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A soldier assigned to the 4th Infantry Division competes in the Fittest Soldier Competition during Ivy Week 2025 at Garcia Gym at Fort Carson, Colo., June 23, 2025. Ivy Week is an annual division event celebrating readiness, teamwork and tradition.

Army Capt. Madison Turner participates in the Salute to Summer golf scramble at Fort Stewart, Ga., June 23, 2025. The event fosters camaraderie while strengthening unit cohesion, building morale across the formation and community.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jessica Garcia fires an air rifle during Warrior Games training in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 3, 2025. Members of Team Air Force honed skills during the weeklong training to prepare for the games, a multi-event adaptive sports competition, in July.

The U.S. Air Force Academy's Jalan Rivers competes in the Air Force Twilight Open at the Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 9, 2025.

From left, Army Pfc. Alyssa Demers, Sgt. Dawson Harrell, Spc. Ryan Frias and Spc. Tyler Boyer, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Commanding General's Mounted Color Guard, gallop off of Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Ky., after a passing the colors ceremony before the 151st Kentucky Derby, May 3, 2025. This was the first year that Army horses performed at the Kentucky Derby.

Air Force's Wes Peene pushes against Zachary White of the University of Utah during a lacrosse game at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 26, 2025.

A soldier participates in the Army Ten-Miler qualifier at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 18, 2025. The event allowed soldiers to compete for a chance to join the Fort Bliss Army Ten-Miler team.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Vinson Gabriel works on a dugout for the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, April 15, 2025. The Pacific Mini Games is a quadrennial multisport event.

Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Carter holds his son following the 2024 Camp Pendleton Male Athlete of the Year ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 14, 2025. Carter was recognized for his efforts in playing for the All-Marine and the All-Armed Forces Basketball Teams.

Army 1st Lt. Jani Merritt winds up to throw a discus during the Army Trials at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 8, 2025. The Army held qualifying trials to assess and select athletes for competition in the DOD Warrior Games.

Marines and U.S. Rowing members row in an exhibition race during the San Diego Crew Classic at Crown Point Beach, San Diego, March 28, 2025. The San Diego Crew Classic brings competitors together for a weekend of races.

Air Force's Jayda McNabb prepares to battle Utah Valley's Danja Stafford Collins for a rebound during the Women's National Invitational Tournament at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 21, 2025.

Marines compete against airmen in a sitting volleyball match during the Air Force and Marine Corps Trials in San Antonio, March 18, 2025. The annual event offers wounded, ill or injured soldiers, Marines, sailors and veterans an opportunity to further the rehabilitation of their mind, body and spirit through competition and camaraderie.

Retired Air Force Maj. Heather Sealover coaches an athlete practicing for the Air Force and Marine Corps Trials, a Paralympic-style competitive event open to U.S. service members and international partners in San Antonio, March 12, 2025.

Air Force's Christina Watrall scores a point against an opponent during a fencing championship event at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 9, 2025.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Bradley Hoke, left, and Senior Airman Jason Santillana fight during the Rumble in the Deid IV in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 7, 2025. All fighters wore protective headgear, mouth guards and approved sparring gloves to ensure their safety.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dalton Dishman hits a golf ball out of a sand trap during the 2025 Armed Forces Golf Championship at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 26, 2025.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicole Stickel competes in an indoor rowing event during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Feb. 16, 2025. The international sporting event is designed to enhance recovery by engaging wounded, ill and injured service members outside of traditional therapy settings.

Service members assigned to the Military District of Washington Joint Armed Forces Color Guard participate in pre-race ceremonies for the 67th Annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 16, 2025.

Army veteran Mary Porter, a member of Team U.S., participates in the sit-ski slalom during the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada, Feb. 12, 2025. Fifty competitors make up Team U.S., which is competing along with 22 other nations in the games.