Marines participate in High Intensity Tactical Training Tactical Athlete competition

Photo By Sgt. Douglas Simons | Staff Sgt. Daniel Kermeen, left and 1st Sgt. Jennifer Tabisz pose for a photo after participating in a High Intensity Tactical Training competition June 17 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines were the top male and female competitors in the HITT competition and will travel to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to compete in the HITT Championship to claim the title “Ultimate Tactical Athlete.” Kermeen is the motor transport operations chief for 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Tabisz is the First Sgt. for Engineer Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Douglas Simons/Released)  

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JAPAN

06.17.2016

Story by Cpl. Douglas Simons 

Marine Corps Installations Pacific

Marines competed in a High Intensity Tactical Training competition June 17 on Camp Foster.
The eight Marines battled to see who could get the best time on three challenging events, which consisted of exercises such as kneeling power ball throws, kettlebell carries and burpees.
The participants left everything they had on the field, according to Sgt. Harold S. Johnson, a combat videographer with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan.
“I tried my best to set the bar high for others to beat,” exclaimed Johnson, still winded from performing burpees and kettlebell swings. “But it was a lot tougher than I anticipated.”
Staff Sgt. Daniel Kermeen, motor transport operations chief for 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and 1st Sgt. Jennifer Tabisz, First Sgt. for Engineer Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MEF, are the top male and female participants from Okinawa. They will travel to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to compete in the HITT Championship.
“I’m honored to be able to go and compete for the championship,” said Tabisz. “It would be incredible to be crowned an ultimate tactical athlete.”
The HITT Championship is an annual event that brings the top male and female tactical athletes from each region to compete to be the best tactical athlete in the Marine Corps.
To find out more about HITT, visit your local Marine Corps Community Services.

• Date Taken: 06.17.2016
• Date Posted: 06.17.2016 02:47
• Story ID: 201497
• Location: CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JP