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Competition promotes physical fitness during deployment
Courtesy Story | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | Date: 11.01.2012At 10 a.m. the small gym on Combat Outpost Chergotaw was filled with onlookers and competitors who had gathered for a challenging physical fitness competition. For the first time during their deployment, the... Read More
Panther paratroopers strive to become Expert Infantrymen
Story by Spc. Terrance Payton | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Date: 10.29.2012On the morning of Oct. 22, 2012 hundreds of paratroopers stood in formation at Pike Field to take the first steps needed to earn their Expert Infantryman Badge. Read More
Support soldiers undertake unique physical training challenge
Story by Sgt. Quentin Johnson | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs | Date: 10.12.2012Physical readiness is defined as the ability to meet the physical demands of any combat or duty position, accomplish the mission and continue to fight and win, according to Army Training Circular 3-22.20. Read More
And fitness and in health
Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Kelly-Herard | Headquarters Air Mobility Command Public Affairs | Date: 09.14.2012While some couples may prefer the popular dinner and a movie option, one Air Mobility Command family found a way to strengthen their relationship by training together for a half-marathon. Read More
New approaches to soldier fitness beginning to shape up
Story by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez and Staff Sgt. Junius Stone | 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 09.10.2012The Army saw a change in its physical readiness doctrine in March 2010, with the introduction of TC 3-22.20, an action taken in accordance with its 2009 posture statement on the issue. This was only a part of a... Read More
