Rappelling and Obstacles Training

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

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Service members from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina conduct rappelling training at Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 18, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year.

Sergeat 1st Class Jason Pate, 68W Combat Medic, 232nd Medical Battalion, negotiates obstacles to test his physical capabilities during the Best Medic Competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. The 72-hour competition included a physical fitness test, obstacle course, combat water survival test, day and night land navigation, combat trauma lanes, a M4 rifle and 9mm pistol stress shoot and a 5K buddy run. Day three concluded with a 12-mile foot march and awards ceremony.

Spc. Richard Kaumeyer, a human intelligence collector with the 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, climbs a rope net as part of the I Corps Best Squad competition, June 21, 2022.The Best Squad Competition is designed to test the cohesion and proficiency of our Squads. Groups of five Soldiers: one sergeant 1st class or staff sergeant, one sergeant or corporal, and three specialists and below will form a Squad and compete in a series of collective and individual tasks to earn the title Best Squad.

Recruits with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, execute obstacles on the Confidence Course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. October 20, 2022. The Confidence Course tests the recruits abilities of performing upper body strength and overcoming fear.

Airman 1st Class Steve Lippitt, 447th Expeditionary Communications Squadron technician, secures cable to metal supports of a 140-foot tower after installing an American Forces Network antenna Aug. 25, 2011, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The antenna will provide a signal for the U.S. servicemembers, civilians and contractors who remain as drawdown operations continue. Lippitt is deployed 627th Communications Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash, and calls San Diego, Calif.

U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, is hoisted into a HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron during a joint service hoist training with U.S. Army Medical Evacuation aircrew members assigned to the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade on July 6, 2022 at an undisclosed location. Joint service training allows for the sharing of best practices for patient and medic extraction and infiltration.

Spc. Stevie Theoharidis, a Soldier from Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment (USMA), 104th Training Division (Leader Training), swings through monkey bars during the confidence course of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Massachusetts, Oct. 23, 2022. The BWC consists of multiple events demonstrating skills in various Soldier tasks including an obstacle course, a foot march, tactical combat casualty care, 9-Line MEDEVAC, and M249 weapon assembly and disassembly. Competitors also completed advanced land navigation and an Army Combat Fitness Test. The BWC gives these Soldiers an opportunity to enhance and test their skills and prepare for training Cadets at the United States Military Academy during their annual training.

Recruits with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, execute obstacles on the Confidence Course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. October 20, 2022. The Confidence Course tests the recruits abilities of performing upper body strength and overcoming fear.

U.S. Army Spc. Christian Bolton, assigned to the Reynolds Army Health Clinic at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, climbs across the ropes during the urban obstacle course 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.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Harris, military police officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, dismounts the double bar on the obstacle course, during a Corporals Course physical training session at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. Corporals Course is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division negotiate obstacles across the Leader Reaction Course at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 24, 2022. Squad sized teams work together to overcome obstacles with on-site planning and problem solving to accomplish missions.

Boston (Aug 30, 2022) U.S. Navy Airman Khalil Moore, from Daytona Beach, Florida, climbs the shrouds USS Constitution. 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.

FORT BENNING, GA -- April, 22 2007 -- Staff Sgt. Michael Broussard, 75th Ranger Regiment, negotiates the Weaver of the Darby Queen obstacle course of the 2007 Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition.

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Cpl. Ashley Kearns from the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, climbs "the weaver" during the obstacle course event at the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas. The three-day competition challenges service members in several events that are designed to test their technical knowledge, tactical skills and physical fitness. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, demonstrates the balance beam tarzan obstacle at 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 and Sailors with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. participate in competitive events on MCRD Parris Island, Feb. 15, 2024. The competition consisted of team-oriented exercises and challenges that focused on unit participation and morale. Marine Corps

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the rappel tower, November 14, 2022. The rappel tower test recruits fears of heights and builds confidence in their gear. (US Marine Corps Photos by Lance Cpl. Keegan Jones).

A Soldier from the 28th Infantry Division looks up to the top of the rappel tower as he follows the flow of instruction from the instructor during Air Assault School on August 10, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The service members in the Air Assault School were from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Marine Corps, and led by instructors from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Ga.

An Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician with EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, slides down a fast rope during a rappel tower training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2022. 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. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 18th Air Support Operations Group compete in Dragon Challenge 2022 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The annual competition is designed to identify the best Joint Terminal Attack Controller teams within the group by testing the competitors steadfast physical, technical, tactical, and field-knowledge skills under mocked combat conditions.

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Spc. Marc Burger, a Grimes, Iowa, native and cavalry scout assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, smiles as he rappels down a tower at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on June 8, 2022. The unit had the opportunity to conduct rappelling familiarization on the bases 60-foot tower during their annual training.

A U.S. Soldier rappels from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a Rappel Master course hosted by a mobile training team from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center based out of Fort Benning, Georgia.

Texas Army National Guard Spc. Dylan Waite, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, battles the final obstacle during the Texas Military Departments Best Warrior Competition at Fort Hood on Mar. 30, 2023. The annual competition strengthens ties and fosters institutional relationships encompassing 95 partner nations.

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Recruits with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, maneuver through obstacles on the confidence course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 20, 2022. The confidence course consists of various obstacles that challenges recruits both physically and mentally.

Sgt. Ben Wagner, a Soldier from Charlie Company, and Spc. Griffin Shields, a Soldier from Alpha Company, both from the 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment (USMA), 104th Training Division (Leader Training), climb over a high wall during the confidence course of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Massachusetts, Oct. 23, 2022. The BWC consists of multiple events demonstrating skills in various Soldier tasks including an obstacle course, a foot march, tactical combat casualty care, 9-Line MEDEVAC, and M249 weapon assembly and disassembly. Competitors also completed advanced land navigation and an Army Combat Fitness Test. The BWC gives these Soldiers an opportunity to enhance and test their skills and prepare for training Cadets at the United States Military Academy during their annual training.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Marine Division pulls a sled litter during a leader's reaction course as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Sept. 13, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability.

An Airlift Rodeo '90 competitor goes down the slide for life during the combat endurance phase. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

US Navy Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class (BM1) Thomas L. Spoerer rappels upside down or "Australian style" on the wall of a building at the Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain, during a training exercise. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 11 May 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Soldiers in 524th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 25th DSB are heading to the field to support our ground allies over at 2IBCT for Nakoa Fleek here in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.(U.S. Army Photos By: Sgt. Kenyel Jones)

Firefighters from the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron rappel down the side of a building during a Rescue Technician One course at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 8, 2016. Fourteen Aviano firefighters participated in the training to learn how to conduct low angle, high angle and confined space rescues.

PERTH, Australia (April 24, 2022) - Torpedomans Mate 1st Class Robert Hollister, assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) participates in an expeditionary rearming exercise with the Los Angeles-Class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) at HMAS Stirling Navy Base on Garden Island off the coast of Perth, Australia, April 24, 2022. Springfield is currently moored alongside Frank Cable conducting expeditionary rearming exercises with Frank Cable and the Royal Australian Navy. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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

SFC Candace Hollis, 1433 Engineer Co., Michigan Army National Guard, tackles the overhead bars during the obstacle course event at the Michigan Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition. Twenty Soldiers and noncommissioned officers vied for the titles during the Michigan Army National Guard Best Warrior Challenge Competition September 23-26 at Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Mich. ( MIARNG

221006-M-VR919-2084 (October 7, 2022) U.S. Marines with Recruiters Station San Francisco, hold a pull-up bar challenge for individuals during San Francisco Fleet Week 2022 at Marina Green, California, Oct. 7, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

LA VENTA, Honduras - Members of the Military Forces of Colombia pass through an obstacle course for Fuerzas Comando competition June 19, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence and to improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces.

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

Army Sgt. Richard Lively, an infantryman with the Georgia Army National Guards C Company, 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, navigates an obstacle on the Camp Ripley, Minn., confidence course while competing in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guards Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Armys Soldier and NCO of the year.

U.S. Army Pfc. David Thomson, a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, completes an obstacle course during the units annual training period, July 16, 2022 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Special forces soldier jumping from a speed boat deck, landing on shore with assault rifle.

U.S. Army Soldier participates in the obstacle course event of the 2022 20th CBRNE Best Warrior Competition, at Fort Indiantown Gap Pa., July 11, 2022.The 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (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.

Pararescuemen from the 103rd Rescue Squadron conduct confinsed space rescue training at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York on January 8, 2017.During this scenario, Pararescuemen rappeled from the top of the parachute drying facility to rescue another airmen who had fallen into a confined space. The injured airman was hoisted to the top of the facility in a litter, and then hoisted back down the outside of the building. Pararescuemen, also known as PJs, are the only Department of Defense specialty specifically trained and equipped to conduct conventional or unconventional rescue operations. These Battlefield Airmen are the ideal force for personnel recovery and combat search and rescue.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tanner Arnold, an infantry squad leader with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes during fast rope training aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 5, 2022. Fast roping allows for fast inserts in a contested area. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tanner Arnold, an infantry squad leader with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes during fast rope training aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 5, 2022. Fast roping allows for fast inserts in a contested area. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

The National Guards Fort Benning-based Warrior Training Center recently sent a nine man team of instructors to teach the 12-day Army Air Assault course to over 140 Soldiers and Airmen at the Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center in Virginia from Aug.9-20 as part of an ongoing program that sends mobile training teams to various training sites around the world to teach the course closer to the students home of record. The team has taught the Air Assault course from Alaska to Germany and plans to present the class in Hawaii next year.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Dye, a tactical air control party specialist with Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, rappels down a rock face while conducting mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, June 28, 2023. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for challenging conditions they may face on future missions.

U.S. Army Reserve Col. Jeremy Berndt, assigned to the 7302nd Medical Training Support Battalion, Medical Readiness and Training Command, Army Reserve Medical Command, based in Madison, Wis., left, Maj. Rosemary Cornett, and Sgt. 1st Class Brittney Lathrop team up to hand a board to Capt. Caleb Baranczyk as they navigate the Double Culvert on the Field Leadership Reaction Course on Fort McCoy, Wis., May 14, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Cashman, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, climbs up a sheer cliff face using the knotted line climbing technique during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 24, 2022. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain.

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

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Turner Yates, installation entry controller assigned to the 647th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, goes through an obstacle during the Advanced Combat Skills Assessment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May17, 2022. ACSA bolsters defender ethos, strengthens esprit-de-corps amongst participants and reinforces the competitive nature within security forces.

Louisiana Civil Air Patrol cadets participate in an obstacle course at Harrison Central High School at Gulfport, Mississippi, July 22, 2022. More than 50 cadets attended the Louisiana Wing Encampment at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, from July 14-24.

Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron prepare equipment for a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.

Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron prepare equipment for a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.

Spc. Trevor Keineschay, Headquarters Company, 1-112th, competes in the Best Warrior Competition on August 18 at Camp Grafton Training Center, Devils Lake, ND. Enlisted and non-commissioned officers from across the state with the North Dakota National Guard test their soldier skills in a competitive environment with hopes to represent Region VI in the 2020 Best Warrior Competition.

Airman 1st Class Jacob Steele climbs a radar system tower July 5, 2011, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Steele is a ground radar systems apprentice assigned to the 52nd Communications Squadron.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Daniel Alcala, a rescue and fire-fighting vehicle operator with the Marine Corps Air Stations Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting unit, demonstrates the obstacle course to the U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets on MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, April 20, 2022. The cadets from Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, California, and Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were able to try the obstacle course after the demonstration, which was a part of a visit to the base to familiarize them with air-station operations and everyday life in the military.

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Staff Sergeant Bennett R. Dannemiller, 264th Medical Battalion Radiology Specialist Instructor,navigates the Weaver obstacle during the best medic competition, Sep. 29, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Tx. The event included the Army Combat Fitness Test, obstacle course, M-4 qualification, warrior tasks and battle drills, land navigation, a Tactical Combat Casualty Care assessment and 12-Mile Ruck March.

Staff Sgt. Erick Alvarez takes on the obstacle course on April 26, 2022, during the Futures and Concepts Centers Best Warrior Competition, hosted and run by the Joint Modernization Command at Fort Bliss, Texas.

U.S. Marines with the Basic Reconnaissance Course familiarize themselves with Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rigging southeast of Las Flores in an open field aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 22, 2013. The training, also known as SPIE rigging, gives the students hands-on experience while hanging from the helicopter.

Sgt. Josiah Bell of Rochester, Minnesota, an Infantryman with the Wisconsin National Guards B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment swings to the next horizontal bar in the obstacle course event during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 13, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

US Air Force Captain Douglas Shahan deployed from 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, looks for viable spot to deploy an International Marine/Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) antenna at the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (Gulfport CRTC) during the 14th Air Expeditionary Wing IGX5A. IGX5A is an Operational Readiness exercise (ORI) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) to a forward operating location, and is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel. Located in Gulfport, MS, the CRTC's mission is to provide an integrated, year-round, realistic training environment to include .... Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force Captain Douglas Shahan deployed from 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, looks for viable spot to deploy an International Marine/Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) antenna at the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readine

An instructor from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center communicates to a Soldier during Air Assault School on August 10, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The cadre from the Warrior Training Center perform multiple checks with each Soldier to verify that they are safely prepared to rappel from the tower

Paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division participated in the second day of the Divisions Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on June 8, 2022. Today they conducted Land Navigation, tested their ability to respond to an ambush, and participated in an obstacle course.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, run through the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 6, 2022. Recruits participated in the course to gain confidence in their abilities to get through obstacles.

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform waterborne operations at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 24, 2022. During Waterborne day at Jungle School, students learn how to correctly and safely cross a water obstacle in the jungle using one rope bridge, poncho ruck rafts, and zodiacs.

Staff Sgt. Rodney Tunison (left) and Airman 1st Class Chris Biggs, both Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist with the 138th Fighter Wing from Tulsa, Okla., engage the aft dampener on an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. This procedure seats the missile properly on the rail and prohibits it from shifting. Staff Sgt. Tunison and Airman 1st Class Biggs deployed to Gulfport, Miss. Jun. 8, 2010 with the 138th Fighter Wing for an Operational Readiness Inspection which evaluates the units ability to perform its wartime mission.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Wendland, right, with the North Dakota Army National Guard runs up the rope wall at the confidence course as another competitor makes his way over it during the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo Military Reservation, Ariz., July 21, 2021. The competition spans three physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the Army Guards Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-29. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-29. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, enjoys the mud on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 3, 2013.

Staff Sgt. Ismar Calderon, 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, navigates the challenges on the obstacle course during the Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas, May 5, 2022. The three-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition. (Photo by Warrant Officer 1 Gregory Illich

U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Ibabao, assigned to European Regional Dental Command, goes across a rope bridge at the obstacle course during U.S. Army Europe's Best Warrior Competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 20, 2013. The competition is a weeklong event that tests soldiers' physical stamina, leadership, technical knowledge and skill. Winners in the soldier and noncommissioned officer categories of the USAREUR competition will go on to compete at the Department of the Army level.

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110714-N-OA833-001ANNAPOLIS, Md. (July 14, 2011) A plebe in the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2015 runs the school's obstacle course. The new 4th class midshipmen are participating in Plebe Summer, six-weeks of training intended to transition the students from civilian to military life.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Divante Frye, a recruit with platoon 1054, Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, ascends the rope wall during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 4, 2022. The Confidence course is a series of obstacles used to test each recruit physical and mental strength. Recruit Frye was recruited out of San Bernardino, Calif.

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Straight on medium long shot as US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Dan Reed Jr. of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, competes in the combat endurance course on May 11, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat tactics, air and .... Complete Scene Caption: Straight on medium long shot as US Air Force Master Sergeant Dan Reed Jr. of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, competes in the combat endurance course on May 11, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than

BOSTON (Aug. 25, 2022) Damage Controlman 1st Class Julia Murray, from Townsend, Mass., climbs the shrouds of USS Constitution. 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 cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ships wooden hull.

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110324-N-RC734-080 INDIAN OCEAN (March 24, 2011) Sailors man the phone and distance line aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). Comstock, part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, and elements of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in the western Pacific Ocean.

Boys Playing Paintball Military Game with Gun, Uniform and Protective Mask behind Yellow Inflatable. Boys Playing Paintball Military Game with Gun, Uniform and Prote

990505-F-9085B-005. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Soldier with the Colorado National Guard tackles a rope traverse obstacle during 2018 Best Warrior Competition April 15, 2018 at Fort Carson, Colo. The winners will compete at the Region 7 Best Warrior Competition in New Mexico in May 2018. The biggest competition is what’s taking place inside of them and the battle … inside their mind and their heart … which one are you going to let win?” said Command Sgt. Maj. Russell Hamilton, state command sergeant major, Colorado Army National Guard. In this case, as we hoped it would, the heart kicked in and pushed them forward and gave it … what I call, 'warrior spirit.' I’m seeing the future of our military and I’m seeing that our future as a military is in great hands.”

030203-M-2796K-024. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 399th Regiment (Cadet Summer Training) descend the low wall June 5 at the CST Rappel Tower on Fort Knox, Ky. The Soldiers will lead thousands of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from across the country through the confidence/obstacle course and rappel tower at Fort Knox this summer starting in early June.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 21, 2022. Recruits navigated through obstacles in the course to gain confidence in themselves and their abilities to complete the tasks.

In the mountains of ADI Ghar, Sergeant (SGT) Victor Zavalza of the 307th Engineers, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), the White Devils, 82nd Airborne Division, is lifted into position by Private First Class (PFC) Jimmy Hill and Private (PVT) David Wier in order to install a C4 explosives device, in order to destroy a cave, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Army Spc. Nathan Priest, with support from Army Spc. Cedric Willis, McDonald Army Health Center, Radiology Department, radiologist specialists, dismantle the steel rods that were used to support a COVID-19 drive through test site next to the McDonald Army Health Center at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, August 30, 2022. The drive through site helped to collect part of the 21,000 overall COVID-19 swabs at the health center.

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Space Base Delta 1 conducted a reveille ceremony at Schriever SFB, Colorado, 12 September, 2022. During the ceremony, SBD 1 Commander, U.S. Space Force Colonel, David Hanson, spoke on the significance of service and commitment to the nation's prisoners of war and those missing in action.

Spc. Fernando Torres, 36th Sustainment Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, navigates the challenges on the obstacle course during the Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift, Texas, May 5, 2022. The three-day competition challenges service members on professional military knowledge, marksmanship, obstacle course and land navigation. The Army winners of this event will move on to represent Texas at the National Guards Region V Best Warrior Competition. (Photo by Warrant Officer 1 Gregory Illich)

BOSTON (Aug. 22, 2022) U.S. Navy Airman Adam Cluckie, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, climbs the shrouds of USS Constitution. 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 cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ships wooden hull.

DA-ST-88-03373. Subject Operation/Series: ADVANCED CAMP Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010723-M-6537L-014. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV

STAFF SGT. James McClan, instructor, is supervising 31L10 students climbing poles in the "Pole Orchard" outdoor training area. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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