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From Alaska to the Air Force: Major Chad Speer Finds His Arena in Esports
U.S. Air Force Major Chad Speer, from Wasilla, Alaska, poses with a championship trophy after winning the 2026 Armed Forces Esports Championship at Localhost in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, April 25, 2026. Service members competed in organized esports competition playing Marvel Rivals for championship honors while representing their respective services. Armed Forces Sports brings together service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Space Force to compete at the national level. Armed Forces Sports promotes physical fitness, cognitive readiness, teamwork, and competitive opportunities for military members while supporting recruitment and retention efforts and strengthening partnerships through emerging sports platforms. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Suarez)
April 25, 2026 - For U.S. Air Force Maj. Chad Speer, the path from a small town in Alaska to competing on an Esports
U.S. Air Force Esports Team Wins the 2026 Armed Forces Esports Championship
U.S. Service members pose beside a championship trophy after winning the 2026 Armed Forces Esports Championship at Localhost in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, April 25, 2026. Service members competed in organized esports competition playing Marvel Rivals for championship honors while representing their respective services. Armed Forces Sports brings together service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Space Force to compete at the national level. Armed Forces Sports promotes physical fitness, cognitive readiness, teamwork, and competitive opportunities for military members while supporting recruitment and retention efforts and strengthening partnerships through emerging sports platforms. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Suarez)
April 25, 2026 - U.S. Air Force Esports team won the 2026 Armed Forces Esports Championship after two days of intense competition at Localhost, a gaming and esports venue in Philadelphia.
2026 Armed Forces Esports Championship Opens in Philadelphia
U.S. Service members pose beside a championship trophy before the 2026 Armed Forces Esports Championship at Localhost in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, April 23, 2026. Service members competed in organized esports competition playing Marvel Rivals for championship honors while representing their respective services. Armed Forces Sports brings together service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Space Force to compete at the national level. Armed Forces Sports promotes physical fitness, cognitive readiness, teamwork, and competitive opportunities for military members while supporting recruitment and retention efforts and strengthening partnerships through emerging sports platforms. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Suarez)
April 23, 2026 - The 2026 Armed Forces Esports Championship kicks off Friday, bringing together elite competitors from all six branches of the U.S. military for a high-stakes tournament centered around the tactical team hero-shooter Marvel Rivals.
Hall of Fame coach returns to sideline at Armed Forces Wrestling Championships
U.S. Marine Corps All-Marine wrestling team coach participate in the Armed Forces Sports Men’s and Women’s Wrestling Championships at the Mitchell W. Stout Physical Fitness Center on Fort Bliss, Texas, March 14, 2026. Service members compete in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling for championship honors while representing their respective services.
April 17, 2026 - Rob Hermann anxiously paces the mat inside Fort Bliss’s Stout Fitness Center with the same fiery intensity he had as coach of the U.S. Olympic Wrestling team in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Games. 
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2025 Armed Forces Sports Men's and Women's Competition Day 1 Highlights

  • U.S. Armed Forces Sports
  • Aug. 22, 2025 | 1:06

Video highlighting the 2025 Armed Forces Sports Men's and Women's Championships on August 21, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Armed Forces Sports fosters goodwill by promoting physical fitness, providing competitive opportunities for military athletes at national and international levels, enhancing recruitment and retention through sports diplomacy, and building strategic partnerships with allied nations. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sergeant Jonathan Anderson)

 

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