Images tagged "wedge-challenge"

Soldiers with the 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade ?Lifeliner?, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), climb ropes during ?Wedge Challenge? April 25, 2014 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The ?Wedge Challenge? was an air assault competition that tested battalion leaders with a packing list layout, foot march, sling load inspection, an obstacle course and tug of war. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt, 101st Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)
Lt. Col. Thomas M. Gaston Jr., commander of the 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade ?Lifeliners,? 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), leads participants in the ?Wedge Challenge? as they perform push-ups before negotiating an obstacle course during April 25, 2014 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The ?Wedge Challenge? was an air assault competition that tested battalion leaders with a packing list layout, foot march, sling load inspection, an obstacle course and tug of war. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt, 101st Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)
Second Lt. Michael Howard, a platoon leader assigned to the 584th Support Maintenance Company, 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade ?Lifeliners,? 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), inspects a sling load for deficiencies for a judge from the Sabalauski Air Assault as part of the ?Wedge Challenge? April 25, 2014 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The Wedge Challenge was a battalion event, where teams of unit leaders demonstrated air assault skills to junior Soldiers during a friendly competition. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt, 101st Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)
Soldiers with the 584th Support Maintenance Company, 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade ?Lifeliner?, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a 6-mile ruck-march during ?Wedge Challenge? April 25, 2014 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The ?Wedge Challenge? was made up of unit leadership to demonstrate to the junior Soldiers the air assault capabilities. This friendly competition also included a packing list layout, sling load operations, an obstacle course and tug of war. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt, 101st Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)