By: 1st Lt. Derrick Smith
632nd Maintenance Company
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq — A soldier with the 632nd Maintenance Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), won her debut bout at Fight Night Feb. 19 in Memorial Hall at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
Sgt. Maria Vasquez, a food services non-commissioned officer, and a New Haven, Conn., native, took on a female fighter outweighing her by 45 pounds.
The fight ended in the third round by a technical knockout.
Memorial Hall erupted with cheers as Vasquez’s arm was raised as the winner of the fight.
As soldiers continue to conduct daily operations around southern Iraq, it is easy to overlook a very critical skill set that enables service members to protect themselves.
“Combatives is very important in the military,” said Spc. William Ward, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 632nd Maintenance Company, and a Newnan, Ga., native. “I wanted to see how far along my training has taken me so far in this deployment.”
Several soldiers with the 632nd Maintenance Company competed during the event.
For many service members, fight nights are effective in both improving self defense skills and taking their minds off their daily operations.
“This was a great way to boost morale for the company,” said Staff Sgt. Brian Sharkey, a platoon sergeant with the 632nd Maintenance Company, and a Philadelphia native. “Our soldiers fought hard, and I am very proud of the way each and every one of them fought.”
| Date Taken: | 02.19.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 03.13.2011 03:49 |
| Story ID: | 66952 |
| Location: | CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ |
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