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Water balloon fight at Fort Leavenworth
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Carlota Hendrick, breakfast supervisor at IHG Army Hotels' Holiday Inn Express Hoge Hall, lobs water balloons in the air toward opposing team members during a water balloon fight with other IHG employees June 12, 2026, behind the hotel off 4th Street at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - "Dream Team" members Spencer Kellerman, maintenance; Jo Cline, group reservations coordinator; and Phillip Wedeman, maintenance, load up on water balloons and take aim at "Team Extreme" members Ed Martinez, maintenance supervisor; Caeley Kruse, housekeeper; Carlota Hendrick, breakfast supervisor; and Jessica Surratt, housekeeper, during a water balloon fight behind the IHG Army Hotels' Holiday Inn Express Hoge Hall June 12, 2026, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The water balloon fight wrapped up IHG's Celebrate Service Week, which honored employees with a weeklong tour of the world, featuring different countries and corresponding treats and educational information. Featured countries included Korea, the Philippines, India, Poland, Italy and France to represent IHG employees from those countries. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Caeley Kruse, housekeeper at IHG Army Hotels' Holiday Inn Express Hoge Hall, runs with her arms full of water balloons, stolen from the opposing team, during a water balloon fight with fellow IHG employees June 12, 2026, behind the hotel at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The water balloon fight was the culminating event of IHG's Celebrate Service Week to recognize hotel staff for their hard work. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Jo Cline, group reservations coordinator at IHG Army Hotels' Holiday Inn Express Hoge Hall, ducks as water balloons are thrown toward her during a water balloon fight with other IHG employees June 12, 2026, behind the hotel at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The water balloon fight was the culminating event of Celebrate Service Week, which honors IHG employees. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption - "Dream Team" members Jo Cline, group reservations coordinator; Phillip Wedeman, maintenance; and Spencer Kellerman, maintenance, throw water balloons toward "Team Extreme" members during a water balloon fight behind the IHG Army Hotels' Holiday Inn Express Hoge Hall June 12, 2026, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The water balloon fight wrapped up IHG's Celebrate Service Week, which honored employees with a weeklong tour of the world, featuring different countries and corresponding treats and educational information. Featured countries included Korea, the Philippines, India, Poland, Italy and France to represent IHG employees from those countries. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL
Installation hotel staff culminates Celebrate Service Week with 'Dream Team' vs. 'Team Extreme' summertime battle.
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