Are you combat fit?

Members of Team Seymour pose for a group photo before beginning the Combat Fitness Challenge on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 20, 2012. The competition included various workout stations mixed with more than three miles of running. (Courtesy photo)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brendan Manley-Bryant, 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, performs jumps squats during the Combat Fitness Challenge on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 20, 2012. The challenge incorporated various plyometrics workouts during the final 2-mile run. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brendan Manley-Bryant, 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, performs pushups as Airman 1st Class Tyler Copeland, 333rd AMU assistant dedicated crew chief, catches up to him during the Combat Fitness Challenge on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 20, 2012. Manley-Bryant and Copeland were in a neck and neck competition during the challenge and finished within seconds of one another. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brendan Manley-Bryant, 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, receives a medal from Mike Unden, 4th Force Support Squadron military fitness specialist, after the Combat Fitness Challenge on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 20, 2012. Manley-Bryant took first place in the challenge with a time of 27 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler Copeland, 333rd AMU assistant dedicated crew chief, receives a medal from Mike Unden, 4th Force Support Squadron military fitness specialist, after the Combat Fitness Challenge on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 20, 2012. Copeland finished a close second in the challenge with a time of 27:20. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)

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Are you combat fit?

Published Oct. 24, 2012
By Airman 1st Class Aubrey White
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Approximately 20 members of Team Seymour competed in the Combat Fitness Challenge here, Oct. 20.

The competition began with a 50-yard medicine ball run followed by a series of plyometrics workouts incorporated with more than three miles of running, with and without weights.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brendan Manley-Bryant, 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, took first place with a time of 27 minutes, and Airman 1st Class Tyler Copeland, 333rd AMU assistant dedicated crew chief, finished 20 seconds later.

Mike Unden, 4th Force Support Squadron military fitness specialist, along with other fitness center staff, hosted the competition to promote healthy lifestyles and esprit de corps.