Battle Endurance Course

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Sgt. Jonathan Lewis, a student with Martial Arts Instructor Course 7-10, and fellow students from the class perform a “build the house” drill during the MAIC’s Battle Endurance Course at Fort Hase Beach here Wednesday. The BEC is the last step in the three-week course students must labor through to earn the coveted military occupational specialty 0917, Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Reece E. Lodder/USMC)