US Marines with ruck sacks and from Second Battalion Fifth Marines ext...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA HORSE WIND Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More
Arizona Army National Guardsmen Staff Sgt. Francisco
Arizona Army National Guardsmen Staff Sgt. Francisco Espinoza, with the 158th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, remedial action to try and clear a malfunction on a M16A2 during one of the lanes of the Best ... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Heather Geer, 377th Security
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Heather Geer, 377th Security Forces Squadron Plans and Programs superintendent, gives directions at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., March 29, 2019. The 377th Security Forces Squadron S... More
Pfc. Matthew Rabahy, a Soldier with the 14th Public
Pfc. Matthew Rabahy, a Soldier with the 14th Public Affairs Detachment, 4th Infantry Division, pushes through the last hundred yards of his 12 mile ruck, Fort Carson,Colorado, January 24,2020. Rabahy completed ... More
U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine
U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, march through the streets of Kailua, Hawaii May 4, 2016. 3/3 conducted a 25 mile conditioning hike from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Marine Corps Trai... More
Team Minot Airmen complete mountain climber exercises
Team Minot Airmen complete mountain climber exercises during the Team Cohesion Challenge at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 4, 2017. The Team Cohesion Challenge is an Air Force event that strives to build resi... More
The Rucking Raiders were joined by Marine Corps Recruiting
The Rucking Raiders were joined by Marine Corps Recruiting Station Columbia during their Marine Raider March on a portion of the 900 mile ruck on July 21, 2018, as they passed through Columbia, S.C. Marines and... More
Maj. David Leiva, 184th Sustainment Command, smiles
Maj. David Leiva, 184th Sustainment Command, smiles after a dip in the pool during the 184th Sustainment Command's Pre-German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge Challenge at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 26, 2019. (U... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah Bishop and New Zealand
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah Bishop and New Zealand Army Captain Christian Jacobsen conduct a movement during Exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Waiouru Training Area, New Zealand, Sep. 11, 2018. Bish... More
Col. Brian Hinsvark, 47th Mission Support Group commander,
Col. Brian Hinsvark, 47th Mission Support Group commander, laces up his boots for the ruck portion of Laughlin’s Wingman Challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2016. After completing a 5k run, Hi... More
Air Commandos assigned to the 24th Special Operations
Air Commandos assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing load coolers of water and supplies onto trucks for the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2014, near Houston, Texas. The memorial ruck march honor... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th
U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in a 15 kilometer hike on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2020. 12th Marine Regiment regularly conduct... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alex Orr, a boom operator
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alex Orr, a boom operator assigned to the 54th Air Refueling Squadron, participates in a ruck run hosted by the Altus 5/6 Warrior Council on July 24, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Okl... More
Cpl. Hyun Yeo, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade,
Cpl. Hyun Yeo, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, and Spc. Jeremy Paz, 501st MI, run the last stretch of the route during the foot march event on Day 4 of the Eighth Army 2019 Best Warrior Competition, at Cam... More
Staff Sgt. Jacob Simmons, of Danville, Ill., with the
Staff Sgt. Jacob Simmons, of Danville, Ill., with the 317th Engineer Company out of Kankakee, Ill., representing the 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC), participates in the Army Physical Fitness Test to see w... More
Hundreds of Special Tactics (ST) Airmen and Special
Hundreds of Special Tactics (ST) Airmen and Special Warfare trainees gathered early morning to begin an 830-mile ruck march across five states in tribute to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, along with... More
A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations
A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing straps a baton carrying the name of a fallen brethren to his rucksack in preparation for the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2019, near Hou... More
A U.S. Soldier fires his weapon during the M9 pistol
A U.S. Soldier fires his weapon during the M9 pistol marksmanship event for a chance to earn his German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge on Aug. 4, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The marksmanship event was the fou... More
Senior Master Sgt. Dzajic Martinez, Pre-Ranger Assessment
Senior Master Sgt. Dzajic Martinez, Pre-Ranger Assessment Course (Pre-RAC) instructor, right, reviews an Airmen’s land navigation coordinates during a Pre-RAC, Aug. 25, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody’... More
Air Commandos participate in a Go Ruck Challenge at
Air Commandos participate in a Go Ruck Challenge at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 22, 2017. Approximately 13 Airmen endured physical and mental challenges during a 9.11-mile long ruck march in honor of the victim... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jean P. Roberts, biomedical equipment
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jean P. Roberts, biomedical equipment repairer, Medical Command, Vermont National Guard, plots points on a map during the land navigation portion of the Vermont Best Warrior Competition at ... More
Air Commandos participate in a Go Ruck Challenge at
Air Commandos participate in a Go Ruck Challenge at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 22, 2017. Approximately 13 Airmen endured physical and mental challenges during a 9.11-mile long ruck march in honor of the victim... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 55th Signal Company (Combat
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) train for a hand grenade qualification range during a Field Training Exercise at Fort A. P. Hill, Va., March 26, 2014. The 55th Soldiers participa... More
Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham
Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham throws a flashbang through the window of a building while under fire from a team of opposing forces during the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 A... More
Soldiers from the 1ST Caribbean Battalion, Belize Defence Force (BDF),...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release St... More
U.S. Air Force 21st Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) Tactical Ai...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Avon Park Air Force Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF Releas... More
Soldiers with the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion
Soldiers with the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion “Lobos,” 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division plan their next move on the leader reaction course during the battalion’s... More
Combat engineers with the 455th Engineer Company, 301st
Combat engineers with the 455th Engineer Company, 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, participate in an eight-mile foot march at Ninemile Wildlands Training Center, March 25, 2017. The Ninemile Remount Depot li... More
U.S. Army Spc. Andy Meyreles (right), Ammunition Stock
U.S. Army Spc. Andy Meyreles (right), Ammunition Stock Control and Accounting Specialist, Mission Support Element, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), stands with his fellow Army Reserve Soldiers during t... More
Best Warrior Staff Sgt. Amanda Cady, a 412th Theater
Best Warrior Staff Sgt. Amanda Cady, a 412th Theater Engineer Command Soldier from Stafford, Va., searches a vehicle for explosives during the 2015 Combined TECs' Best Warrior Competition. The mystery events we... More
Best Warrior Staff Sgt. Amanda Cady, a 412th Theater
Best Warrior Staff Sgt. Amanda Cady, a 412th Theater Engineer Command Soldier from Stafford, Va., searches a vehicle for explosives during the 2015 Combined TECs' Best Warrior Competition. The mystery events we... More
U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri
U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in a ruck march in Elwood, Kan., April 22, 2016. The airmen were qualifying for the German Armed Forces Badge for Militar... More
A medal signifying the successful completion of the
A medal signifying the successful completion of the Orlando Tunnel to Tower 5k race hangs around the neck of U.S. Army Spc. Andy Meyreles (right), Ammunition Stock Control and Accounting Specialist, Mission Sup... More
Soldiers with the 92nd Military Police Company ruck
Soldiers with the 92nd Military Police Company ruck through the installation July 24, 2019 to condition themselves for their annual 12 mile hike at United States Army Garrison Baumholder, Germany. Physical fitn... More
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Schmitz, 818th Mobility Support Advisory
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Schmitz, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, looks at the American flag while marching towards ground zero in New York City Sept. 11, ... More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, Staff Sgt. David Dudzinski,
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, Staff Sgt. David Dudzinski, Sgt. Jayson Schlarmann, Spc. Lucas Musich, all with the 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), located in Des Moines, Iowa, and 1st Lt. Dakota Koolmees, 364th E... More
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- Sgt. David Perales of the 173rd
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- Sgt. David Perales of the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares himself for a combatives tournament Aug. 11 during the 2016 European Best Warrior Competition held at the 7th Army Training Comm... More
A Nebraska National Guard 2017 Best Warrior competition
A Nebraska National Guard 2017 Best Warrior competition Soldier runs with his rifle and a full ruck during a nearly 10-mile ruck march, March 3, as part of the competition.
Maj. Annika Heusinger, a German army officer and competitor
Maj. Annika Heusinger, a German army officer and competitor for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, finds her targets during the M9 pistol marksmanship event Aug. 4, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The mar... More
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the Regional Health
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the Regional Health Command - Atlantic, take a break from setting up during the 2017 Best Medic Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 18, 2017. The competition tested the physic... More
Pvt. Johnmoniko Madamba, 542nd Transportation Company,
Pvt. Johnmoniko Madamba, 542nd Transportation Company, adjusts his ruck sack before the beginning of the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at Powidz Air Base, Powidz, Poland, March 6. (U.S. Army Reserve ph... More
Soldiers with the 92nd Military Police Company ruck
Soldiers with the 92nd Military Police Company ruck through the installation July 24, 2019 to condition themselves for their annual 12 mile hike at United States Army Garrison Baumholder, Germany. Physical fitn... More
Airmen march during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and
Airmen march during Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist Training Orientation Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex July 26, 2018. The course last 15 days and introduces students to the p... More
Airman First Class Dennis Wakefield, 823d Base Defense
Airman First Class Dennis Wakefield, 823d Base Defense Squadron security forces member, navigates through the weaver obstacle during an Army Air Assault Assessment (AAA), Jan. 30, 2019, at Camp Blanding, Fla. T... More
New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel
New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel tosses a flashbang into a room during a movement to contact training scenario at the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 2017 at Joint Base Mc... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Morgan LaClair, radio retrains
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Morgan LaClair, radio retrains supervisor, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, adjusts the front sight of her M-16... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Corey Miner, human resources
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Corey Miner, human resources specialist, Joint Force Headquarters, Vermont National Guard, signs in during the Vermont Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, V... More
Rear Adm. Merrill W. Ruck, commander, Naval Base, San Francisco/comman...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bradfield Release Status: R... More
April 27, 2015, Fort McCoy, Wis. - Best Warriors perform
April 27, 2015, Fort McCoy, Wis. - Best Warriors perform Physical Readiness Training before competing in an Army Physical Fitness Test to see who has the best overall physical endurance. The 36 Soldiers from th... More
Capt. Jason Little, 184th Sustainment Command, runs
Capt. Jason Little, 184th Sustainment Command, runs during the 184th Sustainment Command's Pre-German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge Challenge at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 26, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard ... More
Pack it In, Load it Up, and Hike it Out: 2d MARDIV Headquarters Battal...
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 2d Marine Division participate in the quarterly battalion hike on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2020. The hike improves unit cohesion and prepares the ... More
Tech Sgt. Joe Scobey, 18th Flight Test Squadron special
Tech Sgt. Joe Scobey, 18th Flight Test Squadron special missions aviator, leads Air Commando Ruckers to the finish line at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 20, 2014. The Air Commando Ruckers completed a 450-mile ruc... More
More than 100 ruck sacks lay dress-right-dress during
More than 100 ruck sacks lay dress-right-dress during a spur ride hosted by 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion “Lobos,” 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, T... More
Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray
Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray enemy forces (also known as OpFor) during a movement to contact exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 April 2017 during the Region One Best Warrior Competi... More
Kaiserslautern Military Community service members cross
Kaiserslautern Military Community service members cross the finish line during the Third Annual Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Paul Airey Memorial 10K ruck on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 1, 2018. The e... More
Pfc. Ashton Empty pushes through the last hundred yards
Pfc. Ashton Empty pushes through the last hundred yards of his 12 mile ruck at Fort Carson,Colorado January 24,2020. Empty completed the ruck with a time of 3hrs 10 minutes. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Robert Vicens)
U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Carmichael, assigned to Charlie
U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Carmichael, assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, ruck marches up Castle Trail during the movements portion of the Cavalry S... More
A U.S. Soldier fires at his target during the M9 pistol
A U.S. Soldier fires at his target during the M9 pistol marksmanship event for a chance to earn his German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge on Aug. 4, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The marksmanship event was the ... More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for the land
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for the land navigation phase of the Army National Guard's Region 1 Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 25, 2017. Fourteen Soldier... More
Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham
Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham carries a rescue dummy on a litter from one end of the firing range to another during a training scenario at the Region One Best Warrior Competition at Jo... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Rashene Mincy (left), Sgt. Earnest Knight
U.S. Army Pfc. Rashene Mincy (left), Sgt. Earnest Knight (center), and Spc. Steven Hitchcock (right), 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), look for the best route to the next point on a land navigation course d... More
Air Commandos participated in the 6th Annual Air Commando
Air Commandos participated in the 6th Annual Air Commando Ruck March April 9 - 14. Air Commandos carried 50-pound rucks for the 450-mile trek from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to Hurlburt Field. This year’s ... More
Soldiers with the 92nd Military Police Company ruck
Soldiers with the 92nd Military Police Company ruck through the installation July 24, 2019 to condition themselves for their annual 12 mile hike at United States Army Garrison Baumholder, Germany. Physical fitn... More
Airmen ruck march during the Survival, Evasion, Resistance
Airmen ruck march during the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist Training Orientation Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex July 26, 2018. The course last 15 days and introduces students... More
Spc. John Sanchez, 47, New Mexico National Guard, despite
Spc. John Sanchez, 47, New Mexico National Guard, despite challenging for the lead almost half of the foot march, dropped off on the back end of the mountain but makes up for it here as he sprints the final ste... More
A U.S. Army Soldier, Vermont National Guard, fires
A U.S. Army Soldier, Vermont National Guard, fires an M16 during the weapons qualification portion of the Vermont Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., March 19, 2016. Vermon... More
U.S. Army Capt. Jeremy Lewis, assigned to the Public
U.S. Army Capt. Jeremy Lewis, assigned to the Public Health Command - Atlantic, enjoys a hot breakfast after completing the 2017 Best Medic Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 20, 2017. The competition teste... More
Spc. Benjamin Mason, Arizona Army National Guard, drags
Spc. Benjamin Mason, Arizona Army National Guard, drags a casualty dummy during the obstacle course event in the 2012 ARNG Region VII Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 25.
Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Check-Six-Ma'am C...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Medium shot. Members of 436th Security Forces Squadron cross the finis...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: William M. Plate Jr Release Status: Rel... More
U.S. Air Force 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Cont...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Avon Park Air Force Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lapedra Tolson Release Status: ... More
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, participate in a memorial hike in Southwest Asia, Feb. 25, ... More
Army Reserve Spc. Collin George begins the eight-mile
Army Reserve Spc. Collin George begins the eight-mile ruck with his competitors on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 14, 2019. The Soldiers trained on Fort McCoy for a week in preparation for the Best Warrior Competi... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo from the
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron rests after participating in a ruck march in preparation for exercise Scorpion Lens Feb. 10, 2020. (U.S. Photo by Senior Airmen Cy... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Christian Surprise, assigned to Delta
U.S. Army Pfc. Christian Surprise, assigned to Delta Company, 186th Brigade Support Battalion, Vermont National Guard, leads the company forward during a ruck march up to the rifle range at Camp Ethan Allen Tra... More
Marines hike nine miles on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec.
Marines hike nine miles on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 9th, 2016. The hike is an essential part of the combat conditioning which every Marine must maintain. The Marines belong with 2ND Marine Headquarters Group, I... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew Ferns, a battery commander,
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew Ferns, a battery commander, speaks to Marines assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, after a 15 kilometer conditioning hike on Camp Hansen, ... More
Airmen complete an obstacle as part of an Army Air
Airmen complete an obstacle as part of an Army Air Assault Assessment (AAA), Jan. 30, 2019, at Camp Blanding, Fla. The AAA is designed to determine Airmen’s physical and mental readiness before being selected t... More
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, Headquarters
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division conduct a 6 mile hike, on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 8, 2019. This hike is the second in a series, building up to a 12... More
Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing participate
Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing participate in the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Memorial Dancon Challenge, Aug. 9, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Airmen were required to carry... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th
U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a 15 kilometer hike on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2019. 12th Marine Regiment regularly conducts condi... More
Spc. Christina Peralta, left, 1019th Quartermaster
Spc. Christina Peralta, left, 1019th Quartermaster Company, and Pvt. Nicholas Schlegel, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion sprint to the finish line during the 8-mile ruck march as part of the Blackjack ... More
Soldiers in the first heat of the 13th Annual Norwegian
Soldiers in the first heat of the 13th Annual Norwegian Foot March rush through the starting line at 7:30 am Nov 1 at the University of Southern Indiana. This year there were over 700 participants, a significan... More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters
A U.S. Soldier assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, fires his M-4 at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt. May 19, 2016. ... More
Airman 1st Class Colton Keenan, 7th Air Support Operations
Airman 1st Class Colton Keenan, 7th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party specialist, from Fort Bliss, Texas, performs pull ups during a Pre-Ranger Assessment Course, Aug. 24, 2018, at Mo... More
U.S. Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron
U.S. Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the 31st Rescue Squadron carry a 200-lb. litter loaded with equipment and a training dummy during a memorial ruck march at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25... More
U.S. Army soldiers from the 55th Signal Company (Combat
U.S. Army soldiers from the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) participate in a ruck march at Fort George G. Meade, Md., March 6, 2014. Soldiers from the 55th participate in ruck marches to maintain tactical p... More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Hardin, a combat medic specialist
Staff Sgt. Andrew Hardin, a combat medic specialist assigned to the 62nd Medical Brigade, Sgt. Aaron Tolson and Sgt. Tyler Fisher, combat medic specialists assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, forge on throu... More
Sgt. 1st Class Ian Maharaj, Ordnance School, provides
Sgt. 1st Class Ian Maharaj, Ordnance School, provides a safety brief to contestants prior to the 12-mile ruck march of the Ultimate Warrior Competition May 22 at the installation range training complex. It was ... More
U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri
U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in a ruck march in Elwood, Kan., April 22, 2016. The airmen were qualifying for the German Armed Forces Badge for Militar... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 treat a simulated casualty and call in a 9-line during a squad competition June 29, 2017, in Stjørdal, Norway. Marines were evaluated on their ability to ef... More
Air Commandos assigned to the 24th Special Operations
Air Commandos assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing load coolers of water and supplies onto trucks for the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2014, near Houston, Texas. The memorial ruck march honor... More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company,
U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a 10 mile hike at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 10, 2019. The 10 mile ruck march honored the 241 U.S.... More
Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior
Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior Competition train the way they fight. Part of the compeition involves being able to drag or carry a two-hundred pounds, geared-up simulated casualty to safety... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Nathaniel Newkirk, 55th Signal Company
U.S. Army Pfc. Nathaniel Newkirk, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), searches for the next point a land navigation course during a Field Training Exercise at Fort A. P. Hill, Va., March 24, 2014. The 55th So... More
Spc. Julian Batz, Nevada Army National Guard, steadily
Spc. Julian Batz, Nevada Army National Guard, steadily makes his way through the cross weave during the obstacle course event in the 2012 ARNG Region VII Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif.... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron participate in a 10km conditioning hike at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 11, 2018. The purpose of the hike was to maintain rea... More
Airmen perform flutter-kicks during an Army Air Assault
Airmen perform flutter-kicks during an Army Air Assault Assessment (AAA), Jan. 30, 2019, at Camp Blanding, Fla. The AAA is designed to determine Airmen’s physical and mental readiness before being selected to a... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron participate in a 10km conditioning hike at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 11, 2018. The purpose of the hike was to maintain rea... More
Senior Airman Jarod Barr, 23d Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Jarod Barr, 23d Security Forces Squadron installation patrolman, inspects the sling load components of an 822 cargo bag during an Army Air Assault Assessment (AAA), Jan. 29, 2019, at Moody Air For... More