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D-Day remembered with Warrior Challenge

The Finishers team members from the Wing Staff Agencies, Airman 1st Class Chigozie Nwachuku, 81st Comptroller Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Carleen Wallace, 81st Training Wing, transport sandbags to make a defensive wall in the “Sandbag Stacking” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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D-Day remembered with Warrior Challenge

The Logistics Readiness Squadron Warriors team compete in the “Tire Flipping” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of personnel flipping an aircraft tire to the designated location. The Warrior Challenge was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Fire Department team compete in the “Tire Flipping” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of personnel flipping an aircraft tire to the designated location. The event consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Logistics Readiness Squadron Warriors team member, Airman 1st Class Cameron Spriggs, holds onto a piece of wood during the “’X’ Factor” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge required the whole team to work their way through a maze using only cinderblocks and various length pieces of wood without touching the ground. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Ricky & The Bayonets team members from the 81st Security Forces Squadron compete in the final challenge, the “Mogadishu Mile,” which is a one-mile run while carrying buckets of sandbags during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. Ricky & The Bayonets placed first in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Fire Department team members, Master Sgt. Walter Shutler, Keesler Firefighter, and Tech. Sgt. Waymon Brown, 81st Force Support Squadron, lead their team through a water shower as they complete the “Mogadishu Mile,” which is a one-mile run while carrying buckets of sandbags, during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Ricky & The Bayonets team member, Senior Airman Jesse Peterson, from the 81st Security Forces Squadron competes in the first challenge “Pushups and Situps” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of completing 600 pushups and situps by all team members. The challenge was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. Ricky & The Bayonets placed first in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Ricky & The Bayonets team members from the 81st Security Forces Squadron competes in the “20 question quiz” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of answering 20 questions about the Air Force to demonstrate readiness to deploy. The Warrior Challenge event consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. Ricky & The Bayonets placed first in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Teams compete in the “20 question quiz” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consisted of answering 20 questions about the Air Force to demonstrate readiness to deploy. The Warrior Challenge event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Fire Department team member, Master Sgt. Tomeika Frazier, 81st Force Support Squadron, tosses a sandbag in the “Sandbag Stacking” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of transporting sandbags from one area to another to make a defensive wall. The Warrior Challenge event consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Medics team members, Senior Airmen Zachary Bartlett and Robert Desantis, from the 81st Medical Group, transport sandbags to make a defensive wall in the “Sandbag Stacking” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Teams compete in the “Communications” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consisted of one team member leading the rest of the team through a blindfolded course via handheld radio. The Warrior Challenge event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Staff Sgt. Daniel Storm leads his team, The Logistics Readiness Squadron Warriors, in the Communications” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consisted of one team member leading the rest of the team through a blindfolded course via handheld radio. The Warrior Challenge event consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Ricky & The Bayonets team and the Fire Department team make their way through the Communications” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consisted of one team member leading the rest of the team through a blindfolded course via handheld radio. The Warrior Challenge event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Justice League team from the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron work together in the “Tire Flipping” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of personnel flipping an aircraft tire to the designated location. The challenge was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Justice League team from the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron work together in the “Litter Carry” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of team members carrying a litter of sandbags through cones to the designated location. The challenge was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Staff Sgt. Daniel Storm leads his team, The Logistics Readiness Squadron Warriors, through the “’X’ Factor” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of using the whole team to work their way through a maze using only cinderblocks and various length pieces of wood without touching the ground. The Warrior Challenge event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Justice League team member from the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron, Staff Sgt. Randal Hernandez, leads his team in the “Assembled Weapons” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of the assembling and firing of weapons by the watchful of 81st Security Forces combat arms members. The challenge was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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A Justice League team member from the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron assembles a M4 weapon in the “Assembled Weapons” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge consists of the assembling and firing of weapons by the watchful of 81st Security Forces combat arms members. The challenge was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Fire Department team members, Tech. Sgt. Waymon Brown, 81st Force Support Squadron, and Master Sgt. Walter Shutler, Keesler Firefighter, assemble a weapon in the “Assembled Weapons” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Teams prepare to fire weapons at targets in the “Assembled Weapons” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Logistics Readiness Squadron Warriors team member, Airman 1st Class Cameron Spriggs, fires an M9 weapon at a target in the “Assembled Weapons” challenge during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Ricky & The Bayonets team members, Senior Airman Kevin Rozas and Staff Sgt. Dayton Riter, from the 81st Security Forces Squadron lead their team through a water shower as they complete the “Mogadishu Mile,” which is a one-mile run while carrying buckets of sandbags, during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Warrior Challenge event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. Ricky & The Bayonets placed first in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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The Gators team closes in on the finish line as they complete, the “Mogadishu Mile,” which is a one-mile run while carrying buckets of sandbags, during the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The challenge was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Brig. Gen. Patrick Higby, 81st Training Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Kyle Tate, 81st Mission Support Group deputy commander, make closing remarks following the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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D-Day remembered with Warrior Challenge

Brig. Gen. Patrick Higby, 81st Training Wing commander, makes closing remarks following the 81st Training Wing Warrior Challenge hosted by the 81st Mission Support Group June 6, 2014, at the Triangle Track, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in memory of the 70th anniversary of The Normandy Invasion also known as D-Day. It consisted of nine six-member teams racing in a competition designed to take them through various aspects of a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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D-Day remembered with Warrior Challenge

Published June 10, 2014