Some elite mixed martial arts fighters might be coming to a base near you. A former Marine who helped coordinate an MMA combat clinic at three West Coast Marine bases in October is hoping to bring a similar event to the East Coast this spring. The East Coast events will likely mirror events held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., and MCAS Yuma, Ariz., this fall. All three taught boxing and wrestling techniques from the pros, included famed Ultimate Fighters Randy Couture and Gray Maynard. The clinics also included lessons from combat-experienced fighters on how to…
Author Kaym Yusuf
Get ready to get dirty because registration for the 2010 Hard Corps Race series is underway. The Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command event tests the athleticism of California-based Marines and their civilian counterparts in a 10-part series that will kick off Feb. 27 with a 26-mile “Bulldog Bike Race” along the Camp Pendleton, Calif., coast. It’s the perfect warmup to the duathlon and triathlon to follow. But you better hope you’re in top shape because the competition will get a lot tougher this year. The number of participates in the “World Famous Mud Run” is expected to double to…
The Barry Switzer-led “Team Freedom” beat Tommy Bowden’s “Team Liberty” 36-8 in the first-ever Tostitos “Salute the Troops” flag football bowl game held at Camp Liberty, Iraq, New Year’s day. Tostitos partnered with the USO to bring college football legends down range for a head-to-head match with U.S. military members. “These brave men and women weren’t able to experience the excitement of the bowl season, so we brought the thrill to them, complete with some of their favorite college football legends,” former University of Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer said. “It was something I know I won’t forget and I hope…
Have you ever wondered how you would stand up against your favorite college football players in a backyard flag football game? Some troops down range are about to find out. Tostitos has teamed up with the USO for the first-ever “Salute the Troops” Bowl game to be held at an undisclosed base in Baghdad New Year’s Day. Highlights from the all-star flag football event, which will pit military members against college football greats, will air during the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on FOX on Jan. 4. Legendary football coaches Barry Switzer and Tommy Bowden will lead the two teams. “Our…
If you think the Marine Corps Marathon is tough, try kicking up clouds of sand as you run 3,000 feet above sea level. That’s exactly what Maj. Lauren Edwards, who is assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2 at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, and her fellow All-Marine Running Teammate, 1st Lt. Erin Demchko, have been training to do. After months of grueling training, Demchko returned to the U.S. last month, but Edwards remained behind working with Brigade headquarters Group, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines to receive approval for a satellite Marine Corps Marathon at Camp Leatherneck. Looks like her wish was granted. From…
Say hello to Saint Louis Rams cheerleaders Jayne, Michele, Megan, Kate and Mary Beth, who performed for 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines at Forward Operating Base Delaram, Afghanistan. While touring the base, the girls visited the mortar pits, attempted to carry a Marines combat load and hung out with Weapons Company scout snipers where they got to view the city of Delaram through high powered rifle scopes. After the tour, the cheerleaders performed for the Marines, but they also got to see a show of their own as Marines tried to one-up each other for “best touchdown dance” in the hopes…
