Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participate in tug-of-war while competing in the Gladiator Games at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15, 2015. The battalion holds the Gladiator Games competition once or twice a year to bolster morale and increase unit cohesion. The games consist of a 7-ton pull, fire-man carry relay, grappling, tug-of-war, tire flipping, and more. The best company at the Gladiator Games wins the units gladiator helmet.