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Master Sgt. Richard Buer, base telephone chief, executes pull-ups during a CrossFit session aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2009. CrossFit combines three different methods of training: cardio, gymnastics and weight lifting, to allow people of all skill levels to participate and work to achieve their training goals. - Master Sgt. Richard Buer, base telephone chief, executes pull-ups during a CrossFit session aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2009. CrossFit combines three different methods of training: cardio, gymnastics and weight lifting, to allow people of all skill levels to participate and work to achieve their training goals.

CrossFit Al Asad brings a new approach to physical fitness

Service members deployed to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, are given many opportunities to improve their physical fitness. While some people spend hours in the gym or hitting the pavement running every day, a group of service members and civilians are taking a different approach that yields similar results.CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program

Many say fairwell to Detective, former Marine

Family members, friends and those who served alongside the former Marine and Hawthorne Police Detective paid their respects during a memorial ceremony held at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City on May 9. Jeffrey P. Rand Jr. died in his sleep on his 34th birthday May 3 in his Redondo Beach home. “Jeff (Rand) was an excellent Police Officer,”

RCT-5 Marine uses fighting skills to help others

There are many ways military members try to stay motivated during a deployment. The Marines with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5, decided to fight each other. Sgt. Anourack D. Phavorachith, 24, supply warehouse chief, HQ Co., from Fresno, Calif., is a black belt instructor for the Marie Corps Martial Arts Program and takes as much

Al Waleed port tightens security

The night sky gave little illumination to the small foot patrol as they left the base at al-Waleed, Iraq, March 31.They passed through the gate and headed towards the Port of Entry at al-Waleed to discreetly observe one of the check points where Customs Police were checking vehicles for contraband as they entered Iraq from Syria. “We wanted to get

Power to persevere: Service members take on Endurance Challenge

Enduring a deployment is a true testament to the physical and mental stamina innate in service members who have long taken pride in the completion of obstacles set before them.Holding firm to this mentality, Marines, soldiers and sailors from Task Force 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 undertook the Endurance Challenge

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