Youth participants race to the finish line during an

Youth participants race to the finish line during an annual Marine Corps Community Services’ Sprint Triathlon Relay and Kids Triathlon at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. This kind of support earned MCCS Cherry Point the 2017 National Gold Medal Grand Plaque Award for Excellence. The award, founded in 2012, by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association, recognizes the contributions of military recreation providers and the work they do for service members, their families, other patrons and local communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez/ Released)