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U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Melissa Heisterberg, left, deputy director of public affairs, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Eckert, quality control chief of motor transport company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, pose after winning the preliminary High Intensity Tactical Training Athlete Competition at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 17, 2016. Heisterberg and Eckert are the top contenders from the air station to attend the Second Annual HITT Ultimate Athlete Championship from Aug. 15-18, 2016, at MCAS Miramar, California. They will battle against nearly three dozen other U.S. Marines in one of the most difficult fitness competitions in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessica Quezada)
160617-M-QA203-0002.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Jessica Quezada

Aug 11, 2016
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Melissa Heisterberg, left, deputy director of public affairs, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Eckert, quality control chief of motor transport company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, pose after winning the preliminary High Intensity Tactical Training Athlete Competition at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 17, 2016. Heisterberg and Eckert are the top contenders from the air station to attend the Second Annual HITT Ultimate Athlete Championship from Aug. 15-18, 2016, at MCAS Miramar, California. They will battle against nearly three dozen other U.S. Marines in one of the most difficult fitness competitions in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessica Quezada)


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