It’s on a football field, so it counts: As part of a series of events surrounding their spring scrimmage at Fort Benning, Ga., last March, Army honored a number of heroes in an on-field pregame ceremony. A picture of all the honorees — part of an appreciation written by a retired Army colonel — is here, but let’s consider the above trio for a minute. On the left sits retired Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” Moore Jr., Class of 1945, who earned a Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during a three-day battle in Vietnam’s Ia Drang Valley in November 1965.…
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Three Thursday-afternoon academy sports bits, one per service: 1. Army at Benning, on TV: It’s a little early for Saturday college football, but if you’ve got the itch, scratch it with “Army Spring Football Mission: Fort Benning,” a 60-minute documentary on the Black Knights’ trip to Georgia for a scrimmage at Doughboy Stadium. Catch a short preview here, during which Army head coach Rich Ellerson says the magic words regarding the Benning experience for all Black Knights fans: “It’s going to pay off on Saturdays.” CBS Sports Network will air the doc at 8 p.m. Eastern, according to an Army…
Sure, there might be some other minor football developments scheduled for this afternoon, but here’s three quick military-themed gridiron hits for your Wednesday: 1. Steelman will sit. As reported by Sal Interdonato with the (Middletown, N.Y.) Times Herald-Record and confirmed by an Army football release, junior quarterback Trent Steelman will miss Friday’s Black and Gold spring game at Fort Benning, Ga., with a leg injury. Steelman battled leg and ankle injuries last season and had his Army-record streak of 32 straight starts snapped. Sitting Steelman for the Benning game is a precautionary move, Interdonato reports. “Trent (Steelman) had a good…
We’re way late posting this, but I know some folks out there were looking for video of the fight between Sgt. Andrew Chappelle and Capt. Jon Anderson at the 2010 U.S. Army Combatives Tournament. This match produced the biggest upset of the weekend, with Anderson overwhelming Chappelle — a veteran of 16 professional fights dating back to 2002 — in the second round to earn the TKO victory. Anderson had won his post’s cruiserweight championship earlier this year at the MCoE Modern Army Combatives Tournament at Fort Benning. Watch and enjoy: [brightcove video=”629233978001″ /]
While hard hits, takedowns, leg kicks and grappling are continuing throughout the day today at the 2010 U.S. Army Combatives Tournament, tomorrow’s championship fights have been determined: Bantam Weight: 1st/2nd – David Mason (III Corps, Fort Hood) vs. Sean Stebbins (Minnesota National Guard) 3rd/4th – Malt Yaure (Fort Riley) vs. Robert Texidor Fly Weight: 1st/2nd – Erik Cabral-Garibay (Minnesota National Guard) vs. Francisco Mercado (Fort Bragg) 3rd/4th – Jesse Thorton (III Corps) vs. Scott Eclavea (Guam) Light Weight: 1st/2nd – Donnie Bowen (Fort Campbell) vs. Neil Chitwood (4th BN 413th) 3rd/4th – Joseph Clark (JBLM) vs. Thomas Soto (Fort Bliss)…
Day one at the 2010 Combative Tournament was a grueling 12 hours with about 800 individual bouts. Here is who is heading to the semi-finals today: Heavyweight Winners: Aaron Jackson (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) Lonnie Kincaid (Fort Riley) Ngozi Collins (2/27 REG) Matthew Gallagher (Fort Sill) Heavyweight Consolation Bracket: Jeremy Myer HBCT 3ID) Ivan Iotchkolovsky Illinois National Guard) Ryan McKraken Benjamin Bradley (Fort Bragg) Bantamweight Winners: David Mason (III Corps) Dylan Pablo (Guam) Sean Stebbins, (Minnesota National Guard) Robert Texidor Bantamweight Consolation Bracket: Elmer Arguelles, Fort Carson) Matt Yaure (Fort Riley) Jimmy WilsoN (Fort Riley) Toni Vermiglio (4th PsyOps) Flyweight Winners:…
Day 1 is in the books at the Smith Fitness Center deep inside Fort Benning and 462 participants took part in more than 800 matches today finishing at about 8 p.m. Tomorrow is shaping up to be another busy day. Check back here for updates and a list of those combatants who’ve made it to the second round. Remember, you can watch the second round LIVE right here beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday. All photos are courtesy of John D. Helms/Maneuver Center of Excellence.
Get hyped for some blood, sweat and triangle chokes. Starting at 9 a.m. Friday, we will be broadcasting the first round of the Army Combatives tournament from Fort Benning on ArmyTimes.com and MilitaryTimes.com. Check back then for a link to our coverage page, which will include bracket information and results. Past winners of the combatives tournament include Staff Sgt. Tim Kennedy, who now fights professionally for Strikeforce.
