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Sgt. Joseph Peterson, a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team, prepares to fire a round during the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship on July 7, 2014, at Range 4, Weapons Training Bn., Marine Corps Base Quantico. Peterson was one of several Marines who competed in the individual events and will also shoot in the team events.

Sgt. Joseph Peterson, a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team, prepares to fire a round during the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship on July 7, 2014, at Range 4, Weapons Training Bn., Marine Corps Base Quantico. Peterson was one of several Marines who competed in the individual events and will also shoot in the team events.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Storm

Master Sgt. Donnie Hicks, a shooter for the National Gueard Bureau Marksmanship Team and a native of Houston, Texas, fires around down range during the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship on July 7, 2014, at Range 4, Weapons Training Bn., Marine Corps Base Quantico. This competition is one of the few opportunities each branch has to come together and compete against and share knowledge with eachother.

Master Sgt. Donnie Hicks, a shooter for the National Gueard Bureau Marksmanship Team and a native of Houston, Texas, fires around down range during the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship on July 7, 2014, at Range 4, Weapons Training Bn., Marine Corps Base Quantico. This competition is one of the few opportunities each branch has to come together and compete against and share knowledge with eachother.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Storm

Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen prepare their equipment and weapons for the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship on July 7, 2014, at Range 4, Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico. The event will last for a week and will test servicemembers individual talent as well as their team work.

Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen prepare their equipment and weapons for the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship on July 7, 2014, at Range 4, Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico. The event will last for a week and will test servicemembers individual talent as well as their team work.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Storm

Marine Sgt. Nathaniel Jagger examines an M-16 competition rifle at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. The competitors’ rifles are weighted to fit their individual needs, allowing them to keep steady aim and reduce the recoil from heavy bullets. Jagger is a precision weapons specialist with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Marine Sgt. Nathaniel Jagger examines an M-16 competition rifle at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. The competitors’ rifles are weighted to fit their individual needs, allowing them to keep steady aim and reduce the recoil from heavy bullets. Jagger is a precision weapons specialist with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Keenan

Cpl. Antonio Diconza grabs a round from an ammunition pouch on his shooting jacket at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. Competitors are equipped with specialized shooting jackets that are tailored for the three positions they fire from in this competition, standing, sitting and prone. The jackets have different adjustments for each position, keeping them stiffened up. Diconza is an infantry mortarman and competitive shooter with the Marine Corps Rifle Team.

Cpl. Antonio Diconza grabs a round from an ammunition pouch on his shooting jacket at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. Competitors are equipped with specialized shooting jackets that are tailored for the three positions they fire from in this competition, standing, sitting and prone. The jackets have different adjustments for each position, keeping them stiffened up. Diconza is an infantry mortarman and competitive shooter with the Marine Corps Rifle Team.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Keenan

Cpl. Antonio Diconza fires a weighted M-16 rifle at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. The competitors’ rifles are weighted to fit their individual needs, allowing them to keep steady aim and reduce the recoil from heavy bullets. Diconza is an infantry mortarman and competitive shooter with the Marine Corps Rifle Team.

Cpl. Antonio Diconza fires a weighted M-16 rifle at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. The competitors’ rifles are weighted to fit their individual needs, allowing them to keep steady aim and reduce the recoil from heavy bullets. Diconza is an infantry mortarman and competitive shooter with the Marine Corps Rifle Team.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Keenan

Marine Sgt. Nathaniel Jagger examines an M-16 competition rifle at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. The competitor’s rifles are weighted to fit their individual needs, allowing them to keep steady aim and reduce the recoil from heavy bullets. Jagger is a precision weapons specialist with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Marine Sgt. Nathaniel Jagger examines an M-16 competition rifle at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. The competitor’s rifles are weighted to fit their individual needs, allowing them to keep steady aim and reduce the recoil from heavy bullets. Jagger is a precision weapons specialist with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Keenan

Cpl. Antonio Diconza dons a shooting jacket at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. Competitors are equipped with specialized shooting jackets that are tailored for the three positions they fire from in this competition, standing, sitting and prone. The jackets have different adjustments for each position, keeping them stiffened up. Diconza is an infantry mortarman and competitive shooter with the Marine Corps Rifle Team.

Cpl. Antonio Diconza dons a shooting jacket at the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. Competitors are equipped with specialized shooting jackets that are tailored for the three positions they fire from in this competition, standing, sitting and prone. The jackets have different adjustments for each position, keeping them stiffened up. Diconza is an infantry mortarman and competitive shooter with the Marine Corps Rifle Team.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Keenan

Col. Denise Loring checks a competitor’s shot through a scope during the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. The best shooters from all services are selected and earn their way to participate in competitions. Loring is a reservist officer with the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Col. Denise Loring checks a competitor’s shot through a scope during the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 7, 2014. The best shooters from all services are selected and earn their way to participate in competitions. Loring is a reservist officer with the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Keenan

Col. Austin E. Renforth, commanding officer of Marine Corps Training Command, signals the start of the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship with a shot from an M-1 Garand at Range 4, Weapon Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico July 6, 2014. Service members have shared the knowledge learned from this event with their individual services to advance the U.S. military’s efficiency in combat.

Col. Austin E. Renforth, commanding officer of Marine Corps Training Command, signals the start of the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship with a shot from an M-1 Garand at Range 4, Weapon Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico July 6, 2014. Service members have shared the knowledge learned from this event with their individual services to advance the U.S. military’s efficiency in combat.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cuong Le

Service members stand at attention for the presenting of the colors for the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship at Range 4, Weapon Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico July 6. Competitors from every branch of service will face off in 15 matches in seven days, which test them as individuals and teams.

Service members stand at attention for the presenting of the colors for the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship at Range 4, Weapon Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico July 6. Competitors from every branch of service will face off in 15 matches in seven days, which test them as individuals and teams.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cuong Le

Kelly Grissom, a Brazilian Jujitsu instructor, and CWO4 Armand Rupert, a Marine stationed aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, along with five of Grissom's students ride on public transportation in Senegal, West Africa, Nov. 2013. Grissom and Rupert founded the Lion Heart Initiative, a plan to teach mixed martial arts to young urban youth of Senegal, West Africa, and create better opportunities for them.

Kelly Grissom, a Brazilian Jujitsu instructor, and CWO4 Armand Rupert, a Marine stationed aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, along with five of Grissom's students ride on public transportation in Senegal, West Africa, Nov. 2013. Grissom and Rupert founded the Lion Heart Initiative, a plan to teach mixed martial arts to young urban youth of Senegal, West Africa, and create better opportunities for them.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Runners slog through the mud in a canal during Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run, Nov. 17.

Runners slog through the mud in a canal during Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run, Nov. 17.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

Capt. Kyle Thomas, deputy Public Affairs Officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, poses at the starting line before beginning the Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run at MCLB Albany, Nov. 17.

Capt. Kyle Thomas, deputy Public Affairs Officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, poses at the starting line before beginning the Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run at MCLB Albany, Nov. 17.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

A runner pushes herself through the mud during the Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Nov. 17.

A runner pushes herself through the mud during the Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Nov. 17.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

The general public is invited to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s first “Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run,” Saturday, Nov. 17, at Boyett Park on base. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race kicks off at 10 a.m. Early entry fee is $25 if registered by Nov. 12; after that the fee is $30. Participants can register on site the day of the event. Registration fee includes a long-sleeved T-shirt (guaranteed for every participant registered by Nov. 12), a participation medallion, hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks after the race. Runners can register online at www.active.com. The Mud Run is not a race, but rather a 3-mile fun run that will introduce members of the community to a Marine Corps-style course run, complete with obstacles, challenges and plenty of mud. All runners must sign a hold harmless waiver prior to participation, and there is no age requirement. Runners younger than 18 must have a parent or guardian sign their waiver, and parents/guardians must accompany all children for the duration of the event. Drivers without base access must have a current vehicle registration and insurance, and a valid driver’s license upon entering the gate. Directions to the site will be provided. In addition, the Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run will be an opportunity for members in the community to support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s 2012 Toys for Tots campaign. All runners are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots bin that will be on hand. For more information, call 229-639-7935.

The general public is invited to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s first “Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run,” Saturday, Nov. 17, at Boyett Park on base. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race kicks off at 10 a.m. Early entry fee is $25 if registered by Nov. 12; after that the fee is $30. Participants can register on site the day of the event. Registration fee includes a long-sleeved T-shirt (guaranteed for every participant registered by Nov. 12), a participation medallion, hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks after the race. Runners can register online at www.active.com. The Mud Run is not a race, but rather a 3-mile fun run that will introduce members of the community to a Marine Corps-style course run, complete with obstacles, challenges and plenty of mud. All runners must sign a hold harmless waiver prior to participation, and there is no age requirement. Runners younger than 18 must have a parent or guardian sign their waiver, and parents/guardians must accompany all children for the duration of the event. Drivers without base access must have a current vehicle registration and insurance, and a valid driver’s license upon entering the gate. Directions to the site will be provided. In addition, the Dirty Devil Dog Mud Run will be an opportunity for members in the community to support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s 2012 Toys for Tots campaign. All runners are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots bin that will be on hand. For more information, call 229-639-7935.

Photo by Marti Gatlin