Motivation

The Texas National Guard Counterdrug Task Force partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration to fly a LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to Austin-area schools to promote Red Ribbon week educating students on drug More

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Brian L. Shields, first sergeant, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, reads a citation during the regiment’s annual Bougainville Day on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2019. B More

A Legion of Valor member listens to a briefing at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 21, 2017. Founded originally as the Medal of Honor Legion in 1890, the Legion o More

Capt. Stephen Hughes (left), commander for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 51st Transportation Company, 16th Sustainment Brigade, and 1st Sgt. Ronald Brundidge (right), senior enlisted noncommissioned of More

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The first sergeants and command sergeants major of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division catch their breath running down hill during a Diamond Club run, here, July 30. The Diamond Club, which volunt More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shkeila Milford, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the Combined Joint Task Force-1 Commanding General’s Mess, oversees the evening meal operation.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Helmand province, Afghanistan —Lance Cpl. Leo Ostrolencki, a Grandview, Mo., native, holds the end of the national ensign after it is taken down for the afternoon. Ostrolencki, More

FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Second Lt. Daniel A. Ealy, a Moundsville, W.Va., native is the platoon commander for 3rd Platoon, Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regim More

Marines sound off as a unit in response to cadence, building teamwork and motivation during a motivational run on Camp Hansen Aug. 9.

Tony Horton directs soldiers in his P90X workout at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 10. Horton conducted two workout sessions with civilians and service members here during a recent Armed Forces Entertainment tour.

Corporal Thomas J. Endres, the night-shift sergeant of the guard for Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, never quite saw eye-to-eye with his father growing up and used tough love as a mot More

Lance Cpl. Jason M. McCormick leads from the front using a Compact Medal Detector to clear a path for his fellow Marines while conducting security patrols near their fire base. The Manassas, Va., native with He More

After Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West (left), pinned rank insignia on Steelworker 2nd Class Thomas Cunningham, he gave the seabee from Naval Construction Battalion Four a high five at Camp Leat More

Marine Lt. Col. Christopher S. Brown, a native of the Silicon Valley of California and operations officer at Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, low crawls under a squad of Marines and sailors during a com More

Lt. Col. Thomas Forrester coins Senior Airman Nicholas Gooden at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2012. Gooden is a vehicle maintainer with the 455 Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and is deplo More

Sgt. Wade McKinley, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group color sergeant, holds the American flag while Maj. Gen. Michael G. Dana, the 2nd MLG commanding general, speaks to more than 700 Marines and sailors after a mo More

Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2 exercise before a motivational run on Onslow Beach, N.C., March 4, 2013. BLT 3/2, the ground combat element of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted More

Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit spend one last moment with their families and loved ones before deploying at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 7, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Dangler, a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit intelligence specialist, holds the 26th MEU guidon before before a formation run during the Fort Lauderdale Rotary U.S. Military 5K at More

Martin Oliver, a U.S. Army veteran, runs with Cpl. Rob Velasquez, scout sniper, and the formation of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines and sailors during the Fort Lauderdale Rotary U.S. Military 5K at Dani More

Kearny, N.J. native, Sgt. 1st Class Oscar Ayala, a platoon sergeant for D Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts situps during a physical fitness t More

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 step off to a 5.6-mile hike around the flight line and fish pond aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 9. The motivational hike served not only t More

Kyle Maynard, a motivational speaker, talks to wounded warriors, May 22, 2012, at Fort Bragg, N.C. He was born with arms that end at the elbows and legs near the knees, but still set weightlifting records, foug More

Former Marine corporal, Brian Gallagher began his 100 mile run May 26 around the 9/11 Memorial in New York to honor all United States active duty military. Gallager served four years in the Marine Corps from 19 More

Billy Robbins, a world-renowned motivational speaker and Marine Vietnam veteran, speaks to Cherry Point Marines at the air station theater, Sept. 7. Robbins lost both hands in a workplace accident in December 1 More

2nd Lt. Matthew Genovese, The Basic School, Echo Co., student, places around participant's necks during the 37th annual Marine Corps Marathon starting at Arlington, Va., on Sunday. Lieutenants at TBS stand at t More

Sgt. Andrew Pontious, Headquarters and Service Battalion legal administrative chief, drives the pace car during the 37th annual Marine Corps Marathon starting in Arlington, Va. The privilege to drive was afford More

Corporal Jesse Swayze, patrol supervisor, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest) (left), and Cpl. Erin Castle, topographic analyst, 1st Intel Battalion, RC(SW), wear shirts with the names o More

Officer Candidates School rededicated three trails to honor Marines who fought in Sangin and Kunar Province Afghanistan, as well as Fallujah, Iraq. The trails will test prospective lieutenants to live up to the More

Seaman Sean M. Vincent, a corpsman with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sets up for a shot in a gymnasium aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 20, 2012. Vincent competed in a basketball tournament More

First Sgt. Edward Elliot, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Special Troops Battalion, senior enlisted adviser, and Portsmouth, Va., native, leads his company back to formation after the noncommissione More

The cadence of the Marines and Sailors of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron echoed off the squadron hangers aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., during a motivational run led by the air station com More

The 82nd Sustainment Brigade noncommissioned officers run with Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Bell, the outgoing senior-enlisted adviser in Fort Bragg, N.C., March 26, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amanda Tucker/Released)

A stained-glass window painted by a team of chaplain assistants adorns the chapel at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan, March 27, 2013. The chapel was restored after being badly dama More

Antron Brown, the 2012 National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel world champion addresses Soldiers and students during a motivational speech at Western Technical College in El Paso, Texas, April 2, 2013. (U.S. Army More

Sgt. Cecil Vaden, team 3-1 team leader for 722nd Ordnance Company Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 192nd Ordnance Battalion, and Fort Bragg, Calif., native, probes for buried mines during a field training exercise More

Col. Stephen B. Lewallen Jr. and Sgt. Maj. Howard L. Kreamer, front right, lead more than 600 Marines and sailors on a perimeter run of Camp Hansen May 3 to welcome Kreamer, who is the new III Marine Expedition More

Gunnery Sergeant Dustin Hamilton, a safety specialist on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, rolls his sleeve up June 21, to show a motivational tattoo on his arm. Marines often get tattoos as a sign of pride More

Lt. Cmdr. Mike Jackson, attached to Navy Recruiting District Houston, speaks with high-school students interested in aviation July 12, at the Aviation Sciences and Technology building at Texas Southern Universi More

Lt. Col. William Stophel, the Commanding Officer for Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, awards Austin Saxton a warrior's plaque, complete with KBAR knife, while Austin's father, retired S More

Sergeant Major Peter W. Ferral, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron sergeant major, gives Pfc. David S. Dignetti, H&HS aviation operation specialist, a positive counseling for his Hard Charger of the Week ac More

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, begin a motivational run aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 29, 2013. Hundreds of Marines and sailors echoed through the streets as they More

Marine Air Control Group 28 Corporals Course students transfer an ammunition can-laden litter during a medical evacuation drill here Sept. 5. Beginning Oct. 1, corporals must complete either the nonresident dis More

1st Lt. Richard Salchow cuts the framing for a shed in New Bern Sept. 14. Salchow dedicates many of his Saturday hours working to build homes for Habitat for Humanity. Salchow is the aide-de-camp for the 2nd Ma More

A KC-130J Hercules belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 252, sits in preparation for launch, on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Oct. 4. The KC-130J can hold up to 84,000 pounds More

Marines from team “Geek Squad” compete in the sled pull portin of Station Cherry Point’s All Terrain Unit Competition Oct. 25 at the Piranha Pit. Eighteen teams competed in the event sponsored by U.S. Marine Co More

Lance Cpl. Alex W. Hudson takes pride in building and inspecting motors that abide by the highest standard of the Marine Corps Oct. 31 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Hudson is a fixed-wing aircraft p More

Sgt. Shakyra S. Parrish and her son Michael, age 6, take a warm-up lap around the track Nov. 3 at Kadena Air Base. “I did (Marine Corps recruit training) for my son,” said Parrish. “I had to stick it out becaus More

Capt. Andrew D. Kingsbury greets his son upon his arrival back to Cherry Point Nov. 3. Kingsbury is a UH-1N weapons and tactics instructor with VMM-266 (Rein.).

Lt. Col. Charles J. Basham, center, and Sgt. Maj. David Eldridge, right, lead Marines on a motivational run Nov. 7 at Cherry Point. Basham is the commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and More

Members of the Cherry Point Marine Corps League ride along the Carteret County Veterans Day Parade route in Morehead City Saturday. The members are a part of Cherry Point Detachment 1067.

A Browning M2 .50-caliber machine gun is mounted on the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion at the Cherry Point flight line before a night fire exercise Nov. 14.

Capt. John Florea with “B team” loads up to launch a “Hail Mary” Friday outside Marine Air Control Squadron 2’s headquarters building.

A Sports Car Club of America instructor demonstrates the autocross course on the flight line here Nov. 16. The course built drivers confidence in being able to maneuver and control their vehicles.

Pfc. Elliott L. Vickers trains on the hose of their emergency vehicle Nov. 19 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Vickers is aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272.

Cpl. Glen M. Bochek reunites with his family early Saturday morning at Cherry Point. Bochek is a tactical air defense controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 2 returning from his first deployment to Afghanistan.

Capt. Jonathan Buckland reunites with his son Dec. 5 on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's flight line after a nine-month deployment in support of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Special Purpose Mar More

Senior Airman William Tibbetts, 366th Comptroller Squadron financial analyst, briefs new budget procedures to fellow comptrollers at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Jan. 23, 2014. The 366th CPTS team takes More

Republic of Korea Marines hike through snow with U.S. Marines Jan. 26 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-3 near the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. As part of KMEP, the More

U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Michael Tenorio, a Guam native assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, prepares for a baptism Feb. 2, 2014, in the chapel on RAF Mildenhall, England. Tenorio wears the brown ro More

A team of infantry Marines with 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, patrols across a field during a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2014. Security patrol More

Seaman Jacob M. Schlauder, a corpsman with 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, stands before Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, during an award ceremony aboard Cam More

A five-man team of infantry Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, takes aim at a simulated enemy position during a life-fire training exercise aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, M More

First Sgt. Anthony Moats, grader for the Army Physical Fitness Test during the 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade's Best Warrior Competition, measures the angle at which a competitor's arms are bending. Accordi More

Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses students of the 1st Intelligence Battalion’s Corporals Course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. Toolan spok More

Lance Cpl. Johnathan E. Marron breaks a chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, or CS, tablet onto a hotplate during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry P More

“Boston was an incredible emotional experience,” said Col. Jack Mosher, Chief of Staff for the Maine Army National Guard. “It was the culmination of every marathon I’ve ever run. To have been at the Boston Mara More

Determined to earn one of the most coveted spots in a top military university, Angus Ferrell spent the summer before his senior year of high school training side by side with fellow recruits during Army Basic t More

U.S. Navy sailor Command Master Chief Petty Officer (CMDCM) Frank Dominguez, right, CMDCM of Regional Command Southwest (RC(SW)), addresses U.S. Navy sailors and U.S. Marines before conducting a motivational "m More

Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 form for a motivational run at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 19, 2014. The motivational run marked the end of the squadron's inaugural Spa More

Lance Cpl. Ted L. Simmons clears an alleyway during an assault on an enemy compound during military operations on urban terrain training at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, N.C., July 7-11, 2014. The Marin More

Lieutenant Col. Chuck Dudik is scheduled to assume command of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 from Lt. Col. Robert M. Kudelko during a ceremony here July 17.

An RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle launches for a training mission at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla., Aug. 4, 2014. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 conducted a 10-day field exercise, conducting b More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti, commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (2nd MLG), speaks with his noncommissioned officers on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 31, 2014. Chiarotti spoke abou More

Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28 gather for a photo with the Devil Dog Dare course staff at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 13, 2014. MTACS-28 was the first 2nd Marine Airc More

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines approach a simulated aircraft crash at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 14, 2014. The Marines honed their firefighting skills by dealing with the stress More

Competitors take part in the 400-meter swim portion of Marine Corps Community Services' Sprint Triathlon/Relay at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 16, 2014. More than 150 competitors competed i More

A full set of books for ranks private through sergeant from the Commandant's Professional Reading List sit available throughout the different sections of Headquarters and Headquarter Squadron at Marine Corps Ai More

A M-240B machine gun sits on the firing line during a live-fire range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 25, 2014. Marine Air Support Squadron 1 Marines refreshed their abilities on different weapons More

Lt. Col. Wes Spaid, left, assists Capt. Derek Mills during an inspection of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 26, 2014. Spaid is the Aviation Combat Element commander with th More

Sergeant Major Alex M. Dobson, the sergeant major for Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, leads approximately 1,250 Marines and sailors in a dynamic warm-up before a regimental run aboard More