Volleyball Competitions

Engaging moments from volleyball matches, featuring players spiking, refereeing, and participating in friendly competitions.

Bachi drumsticks beat against taiko drums during a live performance during Yokotas Air Force Ball for the 75th U.S. Air Force Anniversary at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2022. Bachi are made in various sizes and from different kinds of wood such as white oak, bamboo and Japanese magnolia.

Senior Airman Patrick McConnell, left, Airman Leadership School student, spikes a ball to Senior Master Sgt. Brian Tisdall, right, 66th Force Support Squadron superintendent, during a volleyball game at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Oct. 26. A team of senior enlisted members beat ALS Class-Golf students in a match that aims to foster relationships between the senior NCO corps and soon-to-be first-line supervisors.

Dogface Soldier, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, referees a game of volleyball during Marne Week at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 30, 2022. The 3rd ID promotes esprit de corps and celebrates Marne history during Marne Week.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Boyer, 9th Attack Squadron instructor pilot, throws a dodgeball during a Sports Day competition at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 14, 2022. Airmen from across Holloman participated in a multitude of sporting events promoting camaraderie and cohesion between units.

Bachi drumsticks beat against taiko drums during a live performance during Yokotas Air Force Ball for the 75th U.S. Air Force Anniversary at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2022. Bachi are made in various sizes and from different kinds of wood such as white oak, bamboo and Japanese magnolia.

Members of the 442d Logistics Readiness Squadron poartiipated the 100th LRS sports day May 26, 2022, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The 442d petroleum, oil, and lubricants flight took first place in the volleyball tournament.

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead participates in dodgeball during physical training with the University of Kentucky Air and Army Reserves Officer Training Corp (ROTC) at the University of Kentucky's Seaton Center in Lexington, Ky. on Dec. 5, 2022. Whitehead is visiting Kentucky to recognize soldiers and airmen for their accomplishments throughout the year and meet with local ROTC cadets.

A referee watches a player serve a volleyball during the Misawa Women's History Month Volleyball Game at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2022. Misawa held a volleyball game in honor of Womens History Month where six teams faced off against each other in a tournament.

PEARL HARBOR (June 30, 2022) - Peruvian Navy Sailors assigned to the frigate BAP Guise (CC-28) play a game of volleyball during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug 4 in and around Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Airmen compete in dodgeball at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 19, 2022. The Summer Games is an annual event in which Airmen on base compete in various physical activities and sporting events.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 5, 2022) U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Raquel Funes, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), celebrates with her teammate after scoring a goal during a community relations event conducted prior to the beginning of UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 5, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces 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 naval and marine forces.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (April 5, 2013) Navy Mineman 1st Class Linda Simpson stretches to return a serve for the Navy Warrior Games volleyball team during practice in State College, Pa.

Athletes and coaches participated in a wrestling clinic hosted by Johnson's Athletic Camps and sponsored by the United States Marine Corps at Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, July 25, 2022. The clinic provided the opportunity to learn wrestling techniques and leadership development from former All-Marine and University of North Carolina at Pembroke wrestlers.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 22, 2022) Team Air Force and Team Navy compete in the gold medal wheelchair rugby game at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, Aug. 22, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (April 4, 2013) Retired Navy Lt. Rickey Bennett puts up a shot during basketball practice for the Navy team in the upcoming Warrior Games.

Athletes take part in the wheelchair rugby prelims, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 21, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lyric Hansen, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station South Sacramento, Recruiting Station Sacramento, motivates Jesuit High School students during the Great American Rivalry Series (GARS) push-up challenge in Sacramento, California on Sept. 9, 2022. GARS is hosted by Brainbox Intelligent Marketing and recognizes top high school football rivalries across the nation.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, participate in a squadron dodgeball competition at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 2, 2022. H&HS hosted a dodgeball competition as part of an ongoing Summer Showdown, which also included land navigation and a field meet. Summer Showdown was created to strengthen camaraderie and test Marine Corps skills.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, participate in a squadron dodgeball competition at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Sept. 2, 2022. H&HS hosted a dodgeball competition as part of an ongoing Summer Showdown, which also included land navigation and a field meet. Summer Showdown was created to strengthen camaraderie and test Marine Corps skills.

High School Students Playing Dodge Ball In Gym

H&HS Squadron hosts dodgeball competition

110517-N-CD297-109COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 17, 2011) Members from Team Navy/Coast Guard volley against members of the U.S. Army sitting volleyball team during a preliminary game at the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and injured service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

Team U.S. athletes and sitting volleyball coach, Kari Miller, prepare for a sitting volleyball competition for the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands, April 18, 2022. The Invictus Games are composed of nearly 20 nations, over 500 military competitors, competing in 10 sporting events April 16-22, 2022.

U.S. service members deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, participate in a volleyball tournament Nov. 27, 2022. The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing and the base's local organizations host events to increase the quality of life and morale at PSAB.

Boy doing Two_Foot High Kick 2006 Senior Native Youth Olympic Games Alaska Anchorage Sullivan Arena

All-Marine wheelchair basketball player and veteran Marine Sgt. Bradley Walker, a native of White Pine, Tenn., shoots a layup during a game against the All-Navy/Coast Guard team May 18, 2011, at the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Marines beat the Navy 28-9.

PEARL HARBOR (June 30, 2022) - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JSMDF) Sailors assigned to JSMDF destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110) play in a game of volleyball during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug 4 in and around Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christophe Torres, a finance technician with Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, competes in a relay race during the 2022 Reindeer Games event at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9th, 2022. The Reindeer Games is a holiday-themed, family event held to boost morale as well as give back to those who support the unit.

High School Volleyball Match In Gymnasium

Members of the 442d Logistics Readiness Squadron poartiipated the 100th LRS sports day May 26, 2022, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The 442d petroleum, oil, and lubricants flight took first place in the volleyball tournament.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Jan. 28, 2022) - U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Guillermo Rodriguez, an Airman attached to the 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, plays in a volleyball tournament championship game at the base gym. Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations in the Horn of Africa while fostering positive U.S.-Africa relations. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Larry Nalley)

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2022) Team Marine Corps and Team Air Force compete in seated volleyball at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, Aug. 26, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Main hall in sports court mode. Pridham Hall, Adelaide, Australia. Architect: Snøhetta and JPE Design Studio, 2018.

PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2022) Sailors from the Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Supply (A 195) and U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) participate in a volleyball tournament during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 held at joint base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Thompson, Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier Recovery Unit, works on his serve during sitting volleyball training at the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 3, 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, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair rugby. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

Man in pain after Extreme Planking, Edina, Minnesota, USA

Boy´s doing Wrist Carry 2006 Senior Native Youth Olympic Games Alaska Anchorage Sullivan Arena

High School Volleyball Match In Gymnasium

Tai Chi seminar in Ibiza by Grandmaster Fu Sheng Yuan worlds foremost authority on Yang Style Tai Chi 8th Dan Grade and his son Master Fu Qing Quan 7th Dan grade by the chinese Wu Shu Association

Boy doing Two_Foot High Kick 2006 Senior Native Youth Olympic Games Alaska Anchorage Sullivan Arena

Athletes participate in the training camp for the United States Air Force Wounded Warrior program at the Joint Base San Antonio We Care event, July 15, 2022 at the Rambler Fitness Center, Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, Texas. AFW2 is a federally-funded program that provides personalized care, services and advocacy to seriously wounded, ill or injured recovering service members, their caregivers and families.

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Michael Villagran attempts to pass over a Team SOCOM opponent in a wheelchair rugby match during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 21, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Jan. 28, 2022) - U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Steven Longbottom, a Sailor from Bellingham, Wash., who is attached N34 Security plays in a volleyball tournament championship game at the base gym. Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations in the Horn of Africa while fostering positive U.S.-Africa relations. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Larry Nalley)

Team Navy celebrates winning the bronze medal in sitting volleyball at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, August 28, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Students and faculty watch as a robot takes part in a competition during the International Space University's Space Studies Program 2012 session inside a gymnasium at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla.

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force athletes eagerly watch their teammate Maggie Slife perform on the uneven bars during the UC Davis/Cantenary tri, a womens gymnastics home meet on Feb. 16, 2024 at the Cadet Gym in Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Force closed their second home meet of 2024 placing second-place, a 194.350 finish against UC Davis and Cantenary. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

DTB Gymnastics Gala Gymmotion 2008 in Koblenz Sports Hall Oberwerth, opening with gymnasts of the Middle Rhine Gymnastics Association, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

U.S. Marine Corps recruiters with Recruiting Station Sacramento encourage an attendee doing pull-ups during the Sacramento Kings Salute to Service Night in Sacramento, California on Nov. 9, 2022. Marines with Recruiting Station Sacramento attended Salute to Service Night to interact with the community.

Simon Prahm, Director and Co-Founder of GAME Denmark, a nongovernmental organization in Copenhagen, Denmark, that uses sports as a positive diversion for at-risk youth, explains the program to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen as basketball players practice in the background while the diplomats toured the groups facility on June 17, 2016.

220702-N-EE352-3170 PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) and Sailors assigned to the Peruvian Navy corvette BAP Guise (CC-28) compete in a volleyball tournament finals match during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Manuel Barriga, 589th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), goes for a spike during the 2022 Installation Management Command-Europe Unit Level Volleyball Tournament championship game April 24 at the Katterbach Fitness Center. Bavarias 589th BSB beat Vicenzas Southern European Task Force, Africa in two sets, 26-24and 25-22, to win the tournament held April 22-24.

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U.S. service members and coalition partners attend a high intensity interval training class at the Flex Fitness Center at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 14, 2022. Various classes are held weekly to ensure service members and coalition partners stay fit to perform the mission.

Newport News, Va. (January 26, 2024) A newly resurfaced and refinished basketball gym floor awaits Sailors and Marines at the Huntington Hall Naval Berthing Facility in Newport News, Virginia. The basketball gym recently re-opened just after the New Year, and is among a host of other quality of life upgrades at the facility. Huntington Hall was originally Newport News High School and opened its doors to students in 1923. It was constructed on the grounds of a horse livery stable. The high school closed its doors in 1980, and was eventually acquired by Newport News Shipbuilding. In addition to berthing spaces for Sailors and Marines, the facility is also home to a Fleet & Family Support Center, Navy Exchange Mini-Mart, MWR recreation and fitness facilities, office spaces, and classrooms among other amenities.

Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing compete in the final three-on-three basketball game during the Hunter Olympics at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, April 22, 2022. The Hunter Olympics raised awareness during the month of April for child abuse prevention, alcohol and substance abuse prevention, as well as sexual assault prevention.

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

221111-N-XZ686-1683 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 11, 2022) Gonzaga Bulldogs Guard Nolan Hickman, number 11, attempts a layup during the 2022 ESPN Armed Forces Classic-Carrier Edition, held on the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while in port at Naval Air Station North island, Calif., Nov. 11, 2022. The ESPN Armed Forces Classic is an annual series of college basketball games held near Veterans Day on military bases as a tribute to U.S. service members

100511-N-6932B-236COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 11, 2010) Navy looses (2-0, 25-22, 25-13) to Army in their first preliminary sitting volleyball game at the inaugural Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nearly 200 wounded, ill or injured personnel from all service branches will compete in archery, cycling, track & field, swimming, shooting, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Student teams maneuver their robots on the University of Central Florida Arena floor during the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition. The event hosted 41 teams from Canada, Brazil, Great Britain and the United States. Among observers at the annual event were Center Director Jim Kennedy and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who spoke at the event luncheon. FIRST is a nonprofit organization, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, that sponsors the event pitting gladiator robots against each other in an athletic-style competition. The FIRST robotics competition is designed to provide students with a hands-on, inside look at engineering and other professional careers, pairing high school students with engineer mentors and corporations.

Boy´s doing Wrist Carry 2006 Senior Native Youth Olympic Games Alaska Anchorage Sullivan Arena

An athlete of the 2022 Misawa Special Olympics throws a football into a goal during one of the games at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 2, 2022. Games such as bowling, 50-meter run, quarterback toss and an obstacle course were available for the athletes to compete.

Team Navy hits the volleyball back to Team SOCOM at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, August 28, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Leandra Moehring (left) and Staff Sgt. Jewel Lewis (right), preparing to block a serve during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 3. 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 Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2022) Team Navy and Team SOCOM (Special Operations Command), prepare for the volleyball to be served during the bronze sitting volleyball game at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Boy doing Two_Foot High Kick 2006 Senior Native Youth Olympic Games Alaska Anchorage Sullivan Arena

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2022) Young fans wave a USSOCOM flag and cheer during wheelchair rugby prelims at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, on Aug. 20, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Team U.S. prepares for their sitting volleyball match against Team United Kingdom during the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands, April 17, 2022.

The 2019 First Robotics Competition was held in Huntsville, Alabama on March 15 and 16 in the Von Braun Center. 55 teams from 12 states and Brazil competed in Destination Deep Space” games. The First Robotics Competition is supported by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Scott McMurray, a U.S. Air Force Academy sophomore, performs on the pommel horse during a meet against the University of Washington in the Cadet West Gym, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., March 23, 2019. The Air Force gymnastics team defeated Washington 396.100 - 378.750.

Participants from Team Misawa play corn hole during the first-ever Sakura Olympics at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2022. The Sakura Olympics gets its name from the famous cherry blossom tree. Throughout history, the Japanese government has given numerous cherry blossom trees to the U.S. government, symbolizing the bond between the two nations.

Fans of the all-Marine Warrior Team erupt in celebration as Marines win their first sitting volleyball game against the Army May 11, 2010. The Marines are competing against other services at the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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President Barack Obama attends his niece Leslie Robinson's Princeton basketball game against Green Bay for the 2015 Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Md., Saturday, March 21, 2015.

Members of team 2377, in red, from Chesapeake High School in Maryland, react following a match during the second day of competition at the First Robotics Competition, Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Washington. The student competition is called "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology", or FIRST. The program was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people, their schools and communities.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. KC Higer, (left) prepares to defend the net during the first Unconquered 3 sitting volleyball match for the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands, April 17, 2022. The unconquered team consists of athletes from multiple nations, embodying the meaning of the Invictus Games. (U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

Two Native American dancers perform at the Native American Heritage Month closing ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 30, 2022. During the ceremony, attendees learned about Native American culture from local tribes and Native American Airmen.

Noche de Alegria at Madrid Arena during World Youth Day . Madrid. Spain.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tisha Knickerbocker played for Unconquered 1 for the sitting volleyball match against Team U.S. during the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands, April 18, 2022.

Anefo photo collection. Europe Cup Basketball Ladies, Flatstars against Sparta Prague 53-72. November 21, 1971

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Stacy Blackburn-Hoelscher, veteran, receives a medal, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 28, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2022) Comedian and advocate Jon Stewart plays in a sitting volleyball exhibition during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, on Aug. 28, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Students on one of the 41 teams competing in the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition at the University of Central Florida are led in a wave” in the stands. KSC sponsored the Pink” team of Cocoa Beach and Rockledge High School students. Among observers at the annual event were Center Director Jim Kennedy and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who spoke at the event luncheon. FIRST is a nonprofit organization, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, that sponsors the event pitting gladiator robots against each other in an athletic-style competition. The FIRST robotics competition is designed to provide students with a hands-on, inside look at engineering and other professional careers, pairing high school students with engineer mentors and corporations.

Fans and spectators of the all Marine sitting volleyball team erupt after the team scored the game wining point of the inaugural Warrior Games sitting volleyball competition May 13, 2010. The Marines won the gold medal defeating the Army 15 to 9 in the last game of a best-out-of-three championship.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sagen Maddalena competes in the USA Shooting Air Gun Olympic Trials Part 3 at the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Judith Legerski Competition Center in Anniston, Alabama, Jan. 5-7, 2024.Maddalena earned a spot on the 2024 Paris Olympic Team in the Women's 10m Air Rifle event. This Groveland, California native is a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter for the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit International Rifle Team stationed out of Fort Moore, Georgia who placed 6th in Women's 50m Smallbore at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Tournament coordinators and players pose for a group photo before the violence prevention dodgeball tournament at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 30 2022. The event was held at JBPHH Gym to raise awareness for Suicide Prevention Month.

Gotham Girls Roller Derby League

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology; FIRST Robotics Competition 2010 Silicon Valley Regional held at San Jose State University, San Jose, California Quixilver, Leland H.S., CA team 604 and Homestead Robotics, Homestead H.S. Team 670

Jun 11, 2011 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Terminal City Rollergirls female roller derby 'Bad Reputations' vs 'Taco Kickers' took place at PNE Forum in Vancouver. (Credit Image: © Sergei Bachlakov/ZUMAPRESS.com)

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology; FIRST Robotics Competition 2010 Silicon Valley Regional held at San Jose State University, San Jose, California

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Friends and families root for the KSC-sponsored Pink” team during the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition in the University of Central Florida Arena. The event hosted 41 teams from Canada, Brazil, Great Britain and the United States. Among observers at the annual event were Center Director Jim Kennedy and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who spoke at the event luncheon. FIRST is a nonprofit organization, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, that sponsors the event pitting gladiator robots against each other in an athletic-style competition. The FIRST robotics competition is designed to provide students with a hands-on, inside look at engineering and other professional careers, pairing high school students with engineer mentors and corporations.

Two athletes of the 2022 Misawa Special Olympics race against each other during one of the games at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 2, 2022. Along with games, presentations such as a taiko drum performance, dances and a K-9 demonstration were also held.

Air Force team member Tech. Katie Robinson (center) and the crowd cheer during a sitting volleyball game between the Air Force and the Special Operations Command teams May 1, 2012, at Warrior Games 2012 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Force won by a score of 25-11 and 25-17.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition in the University of Central Florida Arena, the KSC-sponsored Pink” team applauds a win by the yellow-clad Central Florida team. The event hosted 41 teams from Canada, Brazil, Great Britain and the United States. Among observers at the annual event were Center Director Jim Kennedy and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who spoke at the event luncheon. FIRST is a nonprofit organization, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, that sponsors the event pitting gladiator robots against each other in an athletic-style competition. The FIRST robotics competition is designed to provide students with a hands-on, inside look at engineering and other professional careers, pairing high school students with engineer mentors and corporations.

The First Robotics Rocket City Regional Competition was held at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, Alabama on March 16, 2018. High school robotics teams from throughout the U.S., as well as a team from Brazil, competed.

SAN PEDRO (May 27, 2022) Command Master Chief Ruben Diaz teaches basketball fundamentals to kids at the San Pedro & Peninsula YMCA during Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW), May 27, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's 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 Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

Members of the Eielson Air Force Gaming team participate in a gaming tournament on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 27, 2022. Also known as Nightwatch, the Eielson Air Force Gaming team is an inclusive, local gaming community open to active duty Airmen and Guardians, veterans and family members bringing together all current and interested gamers into one forum to build camaraderie and morale on base.

Tornado - Fargo, N. D. , March 25, 2009 "Keeper of the pile" works of all age work to fill sand Bags in the Fargo Dome. Michael Rieger/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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