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(radio static)

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- [Voiceover] Miramar Tower, this is 3rd Mar Action.

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^We have a target in sight.

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- [Voiceover] Copy.

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Target's in sight.

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You're cleared on it.

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^- [Voiceover] The Marine Corps' high intensity

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^tactical training program held its

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^2nd Annual Tactical Athlete Championship

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aboard Marine Corp Air Station Miramar, California

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August 15th through 18th.

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^- This is a culmination of tactical athleticism

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^along with power, speed, strength, endurance,

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flexibility, mobility, built into a four day-event.

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So, each day has different events.

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- Nine.

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(grunts)

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- [Voiceover] The first two days consisted

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of the 500-yard power shuttle and battle skills.

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The third day held an amphibious tactical challenge

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in the pool and a maneuver under fire tactical course

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in the afternoon.

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Day four ended with the last tactical fitness challenge

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on the obstacle course.

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(slow rhythmic banging)

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- [Voiceover] Go, go, go!

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^- It's definitely a positive environment

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^for friendly competition.

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^So, we're having a lot of fun and at the same time

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^we're with one another knowing that,

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coming out of this, we're going to see where we're standing

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with the rest of the Marines.

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- Good job.

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(rock music)

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(yells and laughs)

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(yelling)

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- [Voiceover] At the end of the competition,

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the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corp presented

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the top male and female athletes their awards.

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(chuckling)

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^- Being around a group of people that was physically fit

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^was pretty great all week.

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^That we can all do the same thing

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^and all could compete at necessarily the same level.

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It was pretty great.

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^- Great competition.

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^It breeds some good brotherhood out there.

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^And so, you get to know people in a different way

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than just spending a week, let's say, training or whatever.

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When you're actually competing against them,

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it makes a big difference.

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- [Voiceover] It was friendly,

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but at the same time, very competitive.

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It was very much so about trying

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to get to there just a little bit.

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And it came down, it was really close at the end.

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- [Voiceover] Reporting from Marine Corp Air Station

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Miramar, I'm Lance Corporal Harley Robinson.

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^- [Voiceover] Miramar Tower, this is 3rd Mar Action.

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^Mission Accomplished.