Non-commissioned officers with 1st “Vanguard” Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division–Center begin a timed two-mile run during a Sergeant Audie Murphy Club selection process May 24, 2011 at Camp Taji, Iraq. The SAMC, founded in 1984 and exclusive to non-commissioned officers, is a club that was named after the most decorated American soldier during World War II.