GoRuck: in close up

Airmen progress through the phases of putting on their rucksacks as they begin the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Senior Airman Ben Lackey helps Staff Sgt. Brian Meyer, 366th Training Squadron Det. 3, fill up a sandbag at the beginning of the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Airman Ryan Parker carries his wingman, Airman James Boglivi, 366th Training Squadron Det. 3, on his back during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Airman James Boglivi, 366th Training Squadron Det. 3, struggles to lift his water-soaked bag over his head during an exercise Sept. 24 at the GoRuck team building challenge at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Staff Sgt. Willie Daniels, 366th Training Squadron Det. 3, reaches to help his buddy secure his sand bag as it falls open at the beginning of a march Sept. 24 during the GoRuck team building challenge at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Airmen find various ways to tote their sandbag as they march during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A team of participants prepare to carry a wooden log during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Senior Airman Thomas Church, 96th Communications Squadron, carries a simulated victim during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Tech. Sgt. Laisa Ramirez, 366th Training Squadron Det. 3, helps carry a wooden log during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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An Airman performs pull-ups at the beginning of the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Tech. Sgt. Shane Zugai, 96th Security Forces Squadron, leads a group of participants carrying individual simulated victims during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Participants push a picnic table across the grass to simulate plowing a field during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Airman Jackson Judge, 366th Training Squadron Det. 3, carries a wooden log by himself during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A participant guides the team carrying the largest wooden log during the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Airmen listen closely to their instructor on what to do next at the beginning of the GoRuck team building challenge Sept. 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 45 participants pushed themselves through the physical scenarios led by a Special Forces veteran, to earn the blue and black “GoRuck” patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Published Sept. 28, 2015