Staff Sgt. James Sykes, cener, a Sheppard NCO Academy student from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and other participants in a 5k ruck in Wind Creek Park begin their trek at Sheppard AFB, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes and his classmates participated in the 5k ruck/run in recognition of his 2-year-old daughter, Zoey, who was diagnosed with leukemia in January 2021.

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