page_title: Dancon March
hierarchical_section_title: Dancon March
caption_attribution_description: English: Pfc. Gade, a driver with Transport Platoon, Danish Battle Group, runs with a full combat load during the Danish Contingent March aboard Camp Leatherneck, July 26. The Dancon march is a 15-mile endurance contest held by Danish troops wherever they are deployed.
context_page_description: Dancon March DANCON is short for Danish Contingent and the march has been a tradition with the Danish Defence since 1972 when the Royal Danish Army was deployed on Cyprus. The march invites foreign troops, allied with Denmark, to participate in the 25 or 40 km march. Apart from Cyprus, Dancon marches have taken place in Mongolia, Croatia, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Eritrea, Kuwait, and the Gulf of Aden, United Arab Emirates
context_section_description: Dancon March DANCON is short for Danish Contingent and the march has been a tradition with the Danish Defence since 1972 when the Royal Danish Army was deployed on Cyprus. The march invites foreign troops, allied with Denmark, to participate in the 25 or 40 km march. Apart from Cyprus, Dancon marches have taken place in Mongolia, Croatia, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Eritrea, Kuwait, and the Gulf of Aden, United Arab Emirates
caption: A Danish soldier during the Dancon March in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, 2011.
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