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Snapshot: Sixteen go off the grid in Special Ops Challenge

John Walters, 436th Force Support Squadron fitness program manager, center right, talks to Special Ops Challenge participants prior to the first event June 14, 2016, at the Oasis Pool on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Sixteen Team Dover members entered the challenge which consisted of five events; the first being a 500-meter swim. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Snapshot: Sixteen go off the grid in Special Ops Challenge

Eight Special Ops Challenge participants in the first heat of the 500-meter swim begin their first of 10 laps June 14, 2016, at the Oasis Pool on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The winning time for the swim was 7 minutes, 24 seconds. After the swim, participants transitioned to a 1.5-mile run at the base track. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Snapshot: Sixteen go off the grid in Special Ops Challenge

Special Ops Challenge participant Senior Airman Cornelius Hayes, 436th Operations Support Squadron, left, races against the clock and another participant in the first heat of the 500-meter swim June 14, 2016, at the Oasis Pool on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hayes placed third in the swim with a time of 9 minutes, 25 seconds and took first place in the five-event Special Ops Challenge with a total of 340 points. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Snapshot: Sixteen go off the grid in Special Ops Challenge

Tech. Sgt. Donald Manuel, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal, muscles out one of 20 pull ups he completed in two minutes during this event in the Special Ops Challenge June 14, 2016, at the base track on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Manuel placed fourth in this event which was the third of five events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Snapshot: Sixteen go off the grid in Special Ops Challenge

Staff Sgt. Brandon Metz, 436th Aerial Port Squadron, squeezes out one of 62 crunches he completed in two minutes during this Special Ops Challenge event June 14, 2016, at the base track on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Metz tied for fifth place overall in the challenge that consisted of five events testing the speed and stamina of 16 participants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Snapshot: Sixteen go off the grid in Special Ops Challenge

Airman 1st Class Reid Borchardt, 436th Maintenance Squadron, left, counts repetitions for Airman Anthony Escarzaga, 436th Aerial Port Squadron, right, completes one of 53 push-ups he completed in two minutes during this Special Ops Challenge event June 14, 2016, at the base track on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Escarzaga placed third overall, compiling 280 points in the challenge which consisted of five events testing speed and stamina. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Snapshot: Sixteen go off the grid in Special Ops Challenge

Airman 1st Class Reid Borchardt, 436th Maintenance Squadron, crosses the finish line during the first heat in the Special Ops Challenge 1.5-mile run June 14, 2016, at the base track on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Borchardt completed the six laps around the track in 8 minutes, 49 seconds, placing second in this event among 16 participants and taking second place overall in the challenge. The winning time for the run was 8 minutes, 33 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Snapshot: Sixteen go off the grid in Special Ops Challenge

Published June 22, 2016
By Roland Balik
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE Del., -- A Special Ops Challenge participant logs one of 10 laps during the 500-meter swim June 14, 2016, at the Oasis Pool on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Sixteen Team Dover members entered the challenge consisting of five events that challenged their speed and stamina. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)