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U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Bergstrom, 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, lies in a cool pool of mud after completing a Diversity Day mud run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Bergstrom, 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, lies in a cool pool of mud after completing a Diversity Day mud run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Teams were given their final times as they entered a mud pool at the end of the Diversity Day mud run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Teams were given their final times as they entered a mud pool at the end of the Diversity Day mud run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Teams were given their final times as they entered a mud pool at the end of the Diversity Day mud run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Teams were given their final times as they entered a mud pool at the end of the Diversity Day mud run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Participants step through the tire obstacle during a Diversity Day mud run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.  The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Participants step through the tire obstacle during a Diversity Day mud run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Teams helps each up and over the T-wall section of a mud run held for Diversity Day September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Teams helps each up and over the T-wall section of a mud run held for Diversity Day September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Diversity Day Mud Run participants low crawl through a mud pit to continue the race September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Diversity Day Mud Run participants low crawl through a mud pit to continue the race September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Teams helps each up and over the T-wall section of a mud run held for Diversity Day September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Teams helps each up and over the T-wall section of a mud run held for Diversity Day September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Participants approach a tire obstacle during a Diversity Day Mud Run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several challenges from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Participants approach a tire obstacle during a Diversity Day Mud Run September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several challenges from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Diversity Day Mud Run participants clear a section of their two mile course September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Diversity Day Mud Run participants clear a section of their two mile course September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Diversity Day Mud Run participants run to the next section of a two mile course September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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Diversity Day Mud Run participants run to the next section of a two mile course September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Diversity Day Mud Run participants low crawl through a mud pit to continue the race September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, T-wall climbing, barrier hurdles, and a Ôdeep freezeÕ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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Diversity Day Mud Run participants low crawl through a mud pit to continue the race September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several obstacles from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a 'deep freeze' cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

AL UDEID AIR BASE, QATAR -- Deployed members participated in a Diversity Day Mud Run that was put together by over 60 volunteers from around the installation September 20, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The mud run challenged 106 runners with a two mile course that contained several challenges from low crawling, a T-wall climb, barrier hurdles, and a ‘deep freeze’ cold mud pool. The event was held to help spread the word of Diversity Day, an initiative started by the Department of Defense for diversity events held throughout the year.