Team Sports Competitions

Group events featuring teams engaging in tug-of-war and relay races, highlighting camaraderie and athleticism in outdoor settings during military activities.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) play tug-of-war 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. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) play tug-of-war 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.

Airmen line up at the start of a relay race during a Sports Day competition at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 14, 2022. This event gave Airmen a chance to connect through competition, and in doing so it incorporated two domains of Comprehensive Airman Fitness: physical and social.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station Sacramento poolees participate in a tug-of-war competition during the RS Sacramento annual pool function in Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 24. The annual pool function is an opportunity for future Marines to build camaraderie, strengthen their commitment to the Marine Corps, and prepare for the rigors of recruit training by competing in athletic competitions and receiving military related periods of instruction. Marine Corps

220809-N-EE352-1028 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 9, 2022) Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) participate in a physical readiness test on the Vice Admiral Martin Fitness Center field at Naval Air Station North Island, Aug. 9. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

In celebration of the 61st Anniversary of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Soldiers competed in a variety of fitness events during Reunion Week at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 24, 2022.

In celebration of the 61st Anniversary of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Soldiers competed in a variety of fitness events during Reunion Week at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 24, 2022.

308th Rescue Squadron Airmen participate in a tribute workout and teambuilding event at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Sept. 11, 2022. Embracing the Multi-Capable Airmen concept, support Airmen worked in teams alongside pararescuemen to perform operations and physical fitness together to learn tasks outside of their primary specialty in order to reduce the overall personnel footprint in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photos by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

U.S. Marine Maj. Adrian Felder, assistant director of G-6, and U.S. Sailor PO2 Robert Nard, a religious program specialist, with Task Force 76/3 race each other during a sprint relay at a field meet aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 9, 2022. Marines and Sailors conducted the field meet to focus on physical training and build camaraderie in order to better prepare the TF 76/3 team for future operations.

U.S. Marines and applicants with Officer Selection Team Pittsburgh, Recruiting Station Pittsburgh, 1st Marine Corp District, takes part in the run portion of the Raw Patriot CrossFit Competition in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 2022. OST Pittsburgh competed against some of the best athletes in the Pittsburgh area to test their strength and prepare for the rigors of Officer Candidate School.

Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing play in a flag football game with high school athletes from Sullivan High School in Sullivan, Ind., June 10, 2022. The 181st IW participated in the event to bolster longstanding ties to the greater Wabash Valley community.

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) Best Warrior Competition (BWC) competitor, Pfc. Isaiah Trevino, assigned to the 188th Medical Battalion, drags a sled during the sprint-drag-carry portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test portion of the Army Futures Command BWC day one events at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, June 6, 2022. The Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition are events used to select the U.S. Army Best Squad of the Year, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Soldier of the Year and MEDCoEs Drill Sergeant of the Year.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle Ware, electronic warfare technician, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, throws a weighted medicine ball during the Standing Power Throw 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.

Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians conduct an Army Fitness Combat Test during the EOD Team of the Year (ToY) competition 15-19 May on Fort Carson, Colorado.The Team of the Year competition is where explosive ordnance disposal technicians face off in challenging scenarios and are assessed on fitness, technical and tactical skills and response capabilities.

Early morning action set the tone for the day's events during the 2008 Department of the Army NCO/Soldier of the Year Competition. The 24 competitors began the morning with the Army Physical Fitness Test, then into the classroom for a written exam and essay, followed by a urban wafrare orienteering course.

Airmen run in the Drumstick Dash at the Levitow Training Support Facility Drill Pad on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 24, 2022. The 5K race was open to the base and held on Thanksgiving morning.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholas Gianelloni, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Augusta, Recruiting Station Columbia, announces the start of the movement to contact relay race during a modified Combat Fitness Test at South Aiken High School, Aiken, South Carolina, Nov. 16, 2022. The modified CFT consisted of a one-mile movement to contact relay race, ammunition can lifts, and a 50-yard maneuver under fire course.

New U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute push-ups before the company motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 22, 2024. The motivational run is the last physical training Marines conducted while at MCRD San Diego. Marine Corps

U.S. Army 1st Lt Anna Walker practices swimming events during the U.S.Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 31.Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rebecca Sloboh, an infantry Marine with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, sprinting during the Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience (WARR) Installation Challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2022. The WARR Challenge is designed to be physically demanding, and tactically relevant to promote physical and mental readiness as a warfighter.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Conrad Sheldon, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, dashes forward during the sprint-drag-carry event, part of 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.

Sgt. Casey Naumann, military police assigned to 8th Theater Sustainment Command and a native of Pueblo, Colorado, conducts the sprint-drag-carry 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)

Members of Team Beast Mode sprint to the finish line during the Fire Muster race at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 14, 2022. The obstacle course was designed to simulate fireground tasks such as rolling the hose, opening a door with an axe and carrying victims to safety.

Competitors in the 2013 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition take part in the two-mile run portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test while taking part in the competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Monday, July 22, 2013. The competition is a grueling three-day physical and mental challenge that tests the competitors on a variety of soldier skills and other tasks. The winners of the competition are named the Army National Guard Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year of the year and then move on to the Department of the Army competition.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) play soccer 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.

Delayed Entry Program (DEP) Future Sailors participating in a workout based on the Physical Screening Test (PST). Photo Taken by MarQuan Stith, Public Affairs Officer.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marquise Smith, a production recruiter with Recruiting Substation Nashua, Recruiting Station Boston, executes push-ups with students of Merrimack High School 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.

AUSTIN, Texas Texas Army National Guard Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, practiced the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT 4.0) May 13, 2022, at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. The new ACFT 4.0 is scheduled to start for record testing in Spring 2023 for Texas Army National Guard Soldiers. The newest changes to the test are the gender and age specific scoring, and replacing the leg tuck with the plank. After several years of testing, analyzing and adjusting, the ACFT 4.0 is a more comprehensive test of a Soldiers fitness and capabilities to perform their duties to the Army standard. (Photo by Sgt. Christina Clardy)

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.

Capt. Stephen Jackson, 433rd Medical Squadron critical care nurse, runs to kick a ball during the Alamo Rising 6 annual kickball tournament at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 15, 2022. The kickball tournament was one of several activities at Family Day.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jack Pavao, left, a Force Fitness Instructor (FFI) with the Martial Arts Fitness Center of Excellence, evaluates FFI students as part of the FFI Course curriculum on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 30, 2024. The FFI course is made up of physical training, classroom instruction, and practical application to provide the students with structured functional exercise science in order to optimize mental and physical performance, reduce injuries, and maximize unit physical readiness.

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18 play flag football during a field meet at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Feb. 16, 2024. MACG-18 held the field meet to foster a sense of comradery and healthy competition among members of the squadron. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Pfc. Patrick Scully, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division, completes the sprint-drag-carry for the Army Combat Fitness Test during the Iron Squad Competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 21, 2022.The Iron Squad Competition is a four-day event designed to test each squad and individual competitors physical stamina, Warrior Tasks and Battle Drill skills and military knowledge. The winning squad will advance to compete in the III Corps Best Squad Competition later this year at Fort Hood.

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López works out with Airman from the base led by the 57th Rescue Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 13th, 2022. The SEAC serves as a spokesperson to the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Deputies to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on standards, professional development, pay and other factors that affect total force Airman.

1st Sgt. Lara Willis, first sergeant for Charlie Company, 548th Division Sustainment Support Battalion,10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade,10th Mountain Division, watches as Capt. Edward Andrews, company commander for C Co., and Ben Rosner, company holistic health and fitness coach, conducts tire flips, Aug. 1, 2022, during a mentorship physical training session on Fort Drum, New York. The program allows the brigade command team, Col. Fenicia Jackson and Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Elsberry, to mentor their company first sergeants and commanders.

Combined teams of KATUSA and U.S. Soldiers compete against each other in a tug-of-war competition at Balboni Field during KATUSA & U.S. Soldier Friendship week at Camp Humphreys, June 10, 2022. Friendship week is held to promote friendship and cross-cultural understanding between KATUSA and U.S. Soldiers and celebrate the anniversary of the KATUSA Program which was developed during the Korean War.

Team Andersen Airmen participate in a 5k run in support of the Combined Federal Campaign on Oct. 14, 2022, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Each week during this year's campaign the campaign focuses on a different charitable cause, offering the federal community the opportunity to donate to thousands of charitable causes.

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A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, supervises a U.S. Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from Father Duenas Memorial School, Guam, during the push-up portion of the 2024 JROTC Fitness Challenge at John F. Kennedy, Guam, Feb. 24, 2024. 49 service members across all DoD branches took the time on the weekend to help mentor cadets and facilitate Guam's annual JROTC fitness challenge. This challenge was created mainly to raise the physical levels of the possible future members of the armed services. Air Force

U.S. Marines Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in physical training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on June 21, 2022. Recruits ran a mile then completed a circuit focused on balance, agility, speed, and explosiveness.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt Jarrod Warren, a recruiter for Recruiting Station Cleveland, plays basketball with one of the participants of the Sports Leadership Academy in Cleveland, September 10, 2022. The leadership academy is designed to teach athletes the fundamentals of Marine Corps leadership while learning techniques and skills to help them in their high school sports careers.

Providers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade conduct sprinting warm up and drills on Fort Bragg, NC, Feb 14, 2023. Providers participated in the Army Holistic Health and Fitness Physical Training program prior to attending the Executive Officer Academy Course.

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

U.S. Army Spc. Jessie Reagan puts a shot in the Field event during the U.S. Army Trials at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 5, 2022. Nearly 40 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and veterans are at Fort Bragg May 3 - 9 to compete in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty and veterans to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games. Active Duty athletes compete in person at Army Trials to beassessed for selection, while veterans compete virtually and submit their results to theArmy Recovery Care Program (ARCP) for assessment. This year, the DoD WarriorGames will take place in Orlando, Florida August 16 - 29, 2022.

Poolees with Recruiting Substation North Las Vegas conduct physical training during a pool function in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 6, 2022. As a part of the pool program, poolees often participate in PT sessions in order to be mentally and physically prepared for bootcamp.

Technical training students from the 335th Training Squadron gather before the Drumstick Dash at the Levitow Training Support Facility Drill Pad on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 24, 2022. The 5K race was open to the base and held on Thanksgiving morning.

Brig. Gen. Mary V. Krueger, Commander of Regional Health Command-Atlantic, joined Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Soldiers for physical training during her battlefield tour August 31, 2022, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She also received instruction in the Pose running method from Lt. Col. Angela Diebal-Lee, Deputy Commander for Readiness and Outlying Clinics at BACH.

220520-N-DM318-1100 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (May 20, 2022) Sailors and member of Japan Self Defense Force (JMSDF) participate in a run as part of the Sea Legs Challenge during Fleet Week Japan onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi. The Sea Legs challenge invites Japanese citizens to participate in a series of fitness challenges from Commander, Naval Forces Japan and the JMSDF during Fleet Week Japan, highlighting the close relationship between the Navy and Japan.

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Anderson puts a shot in the Field event during the U.S. Army Trials at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 5, 2022. Nearly 40 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and veterans are at Fort Bragg May 3 - 9 to compete in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty and veterans to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games. Active Duty athletes compete in person at Army Trials to beassessed for selection, while veterans compete virtually and submit their results to theArmy Recovery Care Program (ARCP) for assessment. This year, the DoD WarriorGames will take place in Orlando, Florida August 16 - 29, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps poolees with Recruiting Sub Stations Savannah and Statesboro, Recruiting Station Columbia, conduct a monthly pool function at Tom Triplett park in Pooler, Georgia, July 23, 2022. This pool function was led by drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and consisted of a four minute plank, timed crunches, and a 1.5 mile run.

Following a formal Patriot Day ceremony, dozens of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground personnel participated in a five kilometer remembrance walk-run on September 8, 2022.

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 17, 2013) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 stretch during command physical training at Naval Air Station North Island. Sailors around the fleet participate in physical training to maintain fitness and prepare for periodic physical readiness tests.

In celebration of the 61st Anniversary of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Soldiers competed in a variety of fitness events during Reunion Week at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 24, 2022.

Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, civilians and veterans participate in a one-mile run during a Murph Challenge at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 26, 2022. The Murph Challenge consisted of a one mile run, 100 pull-ups, 300 squats, 100 push-ups and a second one-mile run.

A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, executes push-ups with his platoon during a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 7, 2022. New Marines conducted warm-up exercises in front of their friends and family before the run.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 play flag football during a field meet at Marine Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 14, 2023. VMM-261 hosted a field meet to build comradery through healthy competition and exercise while deployed for Service Level Training Exercise 2-23. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Chazaray Contreras, left, a motor transport operations chief with Marine Corps Combat Service Support School, demonstrates a proper front squat during a Force Fitness Instructor Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 30, 2024. The FFI course is made up of physical training, classroom instruction, and practical application to provide the students with structured functional exercise science in order to optimize mental and physical performance, reduce injuries, and maximize unit physical readiness.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gregory Edwards, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Gilroy, goes over the proper buddy carry technique with the students of Harbor High School during a Combat Fitness Test (CFT) in Santa Cruz, California, July 21, 2022. The Marines conduct the CFT with high school students to give them insight into the physical training and discipline that is necessary to hold the Marine Corps standard.

Competitors participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the 2022 National Guard Bureau Region 2 Best Warrior Competition, held May 17-20, 2022, at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia. The Best Warrior Competition is a physically and mentally challenging three-day competition that tests competitors on a wide range of technical and tactical skills relevant to todays combat operating environment. Region 2 consists of competitors from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Regional winners from across the nation will advance to compete at the national-level competition this summer.

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

Spc. Christian Hunter completes the sprint-drag-carry event as Soldiers of Area Support Group - Kuwait started their morning with an Army Combat Fitness Test, December 1, 2022.

Midshipman William Attisha with the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, demonstrates a proper firemans carry for the field hockey team of Harvard University at a team and leadership seminar held by the Marines with Officer Selection Station Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sept. 17, 2022. The field hockey team participated in the Marine Corps combat fitness test which consists of an 880-meter run, ammo-can lifts, and a maneuver under fire drill. Each event was followed by teamwork and leadership talks.

110519-N-VA590-457NONG PRUE, Thailand (May 19, 2011) GunnerÕs Mate 2nd Class Kimberly Hernandez, GunnerÕs Mate Seaman Allison Casey, and Fire Controlman 1st Class Sean Causey, all assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), participate in the three-person, four-legged race during Sports Day at Nong Prue Municipality Sports Field. Sailors assigned to Howard, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), and the guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) are participating in Sports Day, a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011 event. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness.

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.

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.

In celebration of the 61st Anniversary of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Soldiers competed in a variety of fitness events during Reunion Week at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 24, 2022.

Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Preyer of Company C, 702nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, races for the finish in the tire pull event at the battalion's Mid-Tour Celebration March 17 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eric Jude, force fitness instructor, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducts warm-up exercises during a squadron physical training event at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 29, 2022. The event was former commanding officer Lt. Col. Robert Reinoehls final physical fitness event with the unit prior to his change of command ceremony, June 30, 2022.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 35th Infantry Division and from across Camp Arifjan, Kuwait participated in a Labor Day 5k run.

Team Andersen Airmen participate in a 5k run in support of the Combined Federal Campaign on Oct. 14, 2022, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Each week during this year's campaign the campaign focuses on a different charitable cause, offering the federal community the opportunity to donate to thousands of charitable causes.

Team Andersen Airmen participate in a 5k run in support of the Combined Federal Campaign on Oct. 14, 2022, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Each week during this year's campaign the campaign focuses on a different charitable cause, offering the federal community the opportunity to donate to thousands of charitable causes.

Airmen assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing walk around the track during the Miles for Life run at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 21, 2022. The run required everyone to walk with a team member in support of the wingman concept.

120909-N-ZT599-045 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 9, 2012) Interior Communication Electrician Fireman Jasmine Tatman, from Bakersville, Calif., conducts a mechanical-advantage control hold aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during an oleoresin capsicum spray qualification.

During the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program C.A.R.E Event at Joint Base San Antonio Randolph Team Air Force warms-up during track practice.

Members from the 501st Combat Support Wing gather together for the 501st CSW Sports Day and BBQ at Royal Air Force Alconbury, England, June 10, 2022. Military members, civilians and family members celebrated the end of the school year and the beginning of summer break through shared activities together.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jack Pavao, center, a Force Fitness Instructor (FFI) with the Martial Arts Fitness Center of Excellence, instructs the class of FFI students on how to do a barbell overhead squat during a FFI Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 30, 2024. The FFI course is made up of physical training, classroom instruction, and practical application to provide the students with structured functional exercise science in order to optimize mental and physical performance, reduce injuries, and maximize unit physical readiness.

110819-N-PP197-034KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Aug. 19, 2011) Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Terrence Pinnock, command fitness leader of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, leads Sailors in a run during weekly squadron physical training in preparation for the biannual Navy-wide physical fitness assessment.

A member of Harvard Universitys field hockey team conducts the buddy drag during the maneuver under fire portion of the Marine Corps combat fitness test at a team and leadership seminar held by the Marines with Officer Selection Station Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sept. 17, 2022. The field hockey team participated in the CFT, which consists of an 880-meter run, ammo-can lifts, and a maneuver under fire drill. Each event was followed by teamwork and leadership talks.

U.S. Airmen with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron flip tires during the Port Dawg Rodeo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 24, 2022. Fourteen teams from around the world gathered to compete in various tasks of an aerial port Airman, showcase skill and build esprit de corps amongst Port Dawgs.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, participate in a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Color Run at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2022. Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit held the run in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Lt. Col. Elizabeth Eychner, 51st Mission Support Group commander, assumes the combat warrior self-defense position during an MSG physical training session at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 30, 2022. During this PT session, grandmasters from the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation taught MSG Airmen the taekwondo fundamentals of striking, punching, kicking, blocking, and take-downs.

weight training, Ses Salines amateur CrossFit competition, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Boot Camp Challenge participants run in a race at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 22, 2022. For the past 20 years the Boot Camp Challenge has allowed the public to experience the professionalism and excellence of Marine Corps Drill Instructors while competing in a three-mile obstacle race.

220527-N-LZ409-1152 KEKAHA, Hawai`i (May 27, 2022) Sailors assigned to Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, compete in tug-of-war during a Captain’s Cup competition as an Asian American Pacific Islander celebration. PMRF is the world’s largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously.

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

An educator from the 9th Marine Corps District conducts the Combat Fitness Test during an Educators Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 17, 2022. The 9th Marine Corps District is home to Recruiting Stations, Twin Cities, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis. Educators were welcomed to the depot to receive a first-hand experience on what recruit training is like.

120821-N-LI693-070PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2012) Tony Horton, founder of the fitness program P90X, encourages Engineman 3rd Class Ruben Alvarado during a workout with the crew aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22). The Sailors were also able to hold a question and answer session with the fitness celebrity, learning about nutrition, healthy lifestyle choices, and the challenges of fitness aboard ships. Horton and his team of trainers were visiting Naval Base Ventura County to conduct the Fit to Fight” California 2012. San Diego is in Port Hueneme to conduct combat systems ships qualification trials.

Marines with Marine Forces Reserve receive the first place trophy after winning the Battle of the Branches tournament at the New Orleans Saints Practice Facility Metairie, Louisiana, Nov. 15, 2022. Military service members from each branch competed against each other in a football and a physical evaluation tournament hosted by the New Orleans Saints football team. The physical evaluations consisted of a 40-yard dash, timed push-ups, tug of war, field goal kicking and distance throwing.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Malachi Sampson, 509th Security Forces Squadron defender, runs on the track to train for the Global Strike Security Forces Competition at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 27, 2023. The defenders training ended with a mile run on the track.

First Team Soldiers, civilian employees, and family members showed their support for SHARP when they participated in the Army's 2022 "Walking for 7816+ mile" awareness event at Fort Knox, Kentucky, September 30.

First Team Soldiers, civilian employees, and family members showed their support for SHARP when they participated in the Army's 2022 "Walking for 7816+ mile" awareness event at Fort Knox, Kentucky, September 30.

Staff Sgt. Alyssa Sarandos, an M1 Abrams Tank armor crewman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, participates in a match during the Marne Week Volleyball event at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Dec.1, 2022. Marne Week is a week-long event consisting of various team and individual sporting and physical fitness events.

U.S. service members stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Naval District Washington participate in a National Football League (NFL) combine at the Salute to Service Boot Camp hosted by the Washington Commanders at the Inova Sports Performance Center, Ashburn, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2022. Military members joined the Commanders and members of USAA for a special training camp event that allowed servicemen and women to work out on the Commanders practice fields.

U.S. service members stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Naval District Washington participate in a National Football League (NFL) combine at the Salute to Service Boot Camp hosted by the Washington Commanders at the Inova Sports Performance Center, Ashburn, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2022. Military members joined the Commanders and members of USAA for a special training camp event that allowed servicemen and women to work out on the Commanders practice fields.

U.S. Marines assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Task Force Los Angeles, participate in a dodgeball tournament against other service members and staff as part of LA Fleet Week, May 28, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

Participants cross the 21-mile mark of the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon, Oct. 25. Nearly 21,000 runners crossed the start line at this years Marine Corps Marathon. The 26.2 mile race took participants on a journy through the streets of Arlington, Va., and Washington, D.C., culmenating with a finish at the Marine Corps War Memorial.

A future Marine conducts pull-ups during the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Montgomerys Northern Sector Pool Function at Veterans Park, Meadowbrook, Alabama, Nov. 19, 2022. During this event, poolees in the Delayed Entry Program from the Anniston, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Vestavia Hills recruiting substations competed against each other in team building physical challenges in order to determine the champion. Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Birmingham won overall against the other stations.

Poolees with Recruiting Substation North Las Vegas conduct jumping jacks during physical training at a pool function in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 6, 2022. As a part of the pool program, poolees often participate in PT sessions in order to be mentally and physically prepared for bootcamp.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March 2, 2019) A recruit division commander celebrates as a recruit from his division crosses the finish line of a 1.5-mile relay inside Freedom Hall at Recruit Training Command. Recruit divisions compete against each other in 10 different fitness events to earn the Captain's Cup and the opportunity to display the Captain's Cup flag at their pass-in-review graduation ceremony. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp.

U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, participate in a morning WARR (Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience) physical training session aboard Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, Jan 25. Launched in 2023, the WARR program focuses on strengthening Marines fitness in their physical, mental, social, and spiritual domains. Headquarters Marine Corps is working with subject matter experts to provide WARR Centers for Marines at multiple installations. These facilities, operated by Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), will serve as a collaborative, holistic program that will enhance combat readiness in conjunction with warfighter resiliency.

Reservists in the 72nd Aerial Port Squadron at Tinker hold a Port Dawg Memorial Run May 1, 2022, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

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