Motivational Military Runs

Groups of soldiers and Marines participating in coordinated run events, highlighting training, camaraderie, and fitness in military settings.

U.S. Marines with Lima Company 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, lead a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, Oct. 6, 2022. The motivational run is the last physical training Marines conducted while at MCRD.

Paratroopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a battalion run on Fort Bragg, NC, Aug. 5, 2022. Paratroopers recieved awards for work done both in Poland and in Garrison following the run.

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.

Marines of 2d Low Altitude Arial Defence (LAAD) Battalion (Alpha Battery) went on a motivated 3 mile "Mud Run". The Marines were able to get down and dirty while at the same time boost morale within the group. Members will later spend lots of time getting their 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles clean. Marines of 2d Low Altitude Arial Defence (LAAD) Battalion (Alpha Battery) went on a motivated 3 mile "Mud Run". The Marines were able to get down and dirty while at the same time boost morale within the group. Members will later spend lots of time getting their 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles clean.

Norfolk (September 19, 2022) Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region participate in history and heritage training facilitated by BTCS(SW) Tom Dandes, USN (Ret.) of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The presentation was part of the museums 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The three-day event allows CPO selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin, and is hosted by the museum and area commands. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).

From left, Finnish Army Lt. Col. Jussi Annala, chief of staff of the Jaeger Brigade, U.S. Army Maj. Jayson Szorady, operations officer of the 2nd Battalion Strike Force, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and other U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pose for a photo after conducting a physical fitness challenge using events from the recently-implemented U.S. Army Combat Fitness Test at Sodankyla, Finland, July 19, 2022. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and the Jaeger Brigade began combined training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

Camp Bondsteel hosts Army 10 Miler in KosovoClick here to go to KFOR8.comMore than 250 runners from 24 countries took part in the Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo edition of the Army 10 Miler Oct. 7. Cpl. Gerry Wercky, 36, from the Belgian contingent of the Kosovo Force was top finisher with a time of 1:00.22. Master Sgt. James Kotwicki, 38, of the 29th Infantry Division was the top U.S. finisher with a time of 1:07:02 and a 10th place finish overall. Approximately 1,500 United States Soldiers and Airmen are assigned to KFORs Multi-National Task Force (East) at Camp Bondsteel for the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.Click in the thumbnail image below to view a large photo with caption and download a high resolution photo.

U.S. Soldiers with the 252nd Quartermaster Company celebrate the U.S. Armys birthday. The Soldiers are in Fort Hood preparing for a deployment to the Middle East.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment (CLR) 27 stretch after a unit physical training event on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 1, 2022. CLR-27 conducted a unit run to boost morale and enhance unit cohesion prior to the Independence Day holiday weekend.

Coaches, athletic directors, and Marines walk through the combat conditioning course to get a closer look at what takes place during Officer Candidate School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia on May 11, 2022. The workshop provides coaches and athletic directors, from colleges and universities, the opportunity to learn how Marines are recruited, trained, and developed into leaders.

Norfolk (September 21, 2022). Chief Petty Officer selectees from a combined group of Norfolk Area Submarines compete in the cadence and guidon competition as part of the 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The event was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and allowed CPO selectees from the Hampton Roads, Virginia area to receive history and heritage training aboard the Battleship Wisconsin and at the museum. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandon Ashby, a recruiter from Recruiting Substation Syracuse, waves to beauty pageant participants at the annual New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York, Aug. 29, 2022. The yearly festival welcomes people from all over the state to experience the numerous animal exhibits, commercial attractions, festival rides, food and entertainment.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jay Sandeen, geospatial engineer technician, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts the 2-Mile Run event of the Army Combat Fitness Test at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 23, 2022. The ACFT is designed to test Soldiers physical capabilities, providing various events that simulate the physical necessities of the battlefield.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jay Sandeen, geospatial engineer technician, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts the 2-Mile Run event of the Army Combat Fitness Test at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 23, 2022. The ACFT is designed to test Soldiers physical capabilities, providing various events that simulate the physical necessities of the battlefield.

U.S. Soldiers with the 519th Hospital Center Command celebrate the Armys 247th Birthday with a cake cutting ceremony, June 14, 2022 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Units around the world celebrated the Army Birthday with runs, cake cuttings and other ceremonies.

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Page, Eastern Sector Senior Enlisted Advisor (far left) poses with the five Military Members of the Year (MMOY) finalists from Eastern Sector. (From L to R) Navy Senior Chief Brandon Majors (Ft. Jackson MEPS), Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Addisen Rutkoske (Chicago MEPS), Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Welling (Montgomery MEPS), Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Antionette Ward (Atlanta MEPS) and Navy Chief Petty Officer Richard Calderone (Louisville MEPS) visited San Diego for this year's competition.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston poses for a photo with Soldiers from 325th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, after executing physical readiness training 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.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, watch the game during the finals of a brigade softball tournament, Sept. 8, at Ft. Carson. The brigade held the tournament to promote cohesive teambuilding across the organization. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

Two Army soldiers sprint to the finish line carrying the unit guidon for Company C, 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry, during a commemorative 5K run at Camp Blackhorse, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2008, to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

220921-N-NT795-134 SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2022) Chief Master-at-Arms Carson Lindsey, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 11, imparts basic formation drills to FY23 Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Selectees assigned to Greater Los Angeles commands as part of CPO initiation held onboard Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. Greater LA CPOA is composed of Chiefs assigned to NSW Seal Beach, Navy Reserve Center Los Angeles, Navy Munition Command Pacific and MSRON 11. CPO initiation is a professional education and training environment that starts when the announcement message is released, and time-honored tradition focused on team/individuals as leaders of integrity, accountability, initiative, and toughness.

The 179th Airlift Wing SAPR Office held a tug-of-war competition in Mansfield, Ohio on Apr. 10, 2022. April is Sexual Assault Awarness and Prevention Month.

220430-N-JX182-1058 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 30, 2022) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Jeric Ian Magnaye, from Batangas City, Philippines, performs baton blocking during a non-lethal weapons training course aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Poolees participate in an incentive training competition at Brewer Middle School in Fort Worth, Texas, May 21, 2022. The annual pool function brings poolees together to experience aspects of recruit training.

Participants carry the guidon during the POW/MIA run at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2022. The run occurs every year in remembrance of our prisoners of war and those missing in action.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 27, 2012) Lance Cpl. Michael Jacobson, left, Lance Cpl. Joshua Wattay and Staff Sgt. Patrick Hammer run on treadmills as part of the Marine Corps Marathon aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

Silver Bluff High Schools Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps watch a demonstration from Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) during a tour at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 27, 2024. Students visited ARFF, military working dogs and Air Traffic Control to learn about the air stations daily operations. Marine Corps

Spc. Erick Baltazarcastro, a signal support system specialist assigned to 311th Signal Command (Theater), conducts the rower 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)

Sgt. Benjamin Miller competed in the U.S. Army Sustainment Command Best Warrior Competition in Marseilles, Illinois, May 16-20, and is now the 2022 ASC Best Warrior! He will go on and represent ASC at this years U.S. Army Materiel Command Best Warrior Competition.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Mexican dignitaries for a Mexican Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.

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.

NORFOLK (Aug. 19, 2015) Chief petty officer selectees recite the Sailor's Creed during CPO Heritage Days at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. CPO Heritage Days have been held annually for the past 15 years as part of the Hampton Roads area Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase II training.

Parachutists from the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, practice their jump routine on ground before their jump into the San Antonio Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, April 3, 2022. The Golden Knights are one of the three of the Department of Defenses aerial demonstration teams, alongside the U.S Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

Senior leaders from the 10th Mountain Division and XVIII Airborne Corps participate in a physical training session held by the 10th Mountain Division Combat Aviation Brigades Holistic Health and Fitness program, on Fort Drum, New York, Jan. 30, 2024. The H2F program is a key utility meant to enable Soldiers ability to perform to the highest of their physical and mental capabilities.

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.

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David Quintanilla, 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.

The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, hosts the Army Ten-Miler event on Sept. 25th, 2022, in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland. Events like these continue to build partnership between GREWOLF and the local population of Poland.

Poolees stand in formation for the oath of enlistment at Brewer Middle School in Fort Worth, Texas, May 21, 2022. The annual pool function brings poolees together to experience aspects of recruit training.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment and the USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) visit the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore to assist with vegetation management during Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 8, 2022. Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is an annual public event that provides the opportunity for the U.S. sea services from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to engage with each other and civilians. More than 2,300 service members participated in Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore 2022 engaging and assisting with ship tours, live bands and static equipment displays.

ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 20, 2015) Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Nichole Lowery instructs Sailors during a sunrise yoga session on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as a part of Suicide Prevention Month. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

Citizen-Soldiers from the 191st Regional Support Group of the Puerto Rico National Guard pose for a picture during a Morale, Welfare, and Recreation dominoes game at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 21, 2022.The MWR day included volleyball, basketball, pool, briscola, dominoes, and softball competitions to boost morale and resiliency among all soldiers participating.

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, walk towards tour bus at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., October 25, 2022. The Thunderbirds were officially activated June 1, 1953, as the 3600th Air Demonstration Team at Luke AFB, Ariz.

Students attending the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at the Binnicker Professional Military Education Center stretch before a school run at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 14, 2022. The NCOA is the second level of Enlisted Professional Military Education and prepares Technical Sergeants to manage and lead units.

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a mystery PT event to celebrate All American Week, Sept. 29, 2022, on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The mystery PT event consisted of several exercises that tested the Paratroopers' physical strength as well as their ability to work as a team.

Airmen in the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Apprentice Course lead physical training exercises with Boy Scouts from Wichita, Kansas, touring the Special Warfare Training Wing, March 15, 2023 on Chapman Training Annex, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.Special Warfare Airmen and cadre 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 thier troop leaders.

A U.S. Marine performs a trick during a friendly soccer match as part of a community relations event, in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

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220924-N-WR252-1044 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Sept. 24, 2022) Commander, Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) Command Master Chief Darrell Timpa gives guidance to Chief Selectees assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, and CNFK before a joint physical training and camaraderie building event during a routine port visit to Busan, Republic of Korea, Sept. 24. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of CSG 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. David Plummer, a drill instructor with Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, instructs spouses taking part in the "In Their Boots" event on close order drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 16, 2024. In Their Boots is designed to inform Marine Corps spouses about the duties of their significant others and give them a peek into the rigors of recruit training. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard 253rd Transportation Company pose for a photo at the finish line during the Pride 5K Color Walk/Run on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 9, 2022. The Pride 5K Color Walk/Run was coordinated by the New Jersey Army National Guard to bring awareness to JBMDL's LGBTQ+ community as part of the Joint Base's campaign for diversity and inclusion.

U.S. Army 344th Charlie Company of the Military Intelligence Battalion poses for a photo after a battalion run at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 26, 2022. C Company was the winner of the cadence calling competition and will defend its title during future battalion runs.

High school educators watch Marines participate in a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, May 5, 2022. The annual 1st Marine Corps District Educators' Workshop brought high school staff and faculty, as well as broadcast media from across the northeast United States to MCRD PI to experience a preview of recruit training and show the opportunities available to their students within the Marine Corps.

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220810-N-PC065-4624 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 10, 2022) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael Williams, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), executes a reverse strike with a baton during the security forces-basic course on Arlingtons flight deck, Aug. 10, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

Soldiers Stationed at Camp Casey conduct a Ruck, Run and Walk in Remembrance of 9-11, Sep 11 2022 Camp Casey South Korea. During the September 11, 2001 attacks, 2,977 people were killed and more than 25,000 others were injured. Of the 2,977 fatal victims, 2,753 were killed in the World Trade Center and the surrounding area, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania.

U.S. Marines with Special Operations Task Force 511.2 participate in Walk and Run with the Marines, hosted by the Philippine Marine Corps in Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 11, 2022. The run gave SOTF 511.2 personnel the opportunity to strengthen relationships with partner forces and build relationships in the local community.

U.S. Marines with Onslow Beach Marine Detachment are briefed before participating in a simulated response training exercise at Onslow Beach on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 19, 2022. The Onslow Beach Marine Detachment in coordination with MCB Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division and the Provost Marshal Office conducted a training exercise to familiarize first responders with responding in case of an emergency.

Norfolk (September 21, 2022) Retired U.S Army Chief Warrant Officer Five Phillip Brashear speaks to Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region as part of the 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days Event. The event was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and allowed selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin. CW5 Brashear served in the U.S. Navy in an enlisted capacity. He later joined the Virginia Army National Guard where he became a Warrant Officer Pilot in 1991. He eventually retired from the U.S. Army Reserve. CW5 Brashear was appointed as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer by Master Chief Petty officer (MCPON) of the Navy Russell Smith in July 2022 for his relentless dedication to the U.S. Navy. CW5 Brashear is the third son of the late Master Chief Carl Brashear, the subject of the Hollywood movie, Men of Honor. Through his fathers legendary American Military He

Army Reserve Soldiers, participating in the Army Reserve Best Squad Competition, receive a briefing prior to the swimming event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on 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 BWBSC 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-focus events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Army Soldiers of the "Rough Riders Team" participated in the Soccer League Tournament Quarterfinals at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 29, 2022. The team consists of Soldiers from HHC and Echo Company of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, General Support Aviation Battalion, 36th CAB, and 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, attached to the 36th CAB.

230328-N-OG286-1043 AYASE, Japan (March 28, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi participate in a volunteer clean up event in Ayase, Japan. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Fleet Air Western Pacific, Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW) 5, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 and 23 other tenant commands, and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.

While in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard and drummers from The U.S. Navy Band visited with over 200 JROTC students from Sierra Vista High School and Bonanza High School. The color guard shared their experiences in the military and why they continue to choose to serve. Students also had the chance to ask the Service Members questions and get some tips and tricks about presenting the colors.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Daniel Dent, commanding general of the Washington Army National Guard, greets his Soldiers during the first-ever Rainier Stampede at Yakima Training Center, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2022. More than 3,700 Soldiers throughout the state mobilized to attend leadership training, a barbecue, and a three-mile run led by Brig. Gen. Daniel Dent, commanding general of the Washington Army National Guard.

NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1 ABCT) alongside United Kingdom Army soldiers assigned to The Royal Lancers, Prince of Whales Troop, take a photo after winning a relay race, following a 5.4km battlegroup run in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Oct. 21, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 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.

SINGAPORE - Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific Command, gives a speech during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger Balm 2022 here June 6, 2022. McFarlane spoke about the history of the bilateral exercise between the two countries to showcase their mutual trust, partnership, and interoperability.

220703-N-XG173-1044 PEARL HARBOR (July 3, 2022) Chilean Navy Sailors assigned to the Chilean frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) pose for a photo at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 soccer final, July 3. 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 the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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