Military Team Sports Activities

Military personnel engage in various team sports like flag football and physical training. The images capture camaraderie, athleticism, and outdoor settings.

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Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing participate in a flag football game against high school athletes from Terre Haute South Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Ind., June 30, 2022. The 181st IW is committed to participating in community events to bolster longstanding ties and relationships within the greater Wabash Valley community and the state of Indiana.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct physical training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 20, 2022. Recruits conducted physical training to ensure individual readiness.

A grader takes a step back to look up at a medicine ball as it soars through the air during a Soldier's medicine ball throw. Candidates of the Advanced Leader Course were evaluated on their physical fitness by taking the ACFT July 23, 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

Soldiers with the 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade play in a flag football game Nov. 23, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., dubbed Turkey Bowl 2022. The game was Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) vs Officers. In the end, when the final whistle blew and the final score was read, it was the NCOs with the win with a score of 42-7.

Soldiers with the 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade play in a flag football game Nov. 23, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., dubbed Turkey Bowl 2022. The game was Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) vs Officers. In the end, when the final whistle blew and the final score was read, it was the NCOs with the win with a score of 42-7.

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Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing play in a cornhole tournament game with high school athletes from Terre Haute South Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Ind., June 30, 2022. The 181st IW participated in the event to bolster longstanding ties to the greater Wabash Valley community.

Friends playing soccer on field

Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing participate in a flag football game against high school athletes from Terre Haute South Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Ind., June 30, 2022. The 181st IW is committed to participating in community events to bolster longstanding ties and relationships within the greater Wabash Valley community and the state of Indiana.

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Air Mobility Command members, friends and families participate in a sports day and picnic on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26,2022. Participants took part in this command sponsored morale event to bolster wellness and camaraderie.

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220629-N-YF131-1109 PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) participate in a softball game on Millican Field at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring to safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Anastasia Schraff, right, USMC Rugby Team member, attempts to stop a player during a scrimmage game on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, June 21, 2022. The USMC Rugby Team is one of the many teams from the Marine Corps Sports Programs, which enables exceptional Marine athletes to compete and play sports they are passionate about and enhance the fitness and resilience of Marines.

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Fernando Waldron, deputy commander, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, jumps rope during the Juneteenth celebration at Ali Al Salem Air Base, June 19, 2022. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

Air Mobility Command members, friends and families participate in a sports day and picnic on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26,2022. Participants took part in this command sponsored morale event to bolster wellness and camaraderie.

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U.S. Marine Corps poolees with Recruiting Sub Station Myrtle Beach, Recruiting Station Columbia, conduct power snatches during the Myrtle Beach Beast Terrain Race in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, May 21, 2022. Recruiters and poolees were invited to run the Myrtle Beach Beast Terrain Race for their monthly pool function. This event consisted of over 20 different obstacles, similar to those in Marine Corps boot camp, which served to challenge them both physically and mentally.

BALTIMORE (Sept. 9, 2022) - U.S. Navy sailors and Marines assigned to the USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul LCS-2, USS Carter Hall LDS-5, and USNS Newport T-EPF-12 play a game of basketball at Latrobe Park in Baltimore during Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore. Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover is Baltimores celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Maryland and the city of Baltimore to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see firsthand the latest capabilities of todays maritime services.

USAF members take a moment to play a game of Australian football called "footie" in the down under slang. From AIRMAN Magazine's December 1994 issue article "The Wonder Down Under". Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

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Teens playing nine square game during a Family Fun Day at Crosspoint Church in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Reserve Citizen Airmen, assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing, begin the High Aerobic Multi-shuttle Run during their physical fitness assessment on April 3, 2022, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 20-meter HAMR is an option in the cardio component of the assessment. Assessment alternatives provide Airmen with additional flexibility in maintaining fitness standards.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Bright Agbo, assigned to Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, performs a header during a soccer match at Yambol, Bulgaria, May 13, 2022. The soccer match was an exhibition match hosted by a Bulgarian team composed of referees from the Yambol Soccer Union against the NSTA Strikers, a team composed of U.S. Army Soldiers stationed at Novo Selo Training Area. The U.S. is honored to participate in friendly competition and cultural events that strengthens ties with Bulgaria, a steadfast and gracious host to U.S. Army Soldiers, and to continue our long-term relationship with this strategic ally.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) play kickball during a field meet at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sep. 1, 2022. 2nd MLG Marines and Sailors participated in the field meet with various athletic events, promoting cohesion, camaraderie, and physical fitness within the unit before the Labor Day holiday weekend.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Diego Vasquez Acosta, Airman Basic Orville Wright, Airman 1st Class James Muyano, 366th Training Squadron students, volunteer during the Special Olympics Mississippi Summer Games at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 14, 2022. Over 600 athletes participated in the Summer Games.

Soldiers with the 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade play in a flag football game Nov. 23, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., dubbed Turkey Bowl 2022. The game was Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) vs Officers. In the end, when the final whistle blew and the final score was read, it was the NCOs with the win with a score of 42-7.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Clouse, left, a squad leader with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 24.3, passes a rugby ball to Lt. Col. Christopher Brock, the operations officer of MRF-D 24.3, during a rugby clinic with the San Diego Legion rugby team at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 23, 2024. SD Legion was brought in to teach MRF-D 24.3 Marines about rugby, a sport that builds comradery and teamwork. Founded in 2017, the SD Legion is a San Diego based rugby union team with players from all over the world. Marine Corps

Airmen play a game of cornhole at a Juneteenth event at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 16, 2022. Juneteenth commemorates when Union soldiers emancipated the last non-Union slaves on the island of Glaveston, Texas, in 1865.

Participants of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) South Carolina chapter Out of the Darkness” walk for suicide awareness and prevention gather as the opening remarks are given at Patriot Park in Sumter S.C., Nov. 5, 2022. The AFSP South Carolina chapter incorporated the physical and social pillars of the U.S. Air Force’s resiliency spectrum to this event to bring awareness and support suicide prevention.

4ith Infantry Division Soldiers met each other on the field for an American past time, Football, challenging one another to 7-versus-7 flag football matches May 24, 2022 during Ivy Week at Fort Carson, Colorado. The Ivy Division has a rich legacy of greatness and the Soldiers of the Ivy Division continue to build on that legacy through events such as the Utah Beach event, and tournaments in a variety of sports and Soldier tasks.

Spc. Michael Brown Jr., a water treatment specialist, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division jumps to catch the ball during a play in day two flag football, for Ivy Week 2022, May 24, 2022, Fort Carson, Colo. "Ivy Week is for Soldiers to get to know one another as family while also getting to show support for each other, said Brown about what Ivy Week means to him.

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.

The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program is grateful to JBSAs leadership for providing support for the JBSA C.A.R.E event.AFW2 is a Congressionally-mandated, federally-funded program that provides personalized care, services and advocacy to seriously or very seriously wounded, ill or injured Total Force recovering service members and their Caregivers and families.

230120-N-EJ241-1300Sailors assigned to U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia and several tenant commands participate in a monthly Captains Cup competition. Captain's Cup brings all commands together for a friendly competition to help build camaraderie and increase morale.

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Staff Sgt. Joshua Mubarak, a fire support specialist assigned to 25th Infantry Division and a native from Houston, Texas, 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)

West, Texas, May 7, 2013 A joint state-federal preliminary damage assessment team walks across the running track at West Intermediate School during an inspection of damage done to the school during a fire and explosion at a nearby fertilizer plant. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing disaster recovery assistance to help the community recover from the disaster. Norman Lenburg/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

'In recognition of April Sexual Assault Awarenenss & Prevention month, Airmen and family members of the 129th joined community partners by participating in Color Run and Resource Fair as a means to spread awareness at Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., April 2, 2023.

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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.

Skate park attendee tries out the ramp at the new skate park on Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 16, 2022. The skate park was built to help bring the community together and add more outdoor activities on base.

Teen hones archery skills in Ojai, CA.

Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing play in a flag football game with high school athletes from Terre Haute South Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Ind., June 30, 2022. The 181st IW participated in the event to bolster longstanding ties to the greater Wabash Valley community.

BALTIMORE (Sept. 9, 2022) - Service members assigned to the USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul LCS-2, USS Carter Hall LDS-5, and USNS Newport T-EPF-12 play a game of basketball at Latrobe Park in Baltimore during Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore. Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover is Baltimores celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Maryland and the city of Baltimore to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see firsthand the latest capabilities of todays maritime services.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Commerce Baseball Team

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Commerce Baseball Team

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, compete in a flag football competition on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 18, 2022. CLR-3 held the Turkey Bowl” flag football tournament to foster holiday spirit and morale within the regiment through friendly competition.

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Boys playing soccer in Regina Saskatchewan

Teen girls group exercise workout at park

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 114th Fighter Wing, along with their families and friends, take part in Family Day activities at Joe Foss Field, S.D., Sept. 14, 2022. Family Day gives Guardsmen an opportunity to bond with each other and their families by participating in a variety of activities including a pancake feed, Wings and Wheels car show, face painting, numerous activities for kids, volleyball and bean bag tournaments.

Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing compete in a three-on-three basketball tournament following the end of the duty day at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., Sep. 10, 2022. The tournament, which started in 2018, is designed to raise money for charity while promoting camaraderie.

Sailors from Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Hawaii warm up before the 2022 Suicide Prevention Walk hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) at Berkey Field onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and this annual event is held to inform the impact suicide has on the community onboard CFAY. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

U.S. service members and status of forces agreement personnel warm-up before the Memorial Day 5k Fun Run at Gunner's Gym, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, on May 28, 2022. The Memorial Day 5k Fun Run is an annual event held by Marine Corps Community Services to honor fallen U.S. service members in the line of duty.

Service members compete in a game of tug of war during the 2022 Foofaraw sponsored by the Olympia Yacht Club and Thurston County Chamber of Commerce Sept. 9

Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division compete in flag football in honor of the division's 101st birthday Sep. 12 at Fort Hood, Texas. Troopers also competed in a wide variety of sports including soccer, softball, basketball and many more.

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A poolee with U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville performs jumping jacks as a Marine Veteran looks on during a workout competition at Gett Itt Core Fitness in Jacksonville, Florida, July 30, 2022. Marines, Marine veterans and poolees took part in the competition as part of Operation Semper Fi, a Marine Corps initiative created to reconnect veterans to the Corps and bridge the generation gap between past, present, and future Marines.

Child with disabilities plays baseball in the Miracle League, supported by a buddy who volunteers to help the child, Southfield, Michigan, USA, North America

Airmen compete in dodgeball at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 19, 2022. The Summer Games is an annual event in which Airmen on base compete in various physical activities and sporting events.

FORT CARSON, Colo. Fort Carson defenders close in on United States Air Force Academy receiver Jace McCraw during youth football action Sept. 17, 2022, at Pershing Field. (Photo by Walt Johnson)

Locals of Palau play in the 246th U.S. Independence Day softball tournament with the U.S. Marines of Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, in Koror, Republic of Palau, July 1, 2022. Named Koa Moana, after a Hawaiian/Polynesian phrase meaning ocean warrior, the task force fosters peace and security, builds relationships, and supports an international rules-based order that benefits the Indo-Pacific region.

Football players jumping to head the ball during a football match

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Marchon Walters, left, Scott Lemaster and Alicia Cole, defenders assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, race through an obstacle course during the Fire Muster race at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 14, 2022. The 6th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection team held a Fire Muster as part of its annual Fire Prevention Week.

group of young women practice stretching after their training

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220915-N-LY580-1002 ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (Sept. 15, 2022) Benjamin Russell High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets perform side-straddle hops during physical training.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marquise Smith, a canvassing recruiter with Recruiting Substation Nashua, Recruiting Station Boston, monitors students of Merrimack High School conducting ammo can lifts at the schools first football practice in Merrimack, New Hampshire, Aug. 9, 2022. Every year the Marines of RSS Nashua host the first practice for the football team of Merrimack High School.

A service member assigned to Shaw Air Force Base completes the mannequin drag portion of a defenders challenge during the Commanders Cup sporting event at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep. 9, 2022. Airmen participated in the event as part of the Commanders Cup sporting event to highlight the strength and resiliency of Shaw personnel.

Basketball players in the harbor park in Frankfurt look after the throw whether the ball falls into the basket

Playing baseball in historic costumes

220706-N-MR124-1070 PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) A Sailor from the Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team One (AUSCDT ONE) serves the ball to Sailors from Indian Navy frigate INS Satpura (F48) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 volleyball tournament finals. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

040817-F-4691W-002. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two boys playing street hockey on a residential street in the fall.

Service members compete in a game of volleyball during the 2022 Foofaraw sponsored by the Olympia Yacht Club and Thurston County Chamber of Commerce Sept. 9

DF-ST-89-01164. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pamela Long, fitness coordinator, far right, stretches out with participants of the Do It In Pink Aerobathon for breast cancer awareness Sept. 24 in front of the Fort Jackson Solomon Center. Long and her team conducted a two-hour aerobathon into the multi-event Pawesome Flea Market that included a flea market, Cars and Coffee, 512 Trolley Café, and Blue Ribbon Bake Off competition.

Approximately 50 people from the 31st Fighter Wing prepare to start running as the flag drops for the TSgt Pentacostes Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Jan 5, 2024. Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hose Pentacostes died a year ago from a motorcycle accident on his way to work.

220404-N-LY580-1005 ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (April 4, 2022) Benjamin Russell High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) Cadet Brennen Luke (left) counts curl-ups for Cadet Kaleb Clements during the unit's physical training.

BALTIMORE (Sept. 9, 2022) - U.S. Navy sailors and Marines assigned to the USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul LCS-2, USS Carter Hall LDS-5, and USNS Newport T-EPF-12 play a game of basketball at Latrobe Park in Baltimore during Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore. Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover is Baltimores celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Maryland and the city of Baltimore to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see firsthand the latest capabilities of todays maritime services.

Team McChord Airmen participate in the 24-hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 14-15, 2022. Team McChord service members carried the POW/MIA flag for 24 hours to honor the more than 81,000 Americans who are still missing in action.

Volunteer football coach in the small town of Duelmen, 31.05.2021., Duelmen, Germany, Europe

Man throwing a football with his son in Stowe, Vermont

Marine veteran Cpl. Travis Greene bumps the ball during volleyball practice for the 2012 Warrior Games at Colorado Springs, Colo., April 23. The Warrior Games is a competition between wounded warriors from all military branches and includes swimming, track and field, cycling, shooting, archery, sitting volleyball, and wheelchair basketball. The 2012 Warrior games will run from May 1 through May 5.

060523-N-5608F-002. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040815-F-3961R-004. Base: Gorazde State: Canton 5 Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Fort Jackson Commanding General Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis and James Roach an athlete from Area 13 (Oconee, Pickens, S.C.) watch as another competitor rolls a ball during the Masters Bocce event May 7 at Hilton Field. Special athletes from across the state gathered on post for the annual games. The past two years were not held due to the pandemic.

Military personnel taking part in exercise Bright Star '82 take a break to play a game of flag football. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

Crew members assigned to USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) play volleyball with members of the Nigerian Navy in Lagos, Nigeria, Aug. 19, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Brooklyn, New York, USA. The Gotham Girls Roller Derby team at a tournament. (Editorial Use Only)

Members of the Air Force and Army get together for a game of Thanksgiving football at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Nov. 24, 2022. After two hard fought games the clear winner was team Chabelley with both teams winning one game.

Air Force Junior ROTC cadets pull a rope during a tug of war game at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 10, 2024. Team Hurlburt is committed to fostering key relationships in order to bolster community bonds by organizing events such as the drill competition. Air Force

A young, female athlete throwing a javelin in a track and field event.

Competitors begin the 10 kilometer cross-country endurance race during Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

A member of Team Dover gets doused with powder during the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Color Run at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 24, 2022. SAPR color runs support the implementation of Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities and outreach beyond April.

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