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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.-- The 375th Air Mobility Wing hosted its second Warrior Challenge Dec. 5, pushing the physical, mental and readiness skills of Airmen.
Like the first Warrior Challenge in May, the competition featured two main components:
The Warrior Challenge began with a mission briefing, followed by a grueling 7.5-mile ruck march in 26-degree Fahrenheit weather. Participants from the 11 teams encountered six stations testing their abilities on:
Pallet Build: Teams cooperated to build a pallet of critical supplies.
A2 Matting: Teams simulated repairing a damaged airfield.
Stress Shoot: Marksmanship under pressure.
Orienteering: Land navigation skills.
Care Under Fire: Simulated medical emergencies.
Aeromedical Evacuation: Practiced safe and efficient transport of injured personnel.
"If I could, I’d do this again in a heartbeat," said Senior Airman Carlos Hernandez, a 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron expeditionary communications technician and resource manager who competed in the warrior challenge. "Despite the discomfort of the cold or fatigue from the events themselves, I wanted to see what I was capable of when push comes to shove."
The second part consisted of the Squadron Cup, featuring Scott Air Force Base's first-ever Scottfield Combatives Tournament. Airmen competed in direct combat fighting skills through one-on-one pugil stick matches.
The Warrior Challenge events were open to all Airmen, regardless of rank, occupation, or gender. The events were designed to test the limits of participants' physical and mental abilities. In harmony with the line of effort to project forces forward, emphasizing readiness, instilling warrior culture, fostering resilience, and unleashing Airmen's potential.
“With the warrior challenge, most of the events resided outside of my normal duties as an admin troop,” said Airman 1st Class Camden Mogote, 375th Air Mobility Wing, executive service admin. “I loved the experience of learning new things and expanding my capabilities beyond my normal scope of work. Not only did it give members like me a chance to prove we can do more, but it also was a good opportunity to showcase that all members of the Air Force are capable of being part of a war-fighting force, regardless of duty title, rank, or AFSC.”
The top three Warrior Challenge teams were: 3rd place - Supply Chain Operations Group; 2nd place - 375th Civil Engineer Squadron; 1st place - 375th Operations Support Squadron. The winning team received a 155th Black Night Bombers replica propeller embellished with an arrowhead emblem. The OSS Airmen's names will be inscribed on the propeller, displayed at the wing headquarters building as part of the base's history.
The members of the winning team consisted of:
Capt. Abbey Damore
Capt. Jack Kelley
Senior Airman Christian Norris
Senior Airman Raymond Serrano
Senior Airman Adrian Richmond
Airman First Class Titus Bryant, 375th Operations Support Squadron, won the Combatives Tournament pugil stick challenge, also securing the Squadron Cup for the 375th OSS and a Scottfield combative tournament challenge belt.
Award Winners
Warrior Challenge
1st - 375th Operations Support Squadron
2nd - 375th Force Support Squadron
3rd - 635th Supply Chain Operations Group
Squadron Cup
1st - OSS - Airman First Class Titus Bryant
2nd - FSS - Senior Airman Nicholas Vazquez
| Date Taken: | 12.05.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.27.2024 09:32 |
| Story ID: | 487567 |
| Location: | SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, US |
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