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Spiritual, Mental, and Physical Resilience: U.S. Marine leaves rodeo life for Marine career

In the farm lands of Gordon, Texas, there is a family that has dedicated their life to the rodeo. They spend much of their time preparing for events like bull riding, team roping, and breakaway roping to compete around the nation. Kealey Dent grew up in this family. She trained with her family and put her best foot forward in all she did. When she

Marines compete for the title ‘Ultimate Tactical Athlete’

U.S. Marines conducted the third annual High Intensity Tactical Training championship preliminaries at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 9, 2017.The event brought together the Marine Corps’ toughest male and female athletes to face off in obstacles that tested their speed, endurance, strength and agility.“Here I am 15 years in the

MCAS Iwakuni hosts swim competition for fun, relations

Contestants leap forward at the sound of a horn. Immediately after, a large splash vibrates through the air and cheers from friends, parents and coaches is the only sound heard.A swim meet between the Iwakuni Tsunami Swim Club and the Fitness Ocean swim team of Iwakuni took place at IronWorks Gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb.

To run, or not to run, that is the marathon

The year was 490 B.C., the Greeks had just defeated the Persians and Pheidippiedes, a courier, began his trek from the battlefield, approximately 25 miles, to the city of Athens. When he arrived, he rushed to tell of the victory, dying soon after. The battle in this story is Marathon, and while the tale is rumored to be just a fable, the marathon

Zumba classes dance their way to physical fitness

Zumba dance fitness classes held at the Ironworks Gym here regularly to help everyone get into better shape. Zumba is a dance class that allows for an endurance and stationary cardio workout which uses high energy music to create a fun environment. Classes are held at the Ironworks Gym during the week and on Saturdays. “We hold classes all

Fitness Skills Challenge: Bodily destruction takes about an hour

“I kinda lost myself in that one, did that make sense?” asked Jeffery Velazquez standing in front of a huge fan in the Ironworks Gym. “I’m in too much pain right now.”Having just witnessed his participation in the Fitness Skills Challenge, the sixth major event in this year’s Commander’s Cup Challenge held here July 17, no one could blame