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Photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nahla Beard, an Air Traffic Controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, attempts a Guinness world record at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, August 7, 2021. Cpl. Beard won the Guinness world record for most chest-to-ground burpees in one minute. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

US Marine air traffic controller achieves Guinness World Record at MCAS Iwakuni

“Don’t let your accomplishments define you. If you let one define you, then you will become that very thing forever. Always keep climbing for more.” - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nahla Beard.Beard has been stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan since 2019. Beard is of Iranian descent; her parents emigrated from Iran to the U.S. when they

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