Connecticut Army National Guard Spc. Ethan Mounts, a unit supply specialist assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, and member of the U.S. Armed Services Football team, poses for a portrait at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, Auburndale, Florida, Jan. 13, 2024. Mounts, from Middletown, Connecticut, enlisted in the Connecticut Army National Guard in June 2021. Prior to playing for the U.S. Armed Forces team, he played soccer for the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School and competed in the Major League Soccer Next youth league. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)