mark Holyday steps his way through the tricky tangle foot obstacle during the CHIEF's Challenge portion of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Bean, a Nodal Network Systems Operator assigned to U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center Belgium, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, runs during an Army Combat Fitness Test for the units quarterly Best Warrior Competition, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Dec. 07, 2022.

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.

220921-N-IX644-1206 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 21, 2022) Capt. Matt Cegelske, Information Warfare Commander of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), exercises in the hangar bay, Sept. 21, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Sailors assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida, participate in a physical training evolution during Aviation Rescue Swimmer School, July 20, 2022. The training is physically demanding and involves instruction on topics such as aircrew duties and assignments, survival, first aid, and water rescue procedures. With these skills, enlisted aviation personnel will eventually be assigned to fleet squadrons as naval aircrewmen rescue swimmers.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Sgt. Elijah Clarke, a multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainer assigned to 94th Army Air Missile Defense Command and a native from Brooklyn, New York, sprints with kettlebells 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)

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. Army Spc. Jonathan Garvin, a Religious Affairs Specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, performs a deadlift as he competes in an Army Combat Fitness Test for the units quarterly Best Warrior Competition, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Dec. 07, 2022.

Spc. Arron Nunez, Arkansas National Guard, holds a plank during an Army Combat Fitness Test at the Regional Training Institute in Oklahoma City, May 15, 2022. Nunez is competing in the National Guard Region V Best Warrior Competition. The annual competition brings together top-tier soldiers to challenge them on a variety of Army warrior tasks and consists of eight events that promote Soldier readiness and recognizes individuals who embody the Army Values. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. Reece Heck)

Army Reserve 2022 Best Squad competitor Sgt. Preston Hough, representing the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, drags a 90 lb sled during spring drag carry event of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, May 15, 2022. Approximately 40 Soldiers from across the nation traveled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BSC 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.

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload supplies from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced) in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 22. The 22nd MEU delivered food and supplies in support of humanitarian assistance and relief operations for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Alaska Army National Guardsman 1st Lt. Blake Hart, a chaplain assigned to the 1st Battalion 297th Infantry Regiment, attempts the hand release push-up as a part of the inaugural Army Combat Fitness Test Invitational Sept. 10, 2022, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The ACFT Invitational is hosted by the Unit Ministry Team (UMT) to enhance unit cohesion and morale for all participating Soldiers.

Special Warfare Trainees participate in the Special Warfare Training Wing rededication ceremony in honor of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Schroeder and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Sather at the SWTW training compound Joint Base San Antonio, Chapman Training Annex, Apr. 8, 2022. The wing hosted a two and one-half mile ruck march followed by Memorial pushups and the unveiling of refitted memorials in coordination with Gold Star families.

Athletic trainer, instructors, coaches and medical support staff supervise special warfare candidates perform swim tactics and team building exercises during the Special Warfare Training Wing Assessment & Selection Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on March 14, 2023. Trainees in every course in the pipeline are provided hostic support to prepare each candidate physically, mentally, emotionally and cognitively for demanding careers as special warfare operators.

U.S. Marine Corps students with Recruiters School, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, participate in a mock pool function physical training event at MCRD San Diego, April 12, 2022. The Basic Recruiter Course offers the basic skills and knowledge in order to develop their ability to influence young men and women to select the Marine Corps as a career opportunity.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rhett Laninga (left), a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Nampa, Recruiting Station Salt Lake City, directs a poolee performing a fireman carry during the maneuver-under-fire portion of a combat fitness test during 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.

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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.

Master Sgt. Donald Urquhart, 607th Air Support Operations Group Tactical Air Control Party specialist, conducts memorial push-ups in formation during the TACP 24-hour Challenge at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, Republic of Korea, March 31, 2022. This reunion event brought together past and present TACPs to celebrate unit and individual accomplishments, strengthen TACP networks, and reignite the TACP community brotherhood.

SPC Calvin, a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment and finalist for U.S. Army Special Operations Command Best Warrior Competition, completes an Army Combat Fitness Test, a 12-mile foot march and a rifle qualification with his regiment. Calvin is competing against twenty-one of the Armys top Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers who are conducting their events at locations across the world for this year's U.S. Army 2020 Best Warrior Competition.The finalists, 11 Soldiers and 11 NCOs, who have proven themselves during subordinate competitions throughout the year and now compete for the titles Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.Overseen by Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston, the 2020 competition will be like no other in Best Warriors 19-year history.

U.S. Air Force Human Performance Optimization teams from the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing observe the physical fitness Tactical Performance Training Model at the HPO Summit on Feb. 14, 2024, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The HPO Summit was designed to share best practices, standardize care and collaborate to improve HPO support for battlefield Airmen. Air Force

Airmen in the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Apprentice Course assist thirteen Boy Scouts from Wichita, Kansas, in exercises demonstrating teamwork, communication and physical fitness , March 15, 2023 on Chapman Training Annex, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.Special Warfare active-duty cadre provided a full-day of demonstrations covering physical training, radio and close air support tactics, combative techniques, search and rescue field equipment and rappelling, to the 7th-12th grade boys and thier troop leaders.

Maj. Gen. Stephen Smith, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, competes in the "Big 7" Competition during Week of the Bayonet July 21, 2022 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Week of the Bayonet is a week-long event that commemorates the 7th Infantry Division lineage, teamwork, cohesion, and fosters Esprit de Corps throughout the Bayonet Division.

U.S. Army Spc. Kirsta Steiner, a Satellite Communication Systems Operator-Maintainer assigned to U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center Belgium, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, runs with kettlebells during in an Army Combat Fitness Test for the units quarterly Best Warrior Competition, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Dec. 07, 2022.

Airmen in the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Apprentice Course lead physical training exercises with Boy Scouts from Wichita, Kansas, who are touring the Special Warfare Training Wing March 15, 2023 on Chapman Training Annex, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.Special Warfare Airmen provided a full-day of demonstrations covering physical training, radio and close air support, combatives tactics, search and rescue field equipment and rappelling techniques, to the thirteen youth and their troop leaders.

Airman 1st Class Joshua Trevino, 31st Security Forces Squadron limited exclusion area entry controller, lifts a tire in the annual Guns and Hoses competition during Police Week at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 18, 2022. The 31st SFS competed against the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department in an obstacle course themed after challenges from their respective jobs. Police Week recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement members, paying special tribute to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

U.S. Army soldiers participate in a 9/11 Memorial Run on Sept. 11, 2022, at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. The run was to remember and honor all those who were affected by the terror attacks, 21 years ago.

U.S. Army soldiers participate in a 9/11 Memorial Run on Sept. 11, 2022, at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. The run was to remember and honor all those who were affected by the terror attacks, 21 years ago.

Spc. Logan Mitchell, a Soldier with the Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, conducts the sprint-drag-carry while competing in the Army Combat Fitness Test during the Iowa Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, on April 1, 2022. Soldiers from across Iowa gather every year to participate in BWC. This competition is designed to push Soldiers to their mental and physical limits.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

111111-N-MW330-222CELEBES SEA (Nov. 11, 2011) A Sailor takes a cup of water while participating in a Veterans Day fun run on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting operations in the western Pacific region.

220522-N-FB730-1026 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 22, 2022) Sailors do pull-ups during the Murph Challenge on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), May 22, 2022. Named after Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael Murphy, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2005, the Murph Challenge is a physical fitness event honoring fallen service members. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jourdainte Sanford, assigned to the ÔRagin BullsÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, from Columbus, Ohio, participates in an Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) deadlift party in the hangar bay of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 24, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.

U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors assisting 12th Marine Corps District encourage air show attendees to the pull-up challenge during a Battle Position set-up for the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 23, 2022. Battle Position is the Corps' latest recruiting tool that incorporates virtual reality and challenges participants to earn the highest aggregate score of three events: pull-ups, ammo can lifts, and the pugil stick battle.

111226-N-KQ415-237PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 26, 2011) Lt. Noel Rodriguez teaches mixed martial arts in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans en route to support coalition efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOO.

Special Warfare candidates compete in early morning exercises during Prolonged Resiliency Training (PRT) on March 23, 2023, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. PRT simulated the stressful and long hours of an operator in the field, testing candidates' endurance and ability to work as a team while, simultaneously, preparing them for the rigors of the training pipeline ahead.

Marine recruiters with Recruiting Sub-Station Garland, Recruiting Station Dallas, watch over an individual pushing himself while participating in a Marine Corps pull-up challenge at the State Fair of Texas held in Dallas, Tx on Oct. 8, 2022. The State Fair of Texas has promoted Texas agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment.

U.S. Army Pfc. Casimir Cyriaque, a CH-47 helicopter repairer assigned to 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, performs a plank during the Army Combat Fitness Test portion of the 2023 Connecticut Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut, March 23, 2023. The competition drew soldiers from across the Connecticut Army National Guard and over the course of three days these competitors faced off against one another in a variety of events testing their physical fitness, land navigation skills, marksmanship skills and warrior task competencies.

Captain Jeremy Caskey, 911th Airlift Wing chaplain, gets a drink of water after completing the Murph Challenge at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2022. The Murph Challenge is a workout challenge honoring Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action, June 28, 2005; it is comprised of a mile run, 100 pushups, 200 situps, 300 squats and another mile run while wearing a 20-pound vest.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Bean, a Nodal Network Systems Operator assigned to U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center Belgium, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, performs push-ups as he competes in an Army Combat Fitness Test for the units quarterly Best Warrior Competition, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Dec. 07, 2022.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-2 (MWHS-2) Commanding Officer (CO), Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Ermis, left, races against Headquarters and Headquarters Service Squadrons (H&HSS) CO, LCOL Gaskill, during a field meet on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers with Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, compete in tug-of-war during a company competition at Zagan, Poland, Aug. 30, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Camp Taji, Iraq - Pfc. Micah Rousseau, a tanker assigned to Company D, 2nd Battlalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Bridage Combat Team, 1st, Calvery Division performs the linear hack press to stenegten his thighs at the Air Calvary Gynmasium, Camp Taji, Nov. 24, 2009.

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Soldiers from 593rd Field Feeding Company, 10th Division Sustainment Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, conduct exercises with Sgt. Maj. Barton Beatty, chief culinary management sergeant major for U.S. Army Forces Command, during a group physical training session, March 30, 2022, on Fort Drum, New York. The U.S. Army Forces Command and XVIII Airborne Corps chief culinary management sergeants major along with other senior leads visited Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division.

New York National Guardsman of the 1427th Transportation Company from Queensbury, NY set up a HAZMAT tent as part of a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The tent will be used in the rehearsal of decontaminating civilians during the exercise. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Vaughan, with Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, performs pull-ups during a company competition at Zagan, Poland, Aug. 30, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Pfc. Taylynn Cross performs the flexed arm hang as part of her test for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge while graders Sgt. Patton and Col. Hrabal closely observe on April 23, 2022 in Seagoville Texas.

U.S. Soldiers assigned 1st Infantry Division Artillery play tag football versus Canadian service members assigned to the NATO enhanced Forward Presence at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, May 28, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division 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.

U.S. Army squads from across III Armored Corps compete for the title of the corps Best Squad during head-to-head competition at the III Armored Corps Best Squad Competition at Fort Hood, Texas, Jun. 22, 2022. The Soldiers kicked off the week-long events with the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, a test that challenges Soldiers both physically and mentally through various events. The III Armored Corps pulled only the best from across its divisions and separate brigades to compete in this years inaugural competition. The best squad goes on to compete in the U.S. Army Forces Command competition at Fort Hood in August.

Members of the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS) participate in a memorial drawing on a U-2 Dragon Lady at RAF Fairford, England, Feb. 4, 2024. Members of the 99th ERS collectively sketched a mural along the nose of a U-2, which flew the following morning. The mural includes a castle representing all Army combat engineers, the Georgia state flag, the Army rank of sergeant and the names Rivers, Sanders and Moffett. Air Force

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Walter Priebe III, Pacific Air Forces deputy director of Space Force, picks up trash along a road during a base cleanup event Sep. 23, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The volunteers focussed their efforts on debris throughout the main roads and parking lots, and amassed nearly three thousand pounds of trash.

U.S. forces and coalition partners complete the Murph Challenge at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. The challenge recognizes U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the War in Afghanistan, consists of a 1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats and finishes with an additional 1-mile run.

220921-N-IX644-1036 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 21, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Mark Van Orden, left, from Morristown, New Jersey, and Lt. Cmdr. Dean Downing, from Sacramento, California, both assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, hold a deadlift during the VFA-103 Warrior Challenge aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sept. 21, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment 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. Marines from across 2d Marine Division participate in a work out with Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. This event brought together lieutenants from the subordinate commands of the division.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Taylor, assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, performs hand release push ups during an Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) that kicked off the First Corps Marksmanship Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. February 26, 2024. Hand release push ups are the 3rd event of an ACFT and competitors have 2 minutes to complete as many as possible. Army

Recruiting Sub-Station (RSS) Oklahoma City North poolees conduct an Initial Strength Test (IST) in Oklahoma City, OK, Dec. 22, 2022.

Potential Army recruits attend "Meet your Army Day" at Fort Bragg, NC on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Prospects perform the sled-drag-carryduring the ACFT fun competition.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hector Gonzalez, front, 435th Contingency Response Squadron aircraft maintenance flight assistant chief, and Staff Sgt. Habtamu Simegnew, back, 435th CRS engineering craftsman, run for personal physical training during exercise Agile Wolf 22 at Koszalin, Poland, Sept. 15, 2022. Contingency Response Squadron.

Clifford King, a training Specialist for the Provost MarshalOffice, instructs U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Quintyn McDavid, anexpeditionary airfield system technician with recovery in roomclearing drills during Security Augmentation Force (SAF)training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 27,2022. SAF is called upon to reinforce base law enforcement byaugmenting gate sentries, performing random vehicleinspections and both roving and foot patrols.

A fitness enthusiast performs pull-ups during a Murph challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. The Murph challenge memorializes U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war in Afghanistan. He was the first member of the United States Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War.

Maj. Leigh Barker, 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron commander, fist bumps Staff Sgt. Seth Lemountain, 433rd CES explosive ordnance disposal bomb technician, during the 9/11 memorial stair climb at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept.11, 2022. The 433rd CES performs a stair climb every year to commemorate the 110 flights of stairs first responders had to climb inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

101229-N-3154P-080GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 29, 2010) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Amber Mathwig demonstrates the proper technique to subdue a hostile attacker during an armed sentry course aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the command ship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Army Sgt. Richard Carlson (left, in Army Physical Fitness Uniform), a combat medic with the Minnesota Army National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment, and Spc. Grayson Vaughn (right, in APFU), a military policeman with the Tennessee Army National Guards 252nd Military Police Company, 194th Engineer Brigade, participate in a combat fitness test at the Middle Tennessee State University Recreation Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, during the 2022 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, July 25, 2022. The competition spans five physically and mentally demanding days as 14 competitors vie to be named the Army National Guards Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year.

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, look through all the clues given in the puzzle during a team bonding event on Sept. 16, 2022, Fort Carson, Colorado. These Soldiers were participating in a Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers event, and are all representatives of the program.

221012-N-LK647-1239 ATLANTIC OCEANChief Yeoman (Sel.) Myles Oliver, left, and Logistics Specialist Markkim Manimtim, both assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), participate in physical training during chief season while Normandy is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 12, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 18, 2016) Seaman Kennedy Prescott performs a deadlift during a power lifting competition aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). Whidbey Island is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 26, 2012) Chief Information Systems Technician Tara J. Mayes, from Portsmouth, Va., leads a line of Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) as they conduct physical training on Churchills amidships weather deck. Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

220814-N-QI593-1101 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 14, 2022) Sailors exercise on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 14, 2022. Bainbridge is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Cadets in Sunburst Youth Challenge Academys Class 30 Panthers platoon celebrate at the end of a hip-hop dance during a Beats Lyrics Leaders performance showcase, Oct. 21, 2022, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. Cadets spent the week immersed in arts education with visual art, music and dance mentors from Beats Lyrics Leaders. The program aimed to open students to the arts as a coping mechanism and path to self expression. Sunburst is a high school credit recovery program run in partnership between the California National Guards Task Force Torch youth and community programs directorate and the Orange County Department of Education. Sunburst is one of four National Guard Youth Challenge Programs in California.

120903-N-WX580-045EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 3, 2012) Sailors and Marines stretch after a command aerobics class in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group and is on a scheduled deployment.

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.

SANTA RITA, Guam (Sep. 01, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, Headquarters company conduct cool down exercises after morning physical training, Sep. 1, 2022. NMCB 11 is forward-deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater security cooperation in the U.S. Sixth and Seventh Fleet areas of operation.

Team Little Rock Airmen carry exercise equipment out of the fitness center at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 27, 2023. The airmen were helping the fitness center with distrubuting the equipment to different organizations on base.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Julio Giraldo, force fitness instructor, Martial Arts and Fitness Readiness Center of Excellence, and Capt. James Winnefeld (right), officer selection officer, Recruiting Station Seattle, conduct the Pull-up Challenge for an attendee during the SHAPE 2023 Convention at Seattle, Wash., on March 29, 2023. The Marine Corps is proud to be partners with Shape with both entities highly supporting individuals who want to mentally, morally and physically improve themselves.

Airmen assigned to the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, do flutter kicks with Airmen from the 17th Training Wing during the 70th ISRWs Spring 2023 Senior Leadership Summit, at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, March 21. The 70th ISRW, which is headquartered at Fort Meade, Maryland, held the SLS for command teams across the wing to gather and discuss ways to improve training for cryptologic Airmen. During the summit, senior leaders had the opportunity to engage with students at the 17th TRW to share career knowledge and experiences.

A U.S. Soldier navigates the "Tough One" obstacle on zero day of an Air Assault course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Aug. 30, 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.

Spc. Peña Wilmer, air defense artilleryman, with 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, 1st Battalion, 51st Air Defense Artillery, takes a swing at ringing the bell at the Warrior Zone on Joint Base Lewis-McChord during the Better Opportunities for Single Service Members event Aug. 26.

Mihail Kogălniceanu - Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct an expedited Army Combat Fitness Test as part of preparation for the 2024 FORSCOM Best Squad Competition.

U.S. Coast Guard recruits begin instruction at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center as part of the Army's Echo Company at Joint Base San Antonio on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022.The Coast Guard started the new program, established by a memorandum of agreement between DLIELC and the Army, to assist recruits who could struggle in recruit training due to language barriers as well as to incorporate an Enlish Languarge Training Program as a diversity initiative.The length of the program is at minimum 10 weeks dependent on the recruits academic progress but can be up to 24 weeks. Upon completion of the DLIELC program, recruits will return to Training Center Cape May and progress through the follow-on weeks of the normal recruit training process.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Shveda

Members of the West Virginia National Guard CBRN Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) participate in a semi-annual Collective Training Exercise (CTE) evolution at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia, August 17, 2022. Approximately 193 personnel spent three days in the field learning and refining CERFP capabilities including Command and Control, Mass Casualty Decontamination, Search and Rescue, Communications, Medical Operations, and Fatality Search and Rescue Team functions. (U.S. Army National Guard photograph by Edwin L. Wriston)

Sgt. Maj. Darnell Cabell, sergeant major for U.S. Army Finance and Comptroller, address the Soldiers of 33rd Financial Management Support Unit, 10th Division Sustainment Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade, after a physical training session during his visit to Fort Drum, New York, July 29, 2022.

U.S. Army Pfc. Mason Easterling, a firefighter assigned to 23rd Ordnance Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade uses a stair climber machine while wearing firefighting equipment at the Tower Barracks Physical Fitness Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sep. 11, 2022. The Soldiers each climbed 110 stories in memory of sacrifices made by firefighters responding to the September 11 terror attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City 21 years prior.

220610-N-BR419-1187 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2022) Sailors participate in 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.

050911-N-4374S-005. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: Slidell State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Brenton Asbury disposes of an invasive vegetation at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore during Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore, Sept. 8, 2022. Fleet Week is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. sea services to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 services members are participating, engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands, and static equipment displays.

Staff Sgt. Kameron Kirk, a cavalry scout from the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, leads a rigorous Physical Readiness Training regimen, learning how to implement H2F methodologies during the H2F Facilitators course at the Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland. The synergy between PRT exercises and the H2F Facilitators course epitomizes the brigade's commitment to holistic readiness, empowering leaders to champion mental, physical, and spiritual fitness across their units.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conduct a unit physical training session during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2022. 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. 1/2 is forward deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Sgt. Maj. Jason Stevens, the fires operations sergeant major of the 10th Mountain Division, competes with his team during the Ruffners Challenge, part of St. Barbaras day celebration, on Fort Drum, New York, on January 23, 2024. Soldiers throughout DIVARTY celebrate the annual event in honor of St. Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen, with camaraderie-building events such as a regimental run and other physical challenges.

U.S Marines conduct physical training during the 26th MEUs unit physical training event on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2022. The 26th MEU conducted a unit physical training event to build camaraderie and encourage esprit de corps amongst the Marines and sailors.

U.S Marines conduct physical training during the 26th MEUs unit physical training event on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2022. The 26th MEU conducted a unit physical training event to build camaraderie and encourage esprit de corps amongst the Marines and sailors.

040115-F-0881Z-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

060907-N-9851B-001. Base: USS Hopper (DDG 70)

030315-M-5455N-005. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2 MAW

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Bessey, a martial arts instructor (MAI), and watch chief with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division demonstrates free sparing techniques during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) belt advancement in Setermoen, Norway March 23, 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.

Special Agent James Castro-Guerrero, Office of Special Investigations Region 2 OL-B (AFSOUTH) counter intelligence agent, and Master Sgt. Michelle Cormier, 355th Wing command chief executive assistant, prepare to wash an F-100F Super Sabre display at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 9, 2022. The display at Heritage Park was adopted through the 355th Wings Aircraft Adoption Program.

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