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    Marines go head to head in tactical challenge

    Marines go head to head in tactical challenge

    Photo By Cpl. Nathan Reyes | Cpl. Troy Savageau performs a 50-yard low crawl on “The Frog” as Nicole Freres,...... read more read more

    NC, UNITED STATES

    06.09.2017

    Story by Pfc. Nathan Reyes 

    Marine Corps Installations East       

    Marines stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune competed against each other at the High Intensity Tactical Training Center during the 2017 Tactical Athlete Competition Preliminaries, June 9.

    The Marines fought for a male and female spot to compete against Marines stationed across the globe for a chance to be titled the HITT 2017 Ultimate Tactical Athlete at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton taking place Aug. 28 through 31.

    The competition consisted of three preliminary events with multiple individual drills. The total points from all three separate events choose the male and female winners.

    The first event was the HITT Combine. The six drills included shuttle sprints ranging from 25 to 300 yards, agility drills and a medicine ball throw for distance.

    The second event was a 400 yard tactical shuttle. The shuttle begins with a 25 yard sprint and included carrying, squatting, and lunging with a sandbag and kettlebells for a total distance of 400 yards.

    The final event was the strength challenge. The challenge is comprised of kettlebell deadlifts, TRX inverted rows and TRX atomic push-ups for a total of three minutes.

    “High Intensity Tactical Training is getting the Marines to do more functional fitness, so that way they hit all the muscles in the body through a workout,” said Nicole Freres, HITT Level Two Instructor.

    The primary goal of the competition is to prepare Marines for the physical obstacles they will face during deployments and other related assignments here at home and abroad.

    “We are trying to get Marines out of the normal workouts like running and instead use all of their muscles to get the Marines better at specific combat tasks for deployments,” said Freres.

    Changes to the ordinary workouts have had positive responses from Marines participating in the overhauled training sessions.

    “I’m glad to see workouts are evolving,” said Staff Sgt. Richard Delarosa – Buglewicz, a Marine with the Wounded Warrior Battalion – East. “Eleven years ago when I enlisted, we were just doing a three-mile run and jumping jacks, and it didn’t really help you when you got in country. HITT and the competitions are really helping Marines get into the combat mindset.”

    The Marines competitiveness and drive was apparent during the competition as they displayed their strength and stamina in each event.

    “[Marines] want to do well at whatever it is they are doing, they want to excel, they want to push themselves,” said Tyler Millians, HITT Instructor.

    The HITT instructors are motivated by the effort the Marines show in the gym and fuels their desire to continue to train Marines.

    “We are here for every Marine, Sailor, active duty and reservist,” said Freres. “We just want to be utilized and the service members to take advantage of us, and allow us to show them something other than just running.”

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    Date Taken: 06.09.2017
    Date Posted: 06.15.2017 09:27
    Story ID: 237967
    Location: NC, US

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