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Marines lie on a field on opposite sides of a rope as fellow Marines train in the background.

Down for the Challenge

Marines prepare to compete in a tug-of-war challenge during the I Marine Expeditionary Force Tomahawk Total Fitness Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2026. The challenge is designed to build more resilient Marines and teams by purposefully developing physical, mental and spiritual domains of fitness while strengthening unit cohesion.

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