U.S. Marines, from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., start the run with the Marines event at the Sprint 5K at the 2022 West Virginia Spartan Trifecta Weekend Event in Glen Jean, West Virginia, Aug. 28, 2022. Marine Corps Recruiting Command has partnered with the Spartan Race and their community of Athletes during 2022 through National and local level event activations. The partnership celebrates athletes' discipline, fighting spirit, and will to overcome obstacles and complete the mission are values shared with the Corps. - U.S. Marines, from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., start the run with the Marines event at the Sprint 5K at the 2022 West Virginia Spartan Trifecta Weekend Event in Glen Jean, West Virginia, Aug. 28, 2022. Marine Corps Recruiting Command has partnered with the Spartan Race and their community of Athletes during 2022 through National and local level event activations. The partnership celebrates athletes' discipline, fighting spirit, and will to overcome obstacles and complete the mission are values shared with the Corps.

The 10th annual Marine Corps Trials opening ceremony welcomed athletes from six countries including Colombia, United Kingdom, Georgia, Canada, France, and Italy to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29. The Marine Corps Trials is an adaptive sports event involving more than 200 wounded, ill or injured Marines, Sailors, veterans and international competitors, promoting recovery and rehabilitation through adaptive sport participation. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Garrett Gillespie) - The 10th annual Marine Corps Trials opening ceremony welcomed athletes from six countries including Colombia, United Kingdom, Georgia, Canada, France, and Italy to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29. The Marine Corps Trials is an adaptive sports event involving more than 200 wounded, ill or injured Marines, Sailors, veterans and international competitors, promoting recovery and rehabilitation through adaptive sport participation. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Garrett Gillespie)

Marine Sgt. Amber Haddix, Sgt. Bree-Anna Perez, Sgt. Norma Gavilanes and Sgt. Carly Jones, all drill instructors at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, march onto the Amalie Arena basketball court bearing rifles and the national ensign and Marine Corps colors for the national anthem at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Final Four Basketball Tournament Championship in Tampa, Florida, April 7, 2019. The tournament ran in conjunction with the 2019 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Convention. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command has taken deliberate actions to increase diversity accessions and outreach by partnering with and attending engagement events such as WBCA, reprioritizing elements of advertising programs, increasing awareness of scholarships opportunities, and analyzing prospects and processing. The WBCA’s mission is to promote women’s basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game of basketball as a sport for women and girls. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May) - Marine Sgt. Amber Haddix, Sgt. Bree-Anna Perez, Sgt. Norma Gavilanes and Sgt. Carly Jones, all drill instructors at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, march onto the Amalie Arena basketball court bearing rifles and the national ensign and Marine Corps colors for the national anthem at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Final Four Basketball Tournament Championship in Tampa, Florida, April 7, 2019. The tournament ran in conjunction with the 2019 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Convention. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command has taken deliberate actions to increase diversity accessions and outreach by partnering with and attending engagement events such as WBCA, reprioritizing elements of advertising programs, increasing awareness of scholarships opportunities, and analyzing prospects and processing. The WBCA’s mission is to promote women’s basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game of basketball as a sport for women and girls. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Naomi May)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Jacob Rich prepares to practice for the 100m Men's Wheel event for the 2014 Invictus Games at Mayesbrooks Training Center in London, Sept. 10, 2014. The Invictus Games is an opportunity for wounded, ill, and injured service members from around the world to recover and rehabilitate through competing in adaptive sports. - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Jacob Rich, an adaptive athlete,prepares to practice for the 100m Men's Wheel event for the 2014 Invictus Games at Mayesbrooks Training Center in London, Sept. 10, 2014. The Invictus Games is an opportunity for wounded, ill, and injured service members from around the world to recover and rehabilitate through competing in adaptive sports.