Photo by Sgt. Peter Berardi | 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) | 08.08.2012
Spc. Regis Kessler, a resident of Pittsburgh, and Sgt. Andre Patterson, a resident of Swissvale, Pa., both members of the 316th Sustainment Command (Experitionary) are given some instruction on technique during Modern Army Combatives Program Level One training at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 6-10. Maintaining these techniques is very important. "The trainings been good, it's tiring and extra PT......
Photo by Sgt. Peter Berardi | 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) | 08.08.2012
Spc. Regis Kessler, a resident of Pittsburgh, practices a take down on fellow 316th Sustainment Command (Experitionary) member, Sgt. Andre Patterson, a resident of Swissvale, Pa., during Modern Army Combatives Program Level One training at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 6 through 10. "My favorite part so far has getting to throw around Patterson, cause he's a lot bigger than me."...
Photo by Sgt. Peter Berardi | 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) | 08.08.2012
Spc. Regis Kessler, a resident of Pittsburgh, practices technique with fellow 316th Sustainment Command (Experitionary) member, Sgt. Andre Patterson, a resident of Swissvale, Pa., during Modern Army Combatives Program Level One training at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 6-10. "The trainings been good, it's tiring and extra PT [physical training], but it's something different."...
Photo by Sgt. Peter Berardi | 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) | 08.06.2012
Staff Sgt. Justin Day, lead instructor and member of Bravo Company, 45th Air Missile Defense, and an assistant instructor show the class proper technique prior to allowing the soldiers to practice on one another during Modern Army Combatives Program Level One training at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 6-10. "Soldiers now have a high propensity for engaging a combatant very close, hand-to-hand,......
Photo by Sgt. Peter Berardi | 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) | 08.06.2012
Sgt. Andre Patterson, a resident of Swissvale, Pa., and member of the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), participates in some warm-up exercises while attending Modern Army Combatives Program Level One training at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 6-10. "I wrestled in high school, I finally got a chance to get into a combatives course and I'm loving it, said Patterson....
