Photo by Heather Wilburn | Fleet Readiness Center East | 11.24.2025
Matthew Umbel, a pneudraulics technician in the Beyond Capable Maintenance Interdiction Shop at the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) detachment onboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, prepares to deadlift as part of his strongman training. Umbel began training for strongman competitions less than a year ago, and has now qualified for the 2026 America’s Strongest Master......
Photo by Heather Wilburn | Fleet Readiness Center East | 06.29.2025
Matthew Umbel, a pneudraulics technician in the Beyond Capable Maintenance Interdiction Shop at the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) detachment onboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, trains for a yoke walk. Umbel began training for strongman competitions less than a year ago and has now qualified for the 2026 America’s Strongest Master competition, the strongman......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.20.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sean Carroll, a series commander with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, performs the atlas stone load over a bar event during a strongman competition aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 20, 2025. Marine Corps Community Services held the competition, consisting of a series of events meant to showcase strength, to promote camaraderie and......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.20.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Celine Contreras, a senior drill instructor with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, performs the atlas stone load over a bar event during a strongman competition aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 20, 2025. Marine Corps Community Services held the competition, consisting of a series of events meant to showcase strength, to promote......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.20.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Raheen Dukes Jr., a drill instructor with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, performs a deadlift during a strongman competition aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 20, 2025. Marine Corps Community Services held the competition, consisting of a series of events meant to showcase strength, to promote camaraderie and cohesion and to raise......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.20.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James I. Boone, a financial management resource analyst with Headquarters and Service Battalion, performs a deadlift during a strongman competition aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 20, 2025. Marine Corps Community Services held the competition, consisting of a series of events meant to showcase strength, to promote camaraderie and cohesion and to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.20.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James I. Boone, a financial management resource analyst with Headquarters and Service Battalion, performs a deadlift during a strongman competition aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 20, 2025. Marine Corps Community Services held the competition, consisting of a series of events meant to showcase strength, to promote camaraderie and cohesion and to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.20.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Anthony Kingdom, a drill instructor with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, performs a military press during a strongman competition aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, May 20, 2025. Marine Corps Community Services held the competition, consisting of a series of events meant to showcase strength, to promote camaraderie and cohesion and to......
