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Finding the motivation to train

Rob Wieland, a retired senior master sergeant, said he has competed in more than 100 triathlons, including six Ironman triathlons, and was recently selected to represent the United States in the International Triathlon Union World Championships in Chicago in 2015. (Courtesy photo)
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Combat Controllers

U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, await their turn to shoot at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Feb. 11, 2015. Before being assigned to a unit, CCT and Special Operations Weather Team trainees have to complete a rigorous training pipeline which can take approximately two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Cossaboom)
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Combat Controllers

A U.S. Air Force Combat Control instructor assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, looks on as CCT trainees fire their M4 rifles at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Feb. 11, 2015. At the 342nd TRS both CCT and Special Operations Weather Team trainees go through four months of training to earn their berets upon graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Cossaboom)
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Combat Controllers

U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, fire an M4 rifle at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Feb. 11, 2015. During their day at the range, the CCT trainees practiced accuracy, speed, and shooting from the standing, kneeling, sitting, and prone positions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Cossaboom)
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Combat Controllers

U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, hang their targets during weapons training at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Feb. 11, 2015. At the 342nd TRS both CCT and Special Operations Weather Team trainees go through four months of training to earn their berets upon graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Cossaboom)
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Combat Controllers

5.56mm ammunition rounds are discarded after U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, spend a day shooting their M4 rifles at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Feb. 11, 2015. CCT and Special Operations Weathers Team trainees spend approximately two years in training before they are assigned to a unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Cossaboom)
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Combat Controllers

A U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, attach their targets to wooden beams before weapons training at Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Feb. 11, 2015. Before earning their berets, CCT and Special Operations Weather Team trainees must complete four months of intense training at Pope in addition to several months of prerequisite training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Cossaboom)
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Surgical Care

U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Alan Sears practices a surgical procedure during an Emergency War Surgery Course at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, JBSA-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The multi-service training was specifically designed to give surgeons the basic life-saving skills necessary to treat patients in down range. Sears is a general surgeon assigned San Antonio Military Medical Center on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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Flight equipment

Col. Timothy MacGregor, 47th Operations Group commander, right, gives Col. Benedict Ang, Singapore’s Air Force Training Command commander, a tour of the aircrew flight equipment room on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 9, 2015. This room is used to store pilot’s oxygen masks, helmets, G-suits and other equipment worn and carried on their flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Delgado)
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Jayhawk

An aircraft marshal leads a 3rd Flying Training Squadron student pilot to an open runway at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 5, 2015. Vance student pilots attached to the 3rd FTS train in the T-1A Jayhawk, a medium-range, twin-engine aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by David Poe)
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Fire Student

Airman Nicholas Rose, 312th Training Squadron student, poses for a photo after a training session at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. Rose and his classmates just finished putting out fires for the first time in their training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin Boyer)
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Taking a moment

Airman 1st Class Onnie O. McSpadden, 127th Michigan Air National Guard firefighting apprentice, readies his gas mask in preparation for firefighting training at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. The air becomes thick with smoke and heat around the simulated burners, requiring the students to use oxygen tanks to breathe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
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Troubleshoot

Students from class 15009 troubleshoot a hydraulic malfunction on a Global Deicer at the Vehicle Management Schoolhouse, Port Hueneme, Cali. The class provides the initial skills training on the operation and maintenance of cranes, aircraft deicers, towing vehicles, sweepers and M-Series MRAP vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Kessler)
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Returning home

Members of the 47th Security Forces Squadron form up to be welcomed home at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 28, 2015. The members returned from a deployment, and their return marks the first time in at least 5 years that the 47th SFS has had every defender home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmie D. Pike)
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Trainee

A Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training student and his instructor return from their T-6A Texan II sortie here, Jan. 26. Since 1941, Vance has awarded almost 33,000 pilot wings to military aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Jump training

A Texas Army National Guard Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment walks up the cargo ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft in Austin, Texas, Jan. 23, 2015. Many of the Soldiers gear weighed up to 95 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Jump training

Texas Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment wait in the cargo hold of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft in Austin, Texas, before taking-off for a training jump Jan. 23, 2015. The Soldiers jumped from the aircraft using a static line method which deploys their chutes immediately as they exit the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Jump Training

Staff Sgt. Laura Bourdlais, C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft loadmaster with the 58th Airlift Squadron reels in empty lines from paratroopers’ deployed parachutes near San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 23, 2015. Loadmasters use a winch system when pulling in more than 10 lines. The Soldiers jumped from the aircraft using a static line method which deploys their chutes immediately as they exit the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Jump training

Texas Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Mark Briseno, jumpmaster, Able Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, helps another Soldier secure her parachute at Bergstrom Airport, Austin, Texas, Jan. 23, 2015. Approximately 160 Soldiers participated in a static line jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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Altus leverages Army National Guard jump training

A Texas Army National Guard Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, observes the dropzone near San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 23, 2015. The jump was part of a joint exercise where U.S. Air Force loadmasters from Altus Air Force Base, and National Guard Soldiers could maintain their certification in static line jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark)
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