Field competition creates cohesion, raises morale [Image 4 of 6]

TAQADDUM, IRAQ

12.06.2006

Photo by Master Sgt. Willie Ellerbrock 

1st Marine Logistics Group

Marines grit their teeth and dig in their heels during the traditional tug-o-war competition. December is a holiday season filled with family, fun and festivities, or for some Marines here, unit cohesion, competition and the 'tug-o-war.' Service members with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) participated in a company field competition Saturday, Dec. 6. "They can't be home with family, so at least they can have a little time to have fun and relax," said 1st Lt. Rich W. Dawson, an intelligence officer. The Marines left the office behind for a day, competing in seven scored events. Almost every competition incorporated skills learned during boot-camp, whether it was transporting the 'wounded' to safety with the fireman's carry or just a test of strength and endurance. "It's all about motivation and going back to the basics of the Marine Corps," said Lance Cpl. Kayla M. Hughes, a 19-year-old intelligence analyst from Yuma, Az. "It builds unit cohesion because we all have to work together with our teams to complete the activities, we have to motivate each other," she said. Combat Logistics Regiment 15 is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. USMC photo by Gunnery Sgt. Willie Ellerbrock

• Date Taken: 12.06.2006
• Date Posted: 12.10.2006 17:05
• Photo ID: 33962
• VIRIN: 061202-M-2258E-003
• Resolution: 2160x1440
• Size: 3.54 MB
• Location: TAQADDUM, IQ