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FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Three teams of Soldiers with the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade competed in a Super Squad competition as part of the National Security Agency's Armed Forces Week observance.
Soldiers with the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade participated in a Super Squad competition during the National Security Agency's Armed Forces Week observance May 14. The competition was a joint-services event organized by the Marines on Fort Meade, Maryland.
As part of the National Security Agency’s Armed Forces Week observance, three teams of 704th Soldiers represented the brigade in the event May 1 and one of the brigade’s teams was the overall winner.
The event brought teams of Marines, Soldiers, Airmen and even NSA police out to compete against one another in race that had participants running all over Fort Meade to complete challenges.
Spc. Garry Davis, a signals collector/analyst with Alpha Company, 741st MI Battalion, 704th MI Bde., said when his friend told him about the Super Squad competition, he jumped at the opportunity.
“I always like to get out there and push myself,” he said. “It’s a challenge both physically and mentally to push yourself beyond those walls.”
The competition began in a staggered start on the Marine Corps Obstacle Course. After completing the obstacle course, competitors were required to run to another location, carrying 25-pound packs and each team also had to carry an ammunition can. At the next station, teams completed a burpee sprint. Each team member had to perform burpees, jumping forward rather than straight up, across a field to the finish line. After the entire team completed the burpee sprint, they ran to the track for the next event.
The quarter mile challenge was a relay requiring each team member to carry two 30-pound ammo cans for one lap around the track. After teams completed the relay, they returned to the obstacle course and completed it again followed by a tire flip that required team members to flip a tire down half the length of the obstacle course.
After the quarter-mile challenge, Davis said he was exhausted but his team kept each other going.
“You finish the challenge and you’re so worn out, but you still have more obstacles to complete,” he said. “That’s when you rely on your teammates to keep motivating each other. While someone was leading from the front, there was also someone always in the back offering support and motivation.”
After the tire flip, competitors ran to a different location where they performed 50 boot tap squats in unison. Afterward, team members linked arms to complete 100 sit ups.
The final event was the build-a-house relay at Burba Lake, where teams crossed the finish line and were able to celebrate at the Armed Forces Week barbecue.
Davis said though the brigade had three teams in the competition, everyone supported each other.
“We all trained and prepared for the race together,” he said. “Without all the teams pushing each other, none of us could have won.”
| Date Taken: | 05.14.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 05.27.2014 10:39 |
| Story ID: | 131164 |
| Location: | FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD, US |
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