New Jersey Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Justin B. Gielski performs a flip on a wall while training to compete on the TV show “American Ninja Warrior” at a playground near his home in Medford, N.J., Aug. 21, 2015. Gielski placed fifth in the all-military preliminary round and advanced to the finals in Las Vegas to compete alongside 100 others who made it through city qualifying rounds, but he was not among 16 who finished the obstacle course and earned a spot in the second stage of the four-stage finals. Gielski is a loadmaster with the 150th Special Operations Squadron, 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen