Sledgehammers strike [Image 8 of 15]

FORT STEWART, GA, UNITED STATES

11.18.2015

Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Wrigley 

3rd Infantry Division

Staff Sgt. Michael Eastman, a Soldier within the Division Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, climps up a cargo net on one of the local obstacles during the SFC Tornsbury Challenge, held here, Nov. 18. The SFC Thornsbury Challenge was a four-event physical challenge that was designed to measure the combat readiness of the participants. The challenge was developed and managed by the Special Operations Recruiting Battalion’s center, located here on Fort Stewart. The challenge was named after Sgt. 1st Class Duane Thornsbury, 30, of Bridgeport, W.Va., a Green Beret, who died Sept. 12, 2009 in Iraq of injuries suffered in a vehicle rollover. To complete the SFC Tornsbury Challenge, a four-person team had to complete the post obstacle course, complete a six mile forced march with a 50 pound ruck sack, complete the post Leadership Reaction Course, and then finish with a four mile run, all in as little time as possible. The SFC Thornsbury Challenge was just one of many events which together comprised Marne Week. Marne Week is an annual athletic and military competition for Soldiers across the 3rd ID and Fort Stewart, which pits the brigade and tenant-unit teams against each other in 16 events, ranging from Ultimate Frisbee and Golf to CrossFit, Combatives and a Mental Agility Shoot. The competition this year was stiff, and each unit had their eye on the coveted Marne Cup. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Wrigley, 3rd ID Public Affairs)

• Date Taken: 11.18.2015
• Date Posted: 11.23.2015 10:49
• Photo ID: 2301984
• VIRIN: 151118-A-CW513-075
• Resolution: 3750x2216
• Size: 4.61 MB
• Location: FORT STEWART, GA, US