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Marine Capt. Zubah Koewh, the Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s G-6 officer, motivates the Shaw University Lady Bears basketball team before the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association women’s final game, More

Lt. Col. David Rodgers (right), Marine Corps Recruiting Command's assistant chief of staff for diversity recruiting, and Master Sgt. Mark McArthur, Marine Corps Recruiting Command's diversity recruiting chief, More

Sgt. Wayne Mann, a recruiter from Recruiting Station Columbia and Livingston College alumnus, motivates the Livingston College Blue Bears basketball team before the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association More

Andrea Taylor, left, with 5th Armored Brigade, 1st Army Division West, throws an uppercut to her friend, Vanessa Dudley, during the Border Rumble Boxing Smoker Feb. 21 at the Mitchell W. Stout Physical Fitness More

Miami Marlins pitcher Mike Dunn participates in a physical readiness training session during a visit to 108th Military Police Company, 503rd MP Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C. The visit during spring training cam More

Ocsar Murga, a volunteer at the Soldier Activity Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, sets up a route for competitors to follow on the rock wall prior to the Bliss Bourlder Battle, 11 Oct. Murga, a 25-year-old native of More

Retired Maj. Gen. Cornell Wilson Jr. (left), and Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Logan, Marine Corps Recruiting Command's senior enlisted advisor, present Shaw University senior forward #3 Ariel Hatcher with the Marine Co More

Lt. Col. David Rodgers (right), Marine Corps Recruiting Command's assistant chief of staff for diversity recruiting, and Capt. Nicole Bastian, an Officer Selection Officer based out of Tallahassee, Fla., presen More

Lt. Col. David Rodgers (right), Marine Corps Recruiting Command's assistant chief of staff for diversity recruiting, and Capt. Zubah Koweh, the operations officer for Marine Corps Recruiting Command's communica More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Landa (center), a cadre member at the Warrior Transition Unit on Fort Bliss, runs through an exercise drill in the boxing ring at the Wolves Den, El Paso Texas, July 29. A native of El More

Military hockey players from across Europe gathered at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, for the 22nd Annual Armed Forces Alpine Classic hockey tournament Feb. 20-22. The event include More

Holly Imbriaco, group fitness director at Soto PFC, addresses Soldiers about to compete in the Commander's Cup Team Aquathlon at the Aquatic Training Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, July 25. The Aquathlon tested tea More

Competitors prepare to begin the 16th annual City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day half marathon, 10k and 5k May 26, 2014. The race honored those who are currently serving, those who have served and those who have More

Capt. Nicole Bastian, an Officer Selection Officer based out of Tallahassee, Fla., gives a pre-game speech to the Fayetteville State University Lady Broncos before the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Associati More

Chicago Bulls' forward Luol Deng signs a basketball for Missile Technician 1st Class Ashley Pennington, from Warsaw, Ind., at the Bulls practice facility, the Berto Center. Pennington is a recruit division comm More

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Graham conducts a tour for the members of the Junior Olympics Archery Team onboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Representing the natio More

The 12th MCD Teen Summit, scheduled June 20 to 21, 2014, will include many fun activities such as bowling and kayaking. (Courtesy photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson)

A U.S. Marine, assigned to Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company Europe, plays basketball during morning physical fitness training at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Aug. 8, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commun More

Detroit Red Wing Chris Chelios administers the reenlistment oath to Navy Yeoman 1st Class Jeffery Weaver during a ceremony held in Detroit at Cheli's Chili Bar, owned by the NHL player. Weaver is a recruiter fo More

Lt. Auggie Negele, officer program recruiter for Naval Recruiting District Chicago, and Chief Hospital Corpsman James Hopkins, from Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes, march a detail of 125 Sailors assigned to com More

Center for Information Dominance (CID) Corry Station Executive Officer Cmdr. Evan Hipsley throws out the first pitch during “CID Night” at Pelicans Park in Pensacola. The Pensacola Pelicans beat the Shreveport- More

Members of the University of Nevada football team "Wolf Pack" tour the Improved-Los Angeles attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770), Wednesday, Dec. 23. Months earlier, Cmdr. Mark Behning, Commanding Officer (CO) More

Sailors from USS Guardian (MCM 5), USS Avenger (MCM 1) and members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces practice good sportsmanship before games of soccer and volleyball. Guardian and Avenger are in Cambodia as More

Norfolk Admirals Vice President Joe Gregory presents an autographed hockey stick and game-used puck to USS Norfolk (SSN 714) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Douglas Jordan and Chief of the Boat Master Chief Machinest' More

Airmen from the 2nd Comptroller Squadron plays a game of volleyball against Airmen 26th Operational Weather Squadron from the at the fitness center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 30. The 26 OWS won two More

U.S. Air Force Academy head baseball coach Maj. Mike Kazlausky greets military families as the Colorado Rockies hosted "Joining Forces with the Rockies: Celebrating Military Families" at Coors Field in Denver, More

Seaman Arthur Miller, assigned to guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43), plays catcher for Chilean youth baseball players as they conduct pitching drills at the national stadium in Santiago, Chile. Sailors More

Representatives from COMNAVAIRLANT, COMNAVSURFLANT, COMNAVSUBLANT and NECC heave the first pitch during a Norfolk Tides baseball game at Harbor Park. The Norfolk Tides, a Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Ori More

U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), U.S. 7th Fleet embarked staff Sailors, Marines from Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company Pacific, and Republic of Korea sailors compete in a five-kilome More

Runners and walkers, both military members and civilians, participate in Hawaii's first Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run. The five kilometer run over the Admiral Clarey Bridge to Ford Island was held in reme More

Sgt. Jenae Piper, 29, from The Woodlands, TX, competes in seated volleyball during the 2014 Marine Corps Trials aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 4, 2014. The Marine Corps Trials is an 8-sport invitational i More

Over one hundred Guardsmen from the Georgia Army National Guard marched onto the field carrying a U.S. flag as part of the Falcons’ home opener against the Denver Broncos. The flag stretched the entire length o More

Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG-68) play soccer with a team from the British ship HMS Dauntless (D-33) during an international cuisine contest and sports day with partner navies hel More

Retired Marine Lance Cpl. Bobby McCardle, a below-knee amputee and member of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, conducts batting practice before a game against Honolulu Veterans Affairs at the Central O More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mitchell Johnson, assigned to the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, takes aim at the 50 meter targets during the Central Region Biathlon at Camp Ripley, Minn., Jan. 25, 2013. More

Participants of the cycling event compete against each other for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal in the 2013 Marine Corps Trials held in Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 3, 2013. The Trials are hosted by the W More

During the 2013 Marine Corps Trials, Captain Adrian Dulzaides of the German Army won the gold medal, Lance Cpl. Bryan Carrier of Rapid City, S.D., won the silver medal, and Captain Herman Quiroga of Columbia wo More

HurriCaylen, a jammer for the KimChicks roller derby team, scores a point during a roller derby bout at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, Republic of Korea, March 8, 2014. Roller derby game play consists of a serie More

The 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus sings "God Bless the USA" during the Carolina Hurricanes' 11th Annual Military Appreciation Day hockey game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., March 16. The Hurricanes More

Team Atsugi runner Culinary Specialist Seaman Edwin Garcia, of the Naval Air Facility Atsugi Far East Cafe, competes in the 20th annual Atsugi Ekiden relay race hosted by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. More

Staff Sgt. Melissa S. Guckian, No. 101, runs in the Mad Dash 10-kilometer race in Rhinebeck, N.Y., in September 2013. About a month after taking first place in the female category and second place overall in th More

Mario McKnight, 81st Medical Group, goes up for two points as Adam Cook, 335th Training Squadron, attempts to block during the intramural championship basketball game Sept. 4, 2013, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss More

Navy Lt. Chris Culp holds his medal shortly after completing the 2013 ING New York City Marathon, Nov. 3. Culp is a contracts administrator at Defense Contract Management Agency Bethpage.

Spc. Brage Bunton lands a punch against Spc. Christian Sanders during the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment Boxing Smoker at Fort Wainwright, Alaska November 2013. 5-1 CAV held the Boxing Smoker as part of the More

The daughter of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Rivera Vega, center, a noncommissioned officer in charge of medical logistics with the 52nd Medical Support Squadron, learns tricks from players with the Harlem More

Players from the 44th ESB pause for a picture with their Pressath partners. The results of the game were only secondary to friendship and cohesion.

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Adam Beach dribbles the ball as the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) soccer team plays against a team from the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310) in th More

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy's (T-AH 19) softball team and Sailors from the Mexican navy's softball team congratulate each other after a game at Millican Field. This was the first game More

Machinist's Mate Gerardo Perado (number 4) from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) pursues as Able Seaman Tory Mazlin from the Royal Australian Navy Durance-class replenishment oiler HMAS Success ( More

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) soccer team plays a match against sailors attached to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Hyuga class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182). Both ships are currently in Hawaii More

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) soccer team celebrates a victory after winning the 2014 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Soccer Tournament. Ronald Reagan is currently in Hawaii for RIMPAC 2014. Twenty-two nations, mo More

Sailors from the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) compete against Sailors from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 soccer tournament. Twenty-two nations, more th More

U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia personnel compete in a 200-meter canoe race hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation in Diego Garcia, a British Indian Ocean Territory, Jan. 25, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Lloyd of the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard places a 45-pound weight on a barbell, Jan. 25, 2014, at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga. Lloyd broke fo More

Players vie for control of the ball during a soccer match between a German military team, in yellow, and an American military team at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 28, 2014. The Americans won the match 6-0 and More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ronald Spotswood with Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) Combat Camera, breaks away during the Intramural Basketball Game at the Barber Physical Activity Center, Quantico, Va., Jan. More

Capt. Christine M. Taranto is the 2013 Marine Corps Female Athlete of the Year and member of the All Marine Running Team. Taranto is the operations officer and Headquarters and Support Company commander with Ma More

Soldiers from the Little Rock, Ark.-based 489th Engineer Battalion, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, go into a huddle to work on a More

U.S. Army Maj. Stan Johnson, a student at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, R.I., battles for a loose puck along the boards during the 2014 Winter President's Cup hockey game at the Portsmouth Abbey More

Rear Adm. Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr., president, U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, R.I., Joe Pangborn, NWC command information officer and Colin Jackson, NWC professor, participate in a pre-game warm-up More

Players from the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals professional football teams sign autographs for fans Jan. 31 at the Crow’s Nest on Camp Shields as part of an NFL Players Tour. The players will visi More

Lance Corporal Folson Fairley-Baker, supply clerk with Headquarters Battalion on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., kicks up snow with his snowboard during a Single Marine Program trip, at Mountain Hi More

Major General Mark A. Brilakis, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, and Colonel Robert G. Golden III, Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Recruiting Command pose with their competing teams after the 2 More

Jeffery Cannon, Icemen center and team captain, battles for the puck against Joshua Miller during an exhibition game at the Big Dipper Ice Arena, Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 1, 2014. The Eielson Air Force Base Icem More

Troopers from 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment help to move dogsleds during the 2014 Yukon Quest Race. The 1,000 mile race stretches from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

Airman Daniel Sanchez, from Brooklyn, N.Y., right, receives signatures from the Green Bay Packers players aboard the mess deck of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a ship tour Feb More

A group of five cheerleaders and two former players from the Miami Dolphins spent nearly a week touring Regional Command North in early February. The group met with the scores of troops at locations across the More

Joe Hawley, right, an offensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons, coaches personnel at U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia during the Punt, Kick and Pass Challenge. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spe More

Volunteers stack pizzas for Soldiers at Stayton Theater, Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 2. The Directorate of Mobilization and Deployment hosted a Super Bowl party for soldiers restricted to post during the mobilizati More

The California National Guard's two teams took first and third place in the Overall Team Championship at the 2014 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship at Fort Benning, Ga., backing up California's performance in 2 More

Players vie for control of the ball during the championship soccer match of the 2014 Camp Lemonnier World Cup, held between a Djiboutian army team and a joint-service American military team at Camp Lemonnier, D More

A total of 57 airmen and soldiers volunteer to spend the day with 977 students from the American School of Doha in Qatar, during Sports Day, Feb. 2, 2014. Established in 2011, the Qatar National Sports Day prom More

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Mize, B Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), watches for hazards on the ground before flying to the Super Bowl at Stewart Internation More

The R&R Bar and Grill served free breakfast to visitors who watched the game early in the morning during the Super Bowl event, Feb. 3. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jung Young Ho)

Students from the University of the Ryukyus watch the Super Bowl Feb. 3 at the Ocean Breeze club on Camp Foster. The visit allowed the students to experience the game with Americans, as well as experience some More

Sgt. 1st Class Tenney Noyes and Col. Hamilton Richards were both recognized as “Coach of the Year” for the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference in their respective wrestling classes. Both Richards and Noyes are More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Zachary Dyer (left), marketing and public affairs representative, and Cpl. Aaron Pillay, supply administration clerk, assigned to Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle, walk toward Cent More

Justin Robinson is a Lieutenant with combat center fire department. He also competes in many mixed martial-arts tournaments and is the reigning Southern California Boxing Heavyweight champion.

Michigan Army National Guard Staff Sgt. William Paine of the 144th Military Police Company leads a color guard at the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Special Olympics held at Traverse City, Mich., on Feb. More

U.S. sailors assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) play broomball with the Tomakomai broomball team during a combined game day at the Tokiwa Skate Center in Tomakomai, Japan, Feb. More

Mixed martial arts fighter Zak Cummings teaches Yeoman 3rd Class Marcus Ederer how to perform a choke hold during a mixed martial arts demonstration for personnel at U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia. (U. More

Pfc. Patrick Stevens and Staff Sgt. Justin Chavis, both infantrymen assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pose for a picture with Fox Sports- More

Team "Bragging Rights" featuring current and former Major League Baseball players, Fox Sports Girls and soldiers from Fort Bragg which including the 18th Fires Brigade won the wiffle ball game Feb. 6 at Ritz-Ep More

Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh receives his plate of food at a dining facility while visiting troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mikki L. Sprenkle/Released)

Participants on team "Bragging Rights" stand as "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played before the Wiffle ball game at Ritz-Epps Fitness Center Feb. 6. The game featured soldiers representing the 18th Fires Brigad More

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh talks with deployed service members at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2014. Harbaugh is on a tour through the Middle East with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray More

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh talks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis of the 101st Airborne Division, "Screaming Eagles" Feb. 6, 2014, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Coach Harbaugh spent a More

The members of the Marine Corps team competing in the 2014 Hawaii All-Military Bowling Tournament pose for a photo opportunity at K-Bay Lanes, Feb. 6, 2014. Candidates attended tryouts throughout January at K-B More

Pfc. Clayton Quinalty, a wheeled vehicle mechanic, assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division and native of Fort Smith, Ark., More

Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Gardner, communication-electronics maintenance officer, 1st Tank Battalion, sets up defense during a basketball game at the East Gym, Feb. 6, 2014. The Basketball League began Jan. More

Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, basketball team pose for a group photo before having a match against 580th Forward Support Company, 1st B More

Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 321st FIeld Artillery Regiment, along with a woman from Fox Sports Midwest Girls flipped a tire as part of a pt challenge that followed the Brigade run Feb. 7.

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, 38th Chief of Staff of the Army, re-enlists Sgt. Justin Schreiner, an AH-64 attack helicopter repairer with 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, at Kandahar Airfield, Fe More

Miami Dolphins cheerleaders accept flags flown over Afghanistan before a performance at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 7, 2014. Two former Miami Dolphins football players and five Miami Dolphins chee More

Staff Sgt. Nathan Fisk, a participant in the Commander’s Cup Racquetball Tournament, hits a racquetball during a game inside the IronWorks Gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 7, 2014. Fisk More

Michael Horning of the San Antonio Rampage Sled Hockey Team speeds over the ice during pre-game warm-ups at The Ice and Golf Center at Northwoods in San Antonio, Feb. 8, 2014. The San Antonio Rampage Sled Hocke More

Explosive Ordnance Disposal 3rd Class Seth Willey, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, interacts with a fan at PETCO Park during the annual San Diego Padres Fan Fest. EODMU-11 provides opera More

Army family member Ashley Wagner raises her flowers in jubilation at Victory Plaza after receiving an Olympic bronze medal for team figure skating in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 10. This is the first Olympic Winter Gam More

Service members and Qatar Emiri air force members play a friendly game of soccer during Qatar National Sports Day at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 11, 2014. For the first time more than 100 airmen, sailors, so More