1st Battalion, 38th FA Regiment sweeps Thunder Fitness Challenge [Image 1 of 2]

CAMP CASEY, SOUTH KOREA

10.29.2013

Photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis 

2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division

First Lt. Karon Purnell, a native of Baltimore, Md., the signal officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Fires Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, performs pushups during the Thunder Fitness Challenge Oct. 30, 2013 on Camp Casey. Of the 104 soldiers who competed only 14 soldiers achieved the standard of the challenge. To qualify for the competition the soldiers must have scored 270 or above on the Army physical fitness test prior to the competition. During the event the soldiers completed five events that tested them both physically and mentally. The fitness challenge included the pushup event for two minutes, the situp event for two minutes, the pullup event for 10 repetitions, the dip event for 20 repetitions, and a three-mile run in 22 minutes or less. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Carlos R. Davis, 210th Fires Brigade Public Affairs/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.29.2013
• Date Posted: 11.13.2013 01:29
• Photo ID: 1051162
• VIRIN: 131030-A-WV398-057
• Resolution: 2134x3000
• Size: 1.44 MB
• Location: CAMP CASEY, KR
• Hometown: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, US