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The Coastal Plains Dragway and Raceway welcomed the Conseil International du Sport Militaire, (International Military Sports Council) boxers from around the world to watch local racers compete, during a CISM cultural day event, Oct. 15. The cultural event gave the athletes the opportunity to learn about each other’s similarities, differences and also experience some of American culture. - The Coastal Plains Dragway and Raceway welcomed the Conseil International du Sport Militaire, (International Military Sports Council) boxers from around the world to watch local racers compete, during a CISM cultural day event, Oct. 15. The cultural event gave the athletes the opportunity to learn about each other’s similarities, differences and also experience some of American culture.

Aaron Colton, a freestyle street bike exhibitionist for Red Bull, executes a maneuver with a Red Bull promotional girl during the 3rd annual Hadnot Point Annex Customer Appreciation Day aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct.15. World-renowned wrestler Ric Flair also made an appearance, stunning fans and adding to the hype as military personnel and civilians treated themselves to free food and drinks, courtesy of the annex's vendors. - Aaron Colton, a freestyle street bike exhibitionist for Red Bull, executes a maneuver with a Red Bull promotional girl during the 3rd annual Hadnot Point Annex Customer Appreciation Day aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct.15. World-renowned wrestler Ric Flair also made an appearance, stunning fans and adding to the hype as military personnel and civilians treated themselves to free food and drinks, courtesy of the annex's vendors.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Ballance, an infantry unit leader and instructor in the Infantry Mortar Leader’s Course aboard Camp Geiger, trains at the gymnasium for an upcoming powerlifting competition, recently. Ballance, who is said to be very proficient at mortar gunnery and leading his Marines, currently holds six world records, six national records and eight state records. - Staff Sgt. Christopher Ballance, an infantry unit leader and instructor in the Infantry Mortar Leader’s Course aboard Camp Geiger, trains at the gymnasium for an upcoming powerlifting competition, recently. Ballance, who is said to be very proficient at mortar gunnery and leading his Marines, currently holds six world records, six national records and eight state records.

The inside of the mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine is open to patients following its unveiling ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 12. The new MRI unit is unique in that not only is its design superior to the units once used by the hospital, but it is also the first to be owned by the hospital. - The inside of the mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine is open to patients following its unveiling ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 12. The new MRI unit is unique in that not only is its design superior to the units once used by the hospital, but it is also the first to be owned by the hospital.

Lance Cpl. Tommy Roque (left), a boxer with the All-Marine Boxing Team, celebrates after his win against Brazilian boxer Sailor Robson Donato Conceicao after their lightweight bout at the 53rd World Military Boxing Championships, hosted by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (International Military Sports Council) at the Goettge Memorial Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 10. Military athletes from around the world compete in sports, such as boxing, with the CISM's motto at heart: "Friendship through Sport." - Lance Cpl. Tommy Roque (left), a boxer with the All-Marine Boxing Team, celebrates after his win against Brazilian boxer Sailor Robson Donato Conceicao after their lightweight bout at the 53rd World Military Boxing Championships, hosted by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (International Military Sports Council) at the Goettge Memorial Field House aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 10. Military athletes from around the world compete in sports, such as boxing, with the CISM's motto at heart: "Friendship through Sport."

Runners cross the starting line during the Marine Corps Community Services’ Beirut Memorial 10K race aboard Camp Johnson, Oct. 9. Service members, families, retired military personnel, civilians and children participated in the 6.2-mile race in honor of those who lost their lives in the Beirut bombings on Oct. 23, 1983. - Runners cross the starting line during the Marine Corps Community Services’ Beirut Memorial 10K race aboard Camp Johnson, Oct. 9. Service members, families, retired military personnel, civilians and children participated in the 6.2-mile race in honor of those who lost their lives in the Beirut bombings on Oct. 23, 1983.

Sailors from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River and the Navy Operational Support Center in Wilmington, N.C., gather together to celebrate the U.S. Navy's 235th birthday at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Oct. 9. The night's theme, "transcending through time," was further exemplified as the youngest sailors interacted with the oldest veterans on this special occasion. - Sailors from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River and the Navy Operational Support Center in Wilmington, N.C., gather together to celebrate the U.S. Navy's 235th birthday at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Oct. 9. The night's theme, "transcending through time," was further exemplified as the youngest sailors interacted with the oldest veterans on this special occasion.