4th CISM World Military Games
The great Indian bison, known as Gaur, is the mascot for the 4th Conseil Internationale du Sport Militaire Military World Games, set in Hyderabad, India, Oct. 14 to 21. This is the largest international military Olympic-style event in the world. In this fourth edition of the games, 103 countries and more than 5,000 athletes are competing Oct. 14 to 21 in boxing, diving, soccer, handball, judo, military pentathlon, parachuting, sailing, shooting, swimming, volleyball and track and field. The purpose of the Military World Games is to promote "friendship through sport." (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Glenda S. Lynchard)