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Marines participate in a tug-of-war while competing in the Gladiator Games on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. The battalion holds the games once or twice a year to bolster morale and increase unit cohesion. The games consist of a 7-ton pull, fire-man carry relay, grappling, tug-of-war, tire flipping, and more. The best company at the Gladiator Games wins the unit's gladiator helmet.

Marines participate in a tug-of-war while competing in the Gladiator Games on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. The battalion holds the games once or twice a year to bolster morale and increase unit cohesion. The games consist of a 7-ton pull, fire-man carry relay, grappling, tug-of-war, tire flipping, and more. The best company at the Gladiator Games wins the unit's gladiator helmet.

Marines participate in a tug-of-war while competing in the Gladiator Games on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. The battalion holds the games once or twice a year to bolster morale and increase unit cohesion. The games consist of a 7-ton pull, fire-man carry relay, grappling, tug-of-war, tire flipping, and more. The best company at the Gladiator Games wins the unit's gladiator helmet.

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