Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Carmen Fleischmann | Command Sgt. Maj. Janet Harris, 525th Military Police Battalion’s command sergeant...... read more read more
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- The Military Police Regiment has been celebrating its birthday with a running event for the last 73 years. Units participating run one mile for each year the military police have been serving. Each Sept. 25, this run kicks off Regimental Week, which often includes a military police ball, war fighter competition and several other events.
While deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo, the Soldiers of the 525th MP Battalion chose to commemorate this momentous occasion with no frills, just good physical training and a little old school rock blaring from the loud speakers over Camp Bulkeley Thursday night.
“What we basically have to do is get our battalion together and run a total of 73 miles,” said Army 1st Sgt. Jerry Kennedy with the 189th MP Company.
They start off together, running the first three miles as an entire battalion.
Once they return, each unit of the battalion is responsible for running 11.6 miles. They can either elect an individual or select up to 15 Soldiers to complete their leg of the run.
This event has been planned down to the final detail, allotting each company a specific start time and running route that exits Camp America and continues along main roads around Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
“The first company is HHC [Headquarters and Headquarters Company], they start at 6:00 p.m., then we go on until 6:30 in the morning,” said Kennedy. “So at zero six-thirty, all of the command team will be here to cheer on the couple of runners that’s running the last leg of the 73 miles.”
Kennedy continued that this event is meant to build camaraderie and esprit de corps, an important component for the military police. Excelling in their mission to provide safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of the detainees here, they may not always get the opportunity to do something together as an entire battalion.
“Seeing you guys on the field makes my day. I love being around Soldiers. I love being able to do stuff like this: come together as a family and go for a run,” said Army Lt. Col. John Fivian, commander, 525th MP Battalion, while addressing his formation.
Army Sgt. Scott Carter, a Soldier with the 339th MP Company, called the run “motivational,” and a great way to bring the Soldiers closer together.
“It was nice to see the whole battalion get together,” said Carter. “There was a little competition going with the cadences. It was a good time.”
| Date Taken: | 10.03.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 10.07.2014 13:23 |
| Story ID: | 144504 |
| Location: | GUANTANAMO BAY, CU |
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