Marine Corps Physical Training

Scenes of Marines participating in physical training and competitions, promoting camaraderie and physical readiness in various dynamic environments.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 conduct warm up exercises during a field meet at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, MWSS-172, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 held the field meet to foster a sense of comradery, healthy competition, and esprit de corps between the three squadrons. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Isaac Bogdan, left, Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) course student, and Cpl. Dakota Lemcool, MAI student, demonstrate a technique during a Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) course at Ellis Field, Courthouse Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 8, 2022. The MAI course is a three-week course designed to prepare Marines to teach and instruct the fundamentals of hand-to-hand combat.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines participate in a tug of war competition 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Bailey and Lance Cpl. Rodrigo Alas grapple during a Security Battalion field meet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 16, 2022. Field meets are held to test Marines on their physical fitness while also bringing the battalion closer together and boosting unit camaraderie. The meet included an ammo can relay race, tire flip challenge, and grappling. Motor Transport Services finished in first place, followed by Marine Corps Base Quantico Food Services, and Installation Personnel Administration Center team two. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kayla LeClaire)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 conduct warm up exercises during a field meet at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, MWSS-172, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 held the field meet to foster a sense of comradery, healthy competition, and esprit de corps between the three squadrons. Marine Corps

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the Class of 2026 complete the assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 13, 2022. Basic Cadet Training is a six-week indoctrination program to guide the transformation of new cadets from being civilians to military academy cadets prepared to enter a four-year officer commissioning program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Ramos, assigned to the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital at Fort Polk, Louisiana, grabs for Sgt. 1st Class Nathaniel Williams-Griffin, assigned to the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, during the bracket-style combatives tournament of the 2022 Regional Health Command-Central Best Leader Competition in Fort Bliss, Texas, April 10, 2022. The competition promotes esprit de corps throughout the Army while recognizing soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values and embody the warrior ethos. The competition challenges the Armys best leaders in a demanding, continuous, and realistic simulated operational environment.

U.S. Army ROTC Cadets assigned to the U.S. Army Cadet Command 2nd Brigade accept awards for placing first overall during the Ranger Challenge at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 23, 2022.The competition is conducted over two days on a non-tactical course. The mission is to challenge Cadets' mental and physical toughness and to develop leadership while fostering teamwork and esprit-de-corps. Teams participate in nine graded events, each team is awarded points based on how well they perform in each event. The best team in each event is awarded a trophy for being the first, second, and third place teams. The number one team is The Ranger Challenge Winner for that year.

U.S. Army Pfc. Hayden Erickson, assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, performs the Army Combat Fitness Test portion of the 7ATC/V Corps-level Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 11, 2022. Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winning U.S. Army squads will meet at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, to compete for the title of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Best Squad from August 8-12.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 15, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 conduct tactical combat casualty care training in preparation for Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

United States Marines and partner nations observe multinational teams as they participate in a Marine of Steel event, during a sports day at Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 4, 2022. The event consisted of five-man teams from Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Paraguay, the United States of America, and Uruguay who participated in a competition across a one-kilometer course, and eight exercise stations, including sprints, fireman carries, tire flips, swimming, box jumps, and weight lifting to test their strength while building international comradery. UNITAS, which is Latin for unity, trains forces from across the globe in South America to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious, and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating navy and marine forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kendrick Schumacher, top, competes in a grappling event during the Security Battalion Field Meet on Sept. 16, 2022. Field meets are held to test Marines on their physical fitness while also bringing the battalion closer together and boosting unit camaraderie. The meet included an ammo can relay race, tire flip challenge, and grappling. First place was Motor Transport Services, second place was Marine Corps Base Quantico Food Services, and third place was Installation Personnel Administration Center team two.

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Johnson, an infantryman with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, demonstrates how to cross a single rope bridge with the hand-over-hand method during Exercise Cartwheel, Nadi, Fiji, September 18, 2022. Bilateral military-to-military training with the RFMF builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face crises and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the reverse climb during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 11, 2022. The confidence course challenges recruits to face their fears and overcome them.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, compete in a tug-of-war match during a field meet on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2022. Marines from across CLR-37 competed in a competitive field meet to increase morale and foster esprit de corps. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, grapple during a field meet at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 5, 2022. 3rd TB conducted a competitive field meet in order to boost morale amongst their Marines. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are taught tactical casualty combat care and field skills during basic warrior training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug 29, 2022. BWT emphasises the use of teamwork and small unit leadership to accomplish missions and lays the foundation of Marine Corps combat tactics.

Defenders assigned to the 171st Security Forces Squadron practice hand-to-hand combat with instruction from former professional boxer Josh Himes, Sept. 18, 2022, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Philippine Marines with the 3rd Marine Brigade exercise call-for-fire procedures with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Colton Amidon, a fire support Marine with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during the practical application period of a bilateral call-for-fires exchange with U.S. Marines, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary, Unit during KAMANDAG 6 on Marine Base Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, squat as a team during log drills at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 27, 2022. Recruits carried a 250 pound log, executing various exercises to strengthen their bodies, minds, and teamwork.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, participate in a ground-fighting event as a part of the Atlas Games at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California Feb. 29, 2024. The Atlas Games is an annual battalion field meet that incorporates leadership skills and teamwork to enhance individual readiness, unit cohesion, boost morale, and foster esprit de corps among Marines. Marine Corps

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, conduct Modern Army Combatives training at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, July 22, 2022. Combatives is the term for hand-to-hand combat training and techniques within the Army branch of the United States military.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (MWHS-3), 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW), participate in a re-supply run during Eagles Fest on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 1, 2022. Eagles Fest provides a physically demanding environment that fosters camaraderie and competition amongst the Marines and Sailors of MWHS-3. MWHS-3 provides operational, personnel, administrative, training, logistical, and family readiness support to all of 3rd MAW Headquarters personnel in order to facilitate fluid, efficient, staff functions.

Competitors representing U.S. Army Medical Command low crawl with a casualty during the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition succeeds the Army Best Warrior Competition and extends the competing element from the individual level to the squad level, as Soldiers never fight alone; the unbreakable bonds forged through shared hardship and unending support for one another are the hallmark of our most successful small units.

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Adam S. Marfull, a recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, participates in the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 20, 2022. The CFT was conducted to test the level of combat readiness within the company.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute knee strikes during a combat conditioning course (CCX) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 14, 2022. The CCX was designed to increase recruits' stamina and ability to perform Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques.

The 124th Medical Group hosts an All Service Member level Tactical Combat Casualty Care course, inviting Airmen from around the base to become some of the wings first TCCC instructors, Gowen Field, Idaho, Oct. 16, 2022. TCCC is replacing Self Aid Buddy Care as the Air Force looks to create more agile, combat-ready Airmen.

U.S. Navy Capt. Henry F. Holcombe, the chaplain for 1st Marine Division, applies a tourniquet on a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care course for religious program personnel drawn from across the division on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 8, 2022. TCCC aims to reduce combat deaths while allowing a unit to complete its mission and provide the best possible care for casualties on the battlefield.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Alexander Dragan, a platoon commander with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, performs a high crawl 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. Dragan is a native of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

U.S. Army Spc Joshua Cowden, assigned to 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 18th Airborne Corps, lifts a simulated casualty while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 20, 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.

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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 prepare for a grappling match during a field meet at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 9, 2024. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1, MWSS-172, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 36 held the field meet to foster a sense of comradery, healthy competition, and esprit de corps between the three squadrons. Marine Corps

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - U.S. Army Spc. Zackary T. Maddox (right), an infantryman with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division, Kentucky National Guard, performs a plank during the Army Combat Fitness Test portion of the Kosovo Force, Regional Command East Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Sept. 29, 2022. Four noncommissioned officers and three junior enlisted Soldiers competed for the title of Best Warrior during the three-day event.

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are taught tactical casualty combat care and field skills during basic warrior training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug 29, 2022. BWT emphasises the use of teamwork and small unit leadership to accomplish missions and lays the foundation of Marine Corps combat tactics.

BOSTON (Sept. 27, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a pike drill during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when British cann

Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) students practice escaping the full mount during self-protection training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 4, 2022. FCH places students in realistic and strenuous training scenarios used to teach skills such as weapons control, combative techniques, communications, mounted and dismounted individual and team movements and land navigation.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, squat with a log during a log drill exercise at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 15, 2022. Recruits carried a 250 pound log, executing various exercises to strengthen their bodies, minds, and teamwork.

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, apply simulated medical care during tactical combat casualty care training as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

Pfc. Emily Pacheco, assigned to Medical Readiness Battalion from Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, prepares to transport a simulated casualty as she competes in the Army warrior tasks evaluation portion of their brigade level best leader competition Feb. 27, 2024, at Fort Cavazos, TX. Soldiers are competing in the best leader competition for an opportunity to be selected for a spot on a team consisting of a junior officer, two noncommissioned officers, and three junior enlisted Soldiers, who will compete at the Medical Readiness Command, West: Best Leader Competition in April 2024. Army

Soldiers assigned to the 332nd Med Log Detachment and 330th Medical Brigade carry casualties to cover and evac during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 19, 2022. CLS was one of the many exercises conducted in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise.

Soldiers of the 546th Medical Company Area Support run a practice lane for a mass casualty scenario during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Christian Ochoa with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, carries a log during log drills at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 27, 2022. Recruits carried a 250 pound log, executing various exercises to strengthen their bodies, minds, and teamwork.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Elijah Prather, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, maneuvers toward his target during the 9th ESB Shooting Team Competition and Tryouts on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 25, 2022. The 9th ESB Shooting Team Competition and Tryouts was a four-day event that involved firing the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, M18 service pistol, and the M16A4 Armalite Rifle in timed events to test speed and accuracy. The events top performers will compete in the Far East Shooting Competition scheduled in December.

U.S. Army Sgt. Andre Lobban, a spur candidate with Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment carries a casualty through a simulated minefield during a spur ride, Operation Swift Saber, Nov. 28, 2012, at Rose Barracks, Germany.

Senior Airman Pape Diakhoumpa, assigned to Detachment 3, U.S. Air Force Elements, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, places a tourniquet on a mannequin as he practices his Combat Life Saver skills, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, July 28, 2022. The Allied Forces North Battalion-led joint class taught combat medical skills to Airmen with the SHAPE U.S. Air Force Elements, and Soldiers assigned to four different U.S. Army units stationed in the Benelux footprint.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, review Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) techniques on Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 2, 2023. Recruits executed MCMAP techniques throughout the pugil sticks event.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Abu Bakar with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, executes a counter to forward strike during the combat conditioning course (CCX) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 12, 2022. The CCX was designed to increase recruits stamina and ability to perform Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques. Bakar was recruited out of Recruiting Station San Jose.

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3rd Battalion recruits practice an arm lock maneuver during hand-to-hand combat training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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A U.S. Marine with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAbn), 2d Marine Division competes in a weapon disassembly and assembly relay during Gator Week on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2023. Gator Week is an annual field meet held to commemorate the unit's traditions and past accomplishments in order to increase camaraderie and esprit de corps.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, conduct Modern Army Combatives training at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, July 22, 2022. Combatives is the term for hand-to-hand combat training and techniques within the Army branch of the United States military.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, grapple on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April. 14, 2022. Marines hiked and competed in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program competitions between companies to increase morale and esprit de corps. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, nail down a steel beam to build a non-standard bridge at Camp Rodriguez, Republic of Korea, July 13, 2022. Marines with 9th ESB are participating in a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed mountainous environment.

Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Yuval Chen, right, and Sgt. Daniel Yastrijemski, visual information specialists assigned to Israel Defense Forces Combat Camera Unit, conduct a tactical skill lane while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 20, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

Soldiers were evaluated on their physical fitness by taking the ACFT at Fort McCoy, WI.

Army Reserve Spc. Helena Bockstadter, assigned to the USAR Legal Command, preforms the Low Wire obstacle on the Confidence Course during the Army Reserve Best Squad Competition, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on May 15, 2022. Approximately 40 soldiers from across the nation traveled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022 BWBSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of Best Warrior and Best Squad among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focus events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. General Jason L. Morris, commanding general for Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region, congratulates the staff of the Boot Camp Challenge at MCRD 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.

U.S. Army Jumpmaster, performs Jumpmaster Personal Inspection (JMPI) on a U.S. Air Force Paratrooper during Leapfest 2022 at the Quonset Army Aviation Support Facility in Washington County, Rhode Island, August 6, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest-standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard, to promote high-level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

Fifteen Minnesota National Guard and two Croatian Soldiers are competing in Minnesotas Best Warrior Competition April 7-10, 2022, at Camp Ripley. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. Croatia and Minnesota have worked together for 25 years as part of the National Guards State Partnership Program. Minnesotas winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from states across the region at Camp Ripley in May. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Luther C. Talks)

U.S. Army Soldiers compete in a collegiate wrestling tournament at Forward Operating Base Marez Mosul, Iraq, July 26.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julio Gomez Jr., left, and Cpl. Christian Reynaga, administrative specialists, Combat Logistics Company 23, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, take turns flipping a 200 pound training tire during a relay at Throwdown at Fightertown, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. Throwdown at Fightertown challenged Marines power, strength, and endurance in 12 different events.

Competitors within 48th Chemical Brigade searches and secures a detainee as part of the squad scenario training exercise during the Best Warrior and Best Squad Competition hosted by 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Command at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2022. The 20th CBRNE Commands Best Squad Competition and Best Warrior Competition is a single event used to select the best Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year from Soldiers within the command and its major subordinate commands.

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Combat Fitness Test on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 10, 2024. The CFT is an annual fitness test that measures a Marine's combat readiness. Marine Corps

221011-N-OL611-1034 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 11, 2022) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Makenzie Yarbrough, a native of Lebanon, Ore., assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), searches a suspect during a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device drill on Juliet pier onboard Naval Air Station North Island. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct squats before the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 11, 2022. The confidence course challenges recruits to face their fears and overcome them.

Cadet Faleniko Spino. Auburn University, low crawls during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) event on April 29 at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition. Day one at Sandhurst saw 48 teams pushing their limits through 12 events held across the West Point grounds and rucking a total of 30 miles. The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition is an annual event hosted by the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. featuring colleges from around the United States and world fighting for the title of best military program in the world. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

A team of five soldiers, assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, flip a tire during the Tough Mudder Centurion Challenge, April 21. The tire-flip is one of 13 obstacles that teams must complete before moving on to the next obstacle in the four and a half mile course while running against the clock.

U.S. Marines with 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, compete in a tug-of-war during a battalion field meet on Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 22, 2022. Marines and Sailors from different companies competed head-to-head in pugil sticks, burpee race, push-up race, tug-of-war, and tire flip race in order to win the battalion trophy. 1st Supply Battalion holds field meets to sustain camaraderie and healthy work relations.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Roberto Salinas cheers on participants in the tire flipping challenge during a Security Battalion field meet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, September 16, 2022. Field meets are held to test Marines on their physical fitness while also bringing the battalion closer together and boosting unit camaraderie. The meet included an ammo can relay race, tire flip challenge, and grappling. First place was Motor Transport Services, second place was Marine Corps Base Quantico Food Services, and third place was Installation Personnel Administration Center team two.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chandler Getz, left, and U.S. Marines lead a demonstration on Mission Oriented Protective Posture suit removal for members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. The demonstration built upon chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear tactics and procedures shared among the U.S. Marine Corps, Philippine Marine Corps and the JGSDF. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the AFP and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

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1st Lt. Nicholas Chatel from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes on the Darby Queen in the Annual Best Ranger Competition in Fort Benning, Ga on April 8th 2022. The Darby Queen is an obstacle course that runs about a mile long. It challenges physical, mental and technical skills.

Two British team members share a moment together after their exit from the CH-47 after both landing on the x .

Army National Guard soldiers fire M16A2 rifles from the prone position, Aug. 13, during the Marksmanship Advisory Council Regional Competition at Camp Guernsey, Wyo. The North Dakota National Guards 817th Engineer Company (Sapper) team placed second at the competitionand will now go on to compete against some of the best shooters in the Army.

U.S. Soldiers conduct belaying operations during an Air Assault course hosted at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 6, 2022. Over 200 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a 12-day U.S. Army Air Assault course held at Camp Dodge, which trains service members in sling load operations and rappelling. The students practiced rappelling and belaying on a 60-foot rappel tower. Cadre from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, traveled as a mobile training team to teach the course.

U.S. Marines pay tribute to fallen Marines at the end of the 13th Annual Recon Challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2022. The Recon Challenge consists of a 25-mile hike on Camp Pendleton that involves a kilometer open-ocean swim, underwater knot tying, casualty evacuation drills, and live-fire marksmanship drills. Participants in the Recon Challenge wear the names of fallen Reconnaissance Marines on their packs to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, carry a dummy as a part of the water obstacle course portion during Exercise Tres Kolos in Savaneta, Aruba, Oct. 19, 2022. This exercise promotes partnerships, shares knowledge, and enhances interoperability between the forces in order to strengthen our common defense, foster stability and defeat threats.

Royal Saudi Land Force soldiers assault a bunker during a platoon immersion in Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 12, 2022. The immersion was a training event meant to build interoperability between the U.S Army and RSLF at the platoon level while enhancing both U.S. and partner nation skillsets.

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Kevaughn U. Burney (right), a martial arts instructor trainer (MAIT) and a communication strategy and operations officer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division and Norwegian Army Sgt. Buene, Level One Instructor, instruct Norwegian Army soldiers and Marines during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) belt advancement in Setermoen, Norway March 22, 2023. martial arts instructors are responsible for training, mentoring, and leading students through a challenging curriculum that includes moral development, hand-to-hand combat, physical and mental fitness.

The 124th Medical Group hosts an All Service Member level Tactical Combat Casualty Care course, inviting Airmen from around the base to become some of the wings first TCCC instructors, Gowen Field, Idaho, Oct. 16, 2022. TCCC is replacing Self Aid Buddy Care as the Air Force looks to create more agile, combat-ready Airmen.

Defenders assigned to the 171st Security Forces Squadron practice hand-to-hand combat with instruction from former professional boxer Josh Himes, Sept. 18, 2022, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) approach an MV-22B Osprey assigned toMarine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques(HRST) Master Course at Landing Zone Sterling, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 9, 2022. Fast roping allowsMarines to enter landing zones that are too dangerous for helicopters to safely land. Fast rope andhelicopter rope suspension training teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques, and buildconfidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnny Budhram (left) a ground electronics telecommunications technician and Cpl. Brantson Reneau (right) a data systems administrator, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, pick up trash left on the ground at Slocum Housing, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 19, 2022. Marines volunteered for several events during the week as part of the Single Marine Programs eighth annual Days of Service events.

Master Sgt. Mitchell Kuhn, left, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Chronister are among 219th Security Forces Squadron members balancing on stumps as they make their way through confidence course training at Camp Gilbert C. Grafton, near Devils Lake, N.D., July 12, 2018.

Newly arrived trainees of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Battalion compete against another platoon in tug of war during the "First 100 yards" on October 21st, 2022 at Fort Benning, GA. The event The First 100 Yards, an homage to their lineage of closing the last 100 yards of the fight, incorporates teamwork into a competition that features mental and physical challenges on the day they arrive to their basic training company.

Marines from 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., race through a confidence course during the field training exercise portion of Exercise Khaan Quest 2011 at Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 1. Khaan Quest is a training exercise designed to strengthen the capabilities of U.S., Mongolian and other participating nationsÄô forces in international peace support operations worldwide.

U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a unit physical training (PT) competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, October 28, 2022. PT helps raise unit morale, build camaraderie, and prepares Marines for the mental and physical challenges of the next deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Trevor Schilling, air traffic control radar technician, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, supervises Marines participating in a simulated combat evacuation patrol during MCAS Kaneohe Bay Corporals Course 2-23, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 7, 2023. The course was held to provide Marine noncommissioned officers with the skills and knowledge necessary to become successful small-unit leaders.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, low crawls under the crawl wire obstacle the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 18, 2022. The troop conducted training at the obstacle course for familiarization and to build esprit de corps.

U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), and their respective Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, Center for Naval Air Technical Training Unit Oceana, Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Northwest Annex, Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck, Marine Corps Intelligence School Dam Neck, participate in a regional field meet at Captain Slade Cutter Park, Virginia, August 5, 2022. Marines across various units competed head-to-head in pugil sticks, ground fighting, PVC pipe construction, flag football, resupply runs, rowing, kickball, and tug-o-war in order to win the command trophy. FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM holds field meets regularly to sustain camaraderie and healthy work relations.

The Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) provides realistic medical training to both medical and non-medical Soldiers in the Active, Reserve and National Guard. MSTCs provide hands-on instruction on the latest battlefield trauma and critical care techniques. These soldiers are from various units are here at Fort Dix, NJ at the Fort Dix MSTC in the Simulator Area. These instructors are training soldiers for a Medical Evacuation Training Event. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Belizean and Mexican forces received jungle survival training from US Special Forces elements in the Manatee training site in Belize May 11, 2022 in support of furthering regional interoperability. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

Airman 1st Class Andres Solis, 18th Security Forces Squadron defender, detains Airman 1st Class Dalon Alford, 18th SFS defender, during a oleoresin capiscum spray training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2023. OC spray is an extremely effective less-than-lethal tool that can be utilized to quell a situation without having to otherwise resort to lethal force.

Combat medics with the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, came together to conduct task familiarization and a litter obstacle course during the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team annual training on June 12 at Fort McCoy, Wis. This training was geared towards gaining knowledge and skills while also encouraging these soldiers to consider pursuing the Expert Field Medical Badge during their careers as medics.

U.S. Airmen from across the 673d Medical Group take cover during a mock indirect fire attack while evacuating a simulated combat casualty during the Arctic Warrior Challenge 2022 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2022. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmens tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, execute Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques in a body sparring event on Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 16, 2023. Body sparring is designed to simulate hand to hand combat and provide practical application of Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR), pull a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during the first annual MCSFR Day field meet at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia, Aug. 19, 2022. The Marines competed head-to-head in High-Intensity Interval Training challenges, tug-of-war, pugil sticks and various other categories to test their teamwork capabilities and determination. MCSFR Day was established to strengthen cohesion and camaraderie amongst the Marines to increase unit readiness.

Joint Base San Antonio members load their clips during the Excellence in Competition Pistol Shoot, May 20, 2022, at JBSA Chapman Annex, Texas. Personnel must earn at least 30 credit matches, either national or combat, and may be awarded multiple badges if they earn the required points. The Air Force awards EIC badges for excellence in individual competitions only. Points can be earned through competitions held by other services or in the private sector and count as credit toward the award of the appropriate distinguished badge.

U.S. Marine Corp Col. Terry M. Johnson, 1st Marine Division chief of staff, prepares to command the troops during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 8, 2022. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner relinquished command of 1st MARDIV to Maj. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson.

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