The Bahrain School Cross-country team, the Falcons, pose with their coaches, Lt. Col. Jason Perdew, Marine Corps Forces Central Command Forward assistant chief of staff, communications officer (left), and Shannon Helvey, teacher and head coach, after completing the Naval Support Activity Bahrain’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Columbus Day Fun Run, Oct. 4. The team is currently preparing for the Department of Defense Dependents Schools, European Cross-country Championship to be held in Baumholder, Germany, Oct. 27. Students of Marines and sailors stationed here, as well as foreign national students, attend the Bahrain School to receive academic, character, cultural and physical training through a demanding, inter-mural cross-country running program.