Photo by Lance Cpl. David Hersey | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2014
Sgt. Jacob J. Baumann pulls a Humvee May 16 during the Highland Games at the parade deck on Camp Hansen. The final event of the games tested the limits of the Marines’ strength as they pulled the vehicle, which was harnessed to them, 20 feet with only a rope secured to a 7-ton truck as assistance. Baumann is a Junction City, Kan., native and fire support man with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Hersey | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2014
Sgt. Jacob J. Baumann throws a “stone” during the stone put event May 16 as part of the Highland Games at the parade deck on Camp Hansen. The goal of the stone put was to reach the farthest distance in a straight toss, and if the stone rolled or landed outside of the cones on each side of the lane, it was disqualified. Engineers with the regiment created the stone by pouring cement into a......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Hersey | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2014
Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Slattery runs with a 12-foot-long wooden pole during the caber toss event May 16 as part of the Highland Games at the parade deck on Camp Hansen. During the games, each unit currently assigned to 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, chose one Marine to represent them as their strongman to compete in each event. Slattery is a Cleveland, Ohio, native and field......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Hersey | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2014
Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Slattery throws a 22-pound kettle bell during the weight toss event May 16 as part of the Highland Games at the parade deck on Camp Hansen. The Highland Games pitted Marines assigned to 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, against each other in contests of strength. Slattery is a Cleveland, Ohio, native and field artillery fire control man with 12th Marines, 3rd......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Hersey | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2014
1st Lt. Thomas Matson competes in the hammer throw event May 16 during the Highland Games at the parade deck on Camp Hansen. Most of the items used in the competition were manufactured by the engineers with the unit. Matson is a Marengo, Ill., native and logistics officer with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Hersey | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2014
Cpl. Kevin M. Hayes, a Woodbury Heights, N.J., native, throws a “stone” May 16 during the Highland Games at the parade deck on Camp Hansen. The stone put was a traditional event held during the original Highland Games in Scotland. Engineers with the regiment created the stone by pouring cement into a basketball, then removing the basketball once the cement hardened. Hayes is a field......
