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NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY - POINT MUGU, Calif. (June 9, 2018) U.S. Army 1st Lt. Justine Emge of the Missouri National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mollie Hebda of Camp Pendleton, Calif. bike around a curve during the bike portion of the 2018 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship. During the triathlon, service members competed both individually and as a team to Olympic distances of a 1,500-meter (approximately 1-mile) open-water swim, followed by a 40-kilometer (24.8-mile) bike ride, and finishing with a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) run. Additionally, teams competed for points and spots on the U.S. Armed Forces Team that will compete at the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) World Military Triathlon Championship in Lidkoping, Sweden from 15-18 June 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Willey/Released)