Team Sports Training Events

Images of athletes participating in various team sports training sessions, focusing on community engagement and physical development.

Female basketball players perform endurance drills on a football field

Team Buckley members play cornhole during the Connect with your Coworkers” event at the softball fields on Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Sept. 16, 2022. The day started with seven self-care mini-sessions and was followed by the Connect with your Coworkers” event at the softball fields where lunch was provided along with fun activities including games, inflatables, music, and the Denver Extreme Game Truck.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division face off in a Football match in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. The 101st Abn. Div. took the lead in the first half, but the 82nd Abn. Div. pushed through in the 4th quarter for a final score of 40 to 32.

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18, play basketball 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

A Royal Saudi Air Force service member recovers the ball during a soccer match at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 24, 2022. The U.S. team was a Joint Force team made up of Airmen and Soldiers. RSAF won the match three to two.

Joseph Davis, a member of the Branch Babies, plays against the ATA Warriors at the Flag Football World Championship in Tampa, Florida, Jan. 10, 2024. Current and former 3rd Infantry Division service members formed the team to compete in the Battle of the Branches tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.

group of young professional american football players practicing football kickoff during training on the stadium field with focus on the legs

Mike Tribble, a certified Pose Method specialist with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigades Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program, demonstrates a resistance drill by placing his on the shoulders of a runner. Tribble instructs a five-week Pose Method course for Soldiers across the 10th Mountain Division that helps them to run faster, more efficiently and with less risk of injury. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

U.S. Marines with Recruiting Station Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, participate in a Sports Leadership Academy lacrosse clinic in Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 2022. The purpose of this event was to build a relationship between the Marine Corps and the local Philadelphia community.

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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Fidel A. Berruquin (center), an aviation-maintenance data specialist with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, plays 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. Navy members and U.S. Air Force members play in a soccer championship on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 5, 2022. The Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two-Five won the soccer game against the 36th Medical Group after a three month long season of soccer tournaments.

Families participate in a bow and arrow activity during the first-ever Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni base-wide health and wellness fair, Sept. 23, 2022, at the installations northern track and field. The event was hosted by Marine Corps Community services and allowed the air stations personnel to participate in a variety of activities, and featured booths with raffle giveaways, mental health care accessibility, skills and resources information stands, physical therapy screenings, and family-friendly games.

On October 4, 2022, the physical preparation of the soldiers of the 1st Signal Brigade was put to the test with an Army Combat Fitness Test, confirming once again that such testing is necessary and that the Mercury team goes to great lengths to keep its members in top shape. (Photo by Sgt. Alex Estrada/1st Signal Brigade Public Affairs Office)

Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing participate in the Brickshot 3v3 basketball tournament at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual tournament provides Airmen the opportunity to hone their physical fitness while promoting camaraderie.

220925-N-BR419-1213 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Sept. 25, 2022) Airman Sedrick Hall, from Montgomery, Alabama, assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), prepares to catch a pass during a basketball game with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy sailors in Busan, ROK, Sept. 25. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joel Hawks, 707th Communications Squadron client systems technician, serves a volleyball during a 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing field day event, July 29, 2022, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The 70th ISRW hosted the field day event, which consisted of a volleyball tournament, free ice cream and a dunk tank, as a way for Airmen to socialize outside of normal daily work routines.

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.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Craig Miller, a first sergeant assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, rolls a hose during a Fire Muster race at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 14, 2022. Several teams competed for the best time in the annual event which included rolling up the fire hose, hammer sled and victim carry.

Mike Tribble, a certified Pose Method specialist, conducts a video analysis with a Soldier to review his running form. Through the 10th Combat Aviation Brigades Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program, Tribble instructs a five-week Pose Method course for Soldiers across the 10th Mountain Division that helps them to run faster, more efficiently and with less risk of injury. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

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U.S., Fijian and New Zealand Soldiers play volleyball during sports day as part of Exercise Cartwheel at Blackrock Training Camp, Fiji, September 22, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the U.S., Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, police call the area and pick up trash at the Wahiawa District Park, Wahiawa, Hawaii, Sep. 23, 2022. The Bronco Brigade power washed the area, picked up and removed trash and hung new basketball nets at the park to support Public Lands Day, which occurs annually on the fourth Saturday of September.

220611-N-OX321-1351 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (June 11, 2022) - Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Emmanuel Adeniji takes part in shuttle-sprints qualification during a two-day event dedicated to earning the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge hosted by the German contingent assigned to NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force on Naval Air Station Sigonella, June 11, 2022. To qualify for the badge, participants had to compete in 100-meter swim in uniform, shuttle-sprints, 1,000-meter run, pull-up hang, marksmanship range and ruck march. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Central Command.

Royal Brunei Armed Forces and U.S. Service members participate in a soccer game for a sports day during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 at an athletic center, Brunei, Oct. 26, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade compete in the 2022 Turkey Bowl at Raptor Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 23, 2022.

A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, military child avoids Cincinnati Bengals offensive guard Desmond Noel at a USO-sponsored football skills clinic, June 3, 2022. A group of Bengal rookies had lunch with Airmen, toured the base, and led the skills clinic for 99 Wright-Patt military children.

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.

LTC Monroe kicks off 3-6 ACS' new soldier and family fitness program, Squadron Strong. This new program is designed to build bonds and improve fitness during the squadron's rotation in support of Atlantic Resolve

Group Of Young Friends Playing Basketball Match

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.

220415-N-WP389-1003 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (April 15, 2022) The U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 participate in a Bee-Fit Challenge onboard Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. The Bee-Fit Challenge was a collaboration of events hosted by the Drug and Alcohol Programs Advisors, the Suicide Prevention team, and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team. The Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme and train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

220401-N-PW480-2293 PENSACOLA, Fla. (April 1, 2022) - A Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) cadet participates in the push-up event at the 2022 NJROTC National Academic, Athletic, and Drill Competition, April 1. NJROTC cadets from 27 schools across the nation assembled for the competition. It is the first to be held in person since 2019 and is the most comprehensive test of overall NJROTC training and performance. Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) oversees 583 NJROTC and 58 Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) units across the nation and world.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Ellison left, and Sgt. Finlahy C. Cortez Alvarez, running the 1500 meter race during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30, 2023. 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 DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

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Vintage Photograph. Athletes gear up for a day of track and field training.

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 assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade compete in the 2022 Turkey Bowl at Raptor Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 23, 2022.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Carlos Jimenez, Team U.S., sets up for a throw during field practice for the Invictus Games Team U.S. Training Camp at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, April 8, 2022. The Invictus Games are composed of 15 nations, over 500 military competitors, competing in 10 sporting events April 16-22, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Hairston, a recovering service member at Wounded Warrior Battalion East, watches Edwin Cedeno, a community member, practice seated archery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 13, 2022. Hairston founded a nonprofit organization named Salvage Life, which aims to help people with disabilities through adaptive sports.

Junior League Football player catching football during practice, Brentwood, CA

220520-N-DM318-1051 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (May 20, 2022) Sailors and member of Japan Self Defense Force perform planks 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. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 conduct exercises during the Memorial Day Murph Challenge at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, May 30, 2022. The Murph Challenge is an official annual event, named after Lt. Michael P. Murphy, which is held on Memorial Day and consists of a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, and another one-mile run.

Military police Soldiers and gate guards from U.S. Army Garrison Benelux - Brussels kick a soccer ball down the field during a friendly match July 1 at the Brussels American School football field at Sterrebeek Annex, Belgium.

Erica Allred, Area 11 athlete, participates in running long jump, during the Special Olympics Mississippi Summer Games at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 14, 2022. Over 600 athletes participated in the Summer Games.

A Poolee, in the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Sub Station Tupelo Delayed Entry Program, conducts a firemans carry during a combat fitness workout in Tupelo, Mississippi, Aug. 6, 2022. The purpose of this workout was to introduce the future Marines to the combat fitness test, an assessment that goes over the basic maneuvers and lifesaving carries that Marines use.

Delegates work through tough obstacles together on the Leadership Reaction Course at Camp Williams, Utah, during their second day of Freedom Academy, July 11, 2022. Since 1961, the Utah National Guard and Honorary Colonels Corps have sponsored Freedom Academy, which provides a challenging and engaging environment designed to teach young leaders the importance of freedom and that leadership is essential to its survival.

U.S. Army Sgt. Briana Polar, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company Airborne, sprints the last 25 meters of the spring-drag-carry portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Bill Bagget Stadium on September 17, 2022. The United States Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) is the forthcoming fitness test for the United States Army to measure soldiers physical fitness.

Spc. Timothy West, an infantryman assigned to U.S. Army Alaska and a native from Kingwood, 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)

Luke Griffin, a student with Harbor High School, prepares to conduct 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.

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Justin Riggs helps a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, military child put on football pants at the USO-sponsored Cincinnati Bengals football skills clinic, June 3, 2022. A group of Bengal rookies had lunch with Airmen, toured the base, and led the skills clinic for 99 Wright-Patt military children.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brittany Clark, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company Airborne, sprints the last 25 meters of the spring-drag-carry portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Bill Bagget Stadium on September 17, 2022. The United States Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) is the forthcoming fitness test for the United States Army to measure soldiers physical fitness.

Pacific Partnership 2010 Commander Capt. Lisa M. Franchetti gives an Indonesian soccer team representative a signed soccer ball following a soccer match between host nation Indonesians and Sailors during a community service event in Tobelo, Indonesia, on July 15, 2010. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is in the North Maluku Islands conducting Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet endeavors conducted in Indonesia as a disaster relief exercise aimed at strengthening regional partnerships.

Athletes on Team U.S., warm-up during track practice for the Invictus Games Team U.S. Training Camp at Fort Belvoir, Va., April 10, 2022. The Invictus Games are composed of 15 nations, over 500 military competitors, competing in 10 sporting events April 16-22, 2022.

Airman Levi S. Haack, from Delaware, Ohio, assigned to air department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), swings his baton at a subject during the final evolution of the Security Reaction Force Bravo training course at Huntington Hall in Newport News, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2022. George Washington is undergoing refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carriers 50-year service life that includes refueling the ships two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization.

A Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division gets ready to catch a pass in a flag football game during Marne Week on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 30, 2022. Competitions during Marne Week are designed to connect and celebrate the proud lineage of the Dogface Soldier and the "Rock of the Marne."

A young boy runs with a football through inflatable tackling dummies during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, April 6, 2015.

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (July 14, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) and members of the Royal Malaysian Navy, compete in a friendly volleyball match while in port in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, July 14. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of a free Indo-Pacific in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

221004-N-LY580-1001 ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (Oct. 4, 2022) Benjamin Russell High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Cadet Ashton Clark, left, does curl-ups in preparations for the unit's upcoming Fall Physical Fitness Test.

220916-N-TY704-1011 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 16, 2022) Seaman Maria Lugo, left, a native of Austin, Texas, and Personnel Specialist Seaman Mario Solis, a native of Chicago Ridge, Ill., run during a 5K Suicide Awareness Run hosted by Sailors attached to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) onboard Naval Air Station North Island, Sept. 16. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

220915-N-LY580-1005 ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (Sept. 15, 2022) Benjamin Russell High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets perform planks during physical training.

Sgt. Maj. George Feghali, operations sergeant major of 1st Security Force Assistance brigade, discusses a play during the annual 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade Turkey Bowl at Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 18. The unit held the game to build cohesive teams and provide a fun environment for military advisors. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Hairston, a recovering service member at Wounded Warrior Battalion East, watches Edwin Cedeno, a community member, practice seated archery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 13, 2022. Hairston founded a nonprofit organization named Salvage Life, which aims to help people with disabilities through adaptive sports.

A guest at the first-ever Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni base-wide health and wellness fair learns striking techniques at a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program booth, Sept. 23, 2022, at the installations northern track and field. The event was hosted by Marine Corps Community services and allowed the air stations personnel to participate in a variety of activities, and featured booths with raffle giveaways, mental health care accessibility, skills and resources information stands, physical therapy screenings, and family-friendly games.

A guest at the first-ever Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni base-wide health and wellness fair learns striking techniques at a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program booth, Sept. 23, 2022, at the installations northern track and field. The event was hosted by Marine Corps Community services and allowed the air stations personnel to participate in a variety of activities, and featured booths with raffle giveaways, mental health care accessibility, skills and resources information stands, physical therapy screenings, and family-friendly games.

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Anderson practices throwing the discus for Team Army at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, Aug. 19, 2022. The DoD Warrior Games will be conducted on Aug. 19 - 28, hosted by the U.S. Army at Walt Disney World Resort. Men and women from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and U.S. Special Operations Command are joined in competition by athletes with the Canadian Soldier On organization for a variety of adaptive sports ranging from archery to wheelchair rugby.

The Humphreys Unified Special Olympics Track & Field Event took place at Humphreys Middle School track May 20, 2022. The event included participants from Humphreys Central Elementary, Humphreys West Elementary, Humphreys Middle School and Humphreys High School

The 210th Fires Brigade Warrior Friendship Week continues day two on Camp Casey, South Korea, March 26, 2013. Each unit in the brigade will compete in several events over the next two days that will range from soccer, basketball, tug of war, ssireum, and jok-ku. The Warrior Friendship Week held by the 2nd Infantry Division is to enhance U.S. and Republic of Korea alliance. (U. S.

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Nine-year-old Bowe Poore takes a hand-off from Coach Issac Martinez during the NFL Football ProCamp July 13 at Williams Stadium, Fort Lee, Va. Martinez was one of several local-area high school football coaches who helped with the instruction.

Capt. Ryan Finegan, intelligence officer, Area Support Group - Kuwait, runs during the sprint-drag-carry portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 27, 2022.

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

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Over 140 Wounded Warriors and Caregivers attended the CARE Event and Warrior Games training at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas this week. Many attending the introductory event are new, giving them fresh insight into skills they can use as part of their recovery. Team Air Force is preparing for the upcoming DoD Warrior Games, Aug 19-28 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando.

Doug, a Specialized Service Dog, fetches a ball during the annual Paralympic Desert Challenge Track and Field Training Camp, May 19, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Doug assisted his owner with any mobility issues she may have had and boosted morale for all para-athletes involved.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Alton Kandiyeli, an operations officer, and Maj. Christopher Bream, a supply officer, both with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, Headquarters and Service Battalion, prepares food for the participants of a joint-service softball tournament at Slade Cutter Park, Virginia, April 8, 2022. The 17 Marine and Navy teams who signed up for the softball tournament contributed to the donations raised for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS). The NMCRS is a private, nonprofit and charitable organization that assists service members and their families with financial needs.

U.S. Navy Quartermaster 1st Class Justin Fabricante, from Murrieta, California, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), plays table tennis for a Morale, Welfare and Recreation event, on the floating accommodation facility, in Newport News, Virginia, July 6, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

Army Staff Sgt. Ammala Louangketh, Warrior Transition Battalion Europe, Schweinfurt, Germany, engages in a team prep talk during sitting volleyball training April 23, 2012 at Fort Carson, Colo. Louangketh, a Boise, Idaho native, also competed in the 2011 Warrior Games at Colorado Springs, Colo.

Children enjoy sports throwing games like football and basketball during the 2022 Fort Jackson Victory Week celebration on Darby Field June 8, 2022. Along with games, the day offered demonstrations, a cake cutting and special performance by the Armys Golden Knights.

Students from DC Scores participate in a soccer clinic on the South Lawn of the White House following President Barack Obama's event with Sporting Kansas City honoring the team and their victory in the 2013 MLS Cup Championship.

Young athletes using smart phones while relaxing on footbridge

Chinese youth basketball team. The demographics of China demonstrate a large population with a relatively small youth component, partially a result of China's two-child policy. In 2019, China's population stands at 1.418 billion, the largest of any country in the world.

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.

Darren Shepherd, a physical education teacher with Hickory Ridge Highschool, attempts the 10-foot rappel wall during Educators Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, April 7, 2022. Educators Workshop provides the opportunity for teachers to experience and gain insight on some of the challenges recruits face during Marine Corps recruit training.

The Humphreys Unified Special Olympics Track & Field Event took place at Humphreys Middle School track May 20, 2022. The event included participants from Humphreys Central Elementary, Humphreys West Elementary, Humphreys Middle School and Humphreys High School.

Retired U.S. Army SFC Gabi Cha was practicing her seated shot skills during field practice during the Invictus Games Team U.S. Training Camp at Fort Belvoir, Va.

Wounded Warrior Marine veteran Josh Wege rounds first base after hitting the ball past the outfielders during the Wounded Warrior Amputee Celebrity Softball Classic at the Nationals ballpark in Washington April 3. Wege, from Campbellsport, Wis., is part of the Washington Nationals Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team made up of veterans and active duty service members from across the U.S., who lost limbs while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. Using the latest in prosthetic technology, these athletes travel the country to play able-bodied opponents to bring attention to the sacrifice and resilience of military service members. The wounded warriors won 17-4.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Francisco Mejia, left, and Tech. Sgt. Renee Alvarez, right, both of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, hold a football-field sized American flag in the shape of the United States, Sept. 18, 2022, on the practice field next to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, during flag unfurling rehearsal before the San Francisco 49ers home opener football game against the Seattle Seahawks. Nine of the wings Airmen were spread out around the flag during pregame ceremonies to serve as point-persons and team leads for season ticket holders who also served on the flag unfurling detail. Mejia serves in the 129th Maintenance Group and Alvarez serves in the 129th Communications Flight.

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps soccer team sit on the bench during a game with the Navy soccer team at the 2023 Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship at Paige Field House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 9, 2023. The championship will take place on Camp Pendleton from the 5th to the 11th of April.

Ron Rivera, head coach of Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL) motivates service members stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico and Naval District Washington 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.

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Justin Riggs helps a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, military child put on a football helmet at the USO-sponsored Cincinnati Bengals football skills clinic, June 3, 2022. A group of Bengal rookies had lunch with Airmen, toured the base, and led the skills clinic for 99 Wright-Patt military children.

230331-N-OG286-1004 ATSUGI, Japan (Mar. 31, 2023) Sailors and member of Japan Self Defense Force prepare to 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. Secretary of State John Kerry and Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen address participants on June 17, 2016, after they toured GAME Denmark, a nongovernmental organization in Copenhagen, Denmark, that uses sports as a positive diversion for at-risk youth.

Hunter Henry, tight end for the New England Patriots, leads a football drill for children attending a youth football clinic at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., April 21. The event, which included a cheer clinic, featured activities designed to teach participants basic football and cheer skills.

A Florida State University women's soccer team staff member tries the Battle Position simulator at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, March 31, 2022. The 6MCD staff and the Jacksonville Officer Selection Team held leadership discussions with FSU staff and athletes and led them in events, such as Battle Position, the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, and the Marine Corps Flight Orientation Program.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division face off in a Football match in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. The 101st Abn. Div. took the lead in the first half, but the 82nd Abn. Div. pushed through in the 4th quarter for a final score of 40 to 32.

President Barack Obama reacts to a missed shot on the White House Basketball Court, April 1, 2013. The President participated in a clinic with kids and professional basketball players as part of the 2013 White House Easter Egg Roll.

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