Rappelling and Obstacles Training

Service members engaging in rappelling and obstacle courses, emphasizing teamwork, physical fitness, and tactical skills in outdoor environments.

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Attendees of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego's Educators Workshop hoist a tire during a team building exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 28, 2023. The Educators Workshop is an opportunity for MCRD San Diego to welcome academic faculty onto the base to gain insight into what recruit training looks like, how the Marine Corps functions, and the type of person the Marine Corps is looking to attract through conversations with currently commissioned and non-commissioned Marines.

U.S. Soldiers climb ropes at the All American Mile obstacle course during the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt-to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events, evaluating their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

Soldiers participating in the Spartan Warrior III exercise conduct training at Fort McCoy, WI.

Sgt. Bryan Lehman North, a combat medic assigned to 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support), climbs the weaver June 7 at Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, during the obstacle course for 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.

A competitor walks through the step-up apparatus on the obstacle course during Combat Lightning '92, a world-wide competition for tactical air combat control teams. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT LIGHTNING '92 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Becky Bonaventure, the associate director of strength and conditioning at Rutgers University, attempts the leadership reaction course as part of the Coaches' Workshop held at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. 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. Upon the successful execution of the workshop, attendees will return to their schools and communities better equipped to tell the Marine Corps story and become cornerstone advocates.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph LeVeille, assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, conducts a pull-up while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Francisco Dela Rosa, corpsman, Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), participates in the culminating event of the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 9, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with MARFORPAC. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Francisco Dela Rosa, corpsman, Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), participates in the culminating event of the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 9, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with MARFORPAC. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Elijah Whisenhunt, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, climbs a rope during the Trinity Games at Camp Hansen, Japan, June 30, 2022. The Trinity Games were held to foster the spirit of competition and comradery within the unit. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Whisenhunt is a native of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), conduct rope rescue on the rappel tower at Downey Responder Training Facility at Stump Neck Annex, Maryland, August 26, 2022. Following the meeting with the Australian Defence Force was a live demonstration of CBIRF Bravo Company performing rescue drills.

Spc. Patrick Chittock, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (left) and Sgt. Salvador Gutierrez, F Trp. 2nd Sqdn., 11th ACR, navigate through the obstacle course during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.

Kenya Defence Forces Rapid Response Unit members execute technical rescue rappelling for casualty evacuation training during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) in Kenya Feb. 29, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

A Soldier scales the ropes obstacle during an event at the 2019 West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) Best Warrior Competition held April 26-28, 2019, at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, W.Va. More than 22 Soldiers and Airmen from West Virginia and the District of Columbia participated in the three-day event designed to measure a Soldier or Airmans physical abilities, leadership skills, teamwork and critical thinking while completing basic and advanced core warrior competencies.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Conner Moody, intelligence specialist, Headquarters, Marine Aircraft Group 31, negotiates the double bars on the obstacle course, during a physical training session at Corporals Course, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. Marines complete over 25 hours of combat conditioning throughout the month-long course.

Sgt. Richard Carlson completes an obstacle during the National Best Warrior Competition, July 26, 2022, Volunteer Training Site Milan, Tennessee. Carlson and Miska placed first in both the Minnesota and Region IV Best Warrior Competition, securing their spot in this National Competition. Fourteen National Guard Soldiers are competing in the All-Guard National Best Warrior Competition July 24-29, 2022, primarily at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee.(Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

U.S. Army Sgt. Cole Lukens demonstrates how to complete a task for the obstacle course at the National Best Warrior Competition July 26, 2022 in Milan, Tennessee. Each competitor has trained for this and earned their spot for an opportunity to win this title - they are the best of the best.

The 55th Civil Support Team partnered with Mdewakanton Fire and Public Safety, FBI Minneapolis Hazard Evidence Response Team, and Minnesota State Fire Marshall for a field training exercise near Shakopee, Minnesota, August 3, 2022. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

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Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, compete in a body-sparring bout during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 18, 2024. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test.

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Soldiers of the Hampton-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, 116th Brigade Combat Team engage in hand-to-hand combat at Fort Pickett June 22, 2010 during their three-week annual training.

Staff Sgt. Andrei Ciont, 68W Combat Medic, 232nd Medical Battalion, negotiates obstacles to test his physical capabilities during the Best Medic Competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. The competition is open to all soldiers who have earned the Expert Field Medical Badge or the Combat Medical Badge. Medics are tested on pistol and rifle marksmanship, land navigation and hands-on medical tasks over a 30-mile course, according to the release.

A recruit from Flight W129, 3743rd Basic Military Training Squadron, uses a rope to swing over a water hole on the confidence course. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb an obstacle during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 20, 2022. The confidence course is made up of different obstacles used to instill confidence in recruits.

A soldier with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Recon Company, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force rappels down a cliff during a bilateral field training for Iron Fist 24, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crises in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Marine Corps

110629-N-SH953-348CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (June 29, 2011) Sailors place the sail on the yard of the main mast aboard USS Constitution for the first time since the ship began a restoration period in 2007. Sailors assigned to Constitution routinely work to improve seamanship skills in preparation for possibly sailing the ship for the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Conner Moody, left, intelligence specialist, Headquarters, Marine Aircraft Group 31, jumps onto the bar while being spotted by Sgt. Asher Gallegos, Corporals Course instructor, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022, at MCAS Beaufort. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 6, 2022.The Crucible serves as the final culminating event, consisting of body sparring, pugil sticks, movement courses, and patrolling exercises. After the completion of the Crucible, recruits are presented their Eagle, Globe and Anchor, and have earned the title, United States Marine.

Okinawa, Japan. (Sep. 01, 2022) Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, Train with Marine's from 2nd Battalion 1st Marines on how to maneuver the E-Course in Okinawa Japan. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction.

111202-N-JR159-026CORONADO, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2011) A wounded service member from Naval Medical Center San Diego participates in the obstacle course at the Naval Special Warfare Center at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. In addition to the obstacle course evolution, the 12 wounded service members toured the Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea Air and Land (SEAL) training facilities during their visit.

Cypress Lake High Schools Army JROTC Raider team work together to get their teammates across the water in the one-rope bridge event, one of the five challenges Cadet Raider Teams had to compete in November 5 at the 2022 Army JROTC National Raider Championships. This outdoor competition featured all-service and Army JROTC Cadet teams from around the country competing in physically and mentally challenging team events November 3-6 at the Gerald Lawhorn Boy Scout Camp in Molena, Ga. (Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs)

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Tech Sgt. Rudy Parsons, pararescueman for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Callie, his search and rescue K-9, rappel down a cliffside at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 7, 2108, as part of Callies familiarization training. Callie is currently the only search and rescue dog in the Department of Defense.

Soldiers of the Chillicothe-based 1194th Engineer Company use team work to navigate a task of the Leader's Reaction Course, May 5, at Camp Sherman, in Chillicothe. The Leaders' Reaction Course is a 10-event course on the grounds of Camp Sherman. Each event is used to help evaluate leadership ability of an individual soldier. This is accomplished by each individual in a team being a leader for a task and serve as a team member or observer for the other tasks. These tasks help soldiers' understand the necessity of teamwork, and thinking outside of the box. (Ohio National Guard

The Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team partnered with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team to participate in a ropes rescue course taught by Boise firefighters. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team. The first week, Oct. 10th through the 14th, 2022, started with the classroom portion of learning about ropes rescue as a prerequisite for the hands-on portion of the training. Using what they learned about the ropes, the CST Guardsmen rappelled from tops of buildings at the Boise Fire Departments Fire Training Center. Once the Guardsmen were proficient at ropes rappelling, they practiced ropes rescues using wire rescue baskets at cliffs near the Table Rock trails in the Boise foothills to simulate a large-scale rescue of multiple people. The second weeklong training, Oct. 24th through 28th, 2022, focused on confined space rescues at Boises Lucky Peak Power Plant. The training

Under the supervision of a female colleague, air force soldiers test their climbing skills.

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Senior Airman Eric Woolston, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, throws a rope over a tent skeleton, June 25, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. All flights within the 455th ECES, including structures, dirt boys, and electrical, came together to build a tent that will be the new location of the power production and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning shops.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Craig A. Crose, US Air Force Academy, conquers the High Step obstacle during 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 talent and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skill events over 6 days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Force Academy

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Members of Headquarters Support Company and Intelligence and Sustainment Company stand in formation at the start of the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Change of Command ceremony May 31, 2022 in Vicenza, Italy. The Change of Command ceremony is a military tradition that represents a transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit or command.(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Tianna Field)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Instructors at the Officers Selection Assistant (OSA) Course goes through the water and mud crawl obstacle for the field-training portion of the Marine Officers Candidate School at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Virginia (VA). Marine Instructors experience the training that they will later explain to Officer Candidates participating in the course. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dewey L. Ross, Dental Specialist with Dental Activity Rheinland-Pfalz maneuvers over an obstacle at the Baumholder Maneuver Training Area Obstacle Course during the Medical Readiness Command-Europe, Best Medic Competition qualification range Dec. 1, 2022, at Baumholder, Germany. The competition served to test the Soldiers knowledge and warfighting capabilities through a variety of test like weapon qualifications, land navigation, Tactical Combat Casualty Care assessment and more. The winners will compete at the Army level Best Medic Competition which will be held at Fort Polk, Louisiana in January 2023.

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Members of Squad 5, representing the U.S Army Special Operations Command, push wheel barrels filled with sandbags during the stress shoot portion of the Army Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

Lance Cpl. John Rasoilo, a rifleman with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, grips the rock face as he attempts to top rope during a class at the Assault Climbers Course at Coopers Rock in Kingwood, W.Va., April 27, 2010. The Marines climbed the rock face using protective gear, known as “friends.” For additional safety while practicing friend placement, the Marines used a safety line. The Assault Climbers Course is one of several Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, events as part of 26th MEU's preparation for deployment this fall.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, rappel down a sheer cliff face during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 18, 2022. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain.

Spc. Alejandro Anguiano, an M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams tank loader assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, cools off in an arm immersion tank after he and his crew finished table VI during the Sullivan Cup on Fort Benning, Georgia, May 3, 2022. The Sullivan Cup demonstrates the autonomy and empowerment the Army places on junior leaders, especially our NCOs, to train and act decisively while operating the most lethal mechanized team of Abrams tanks and M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles.

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jamie Vanderschoot, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training) navigates the Ranger Malvesti obstacle course during the 98th Training Division Best Warrior Competition at Fort Moore, Georgia February 8-11, 2024.Vanderschoot won the 2024 Soldier of the Year title and will go on the represent the Division at the 108th Training Command (IET) Best Warrior/Best Squad Competition in March.

Washington Air National Guardsmen Senior Airman Joy Quam takes a moment to decide which section of the debris she will clear in the aftermath of the Oso mudslide. Seventy Guardsmen from across Washington have been activated to help with search and recovery efforts in the wake of Saturday's mudslide. (Spc. Matthew Sissel, 122D PAOC)

(220517-N-OI810-0491) KEY WEST, Florida (May 17, 2022) Builder 1st Class Marcelo Restrepo, from Orlando, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, cuts down a steel fence during a tennis court demolition at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 17, 2022. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade climb ropes up the tough one obstacle at the obstacle course during Bayonet Week at Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 27, 2023. Bayonet Week is a series of competitive events within the 173rd Airborne Brigade that inspire all Sky Soldiers to honor their heritage during the last week of June. These events take place in both Germany and Italy and consist of tournament-style competitions that test strength, endurance, speed, knowledge and indomitable spirit as individuals and teams.

220615-N-LY580-1024 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (June 15, 2022) Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets attending the 2022 NJROTC Area 8 Leadership Academy use communication skills and teamwork to overcome obstacles on the Leadership Reaction Course.

B. Munkherdene instructs Tech Sgt. Allen Pham, 141st Fatality Search and Rescue Recovery, as he draws a bow for the archery event during a Naadam festival held before the last day of field training exercises for Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 9. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise part of the Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange program, which focuses on interagency coordination and foreign humanitarian assistance. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

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A soldier carries the Christmas mail bag through the Palmerola Medical Complex during the U.S. Army medical readiness training exercise MEDRETE '85. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: MEDRETE '85 Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

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Military Parachuter Standing on the Grass with His Parachute in Switzerland

240128-N-LW994-1479 BALTIMORE (Jan. 28, 2024) A Baltimore City Police Officer makes his attempt of the pull-ups challenge during an outreach event at the NFL American Football Conference Championship game in Baltimore, Maryland. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet's reach and gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 11th ACR Horse Detachment gave a cavalry demonstration for friends and family after welcoming a new commander, and saying a fond farewell to their outgoing CO, September 14, 2022, at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. Captain Michael C. Gates relinquished command of the Horse Detachment, RSS, 11th ACR, to Captain David P. Richards, with Troops from the 11th ACR and members of the public in attendance.

Mobile infantry team on patrol in an off-road military buggy.

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