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Reach for glory

Capt. Lorinda, 7th intelligence Squadron, climbs up a 43-foot quarter pipe wall during the final stages of the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Surfs Up

Staff Sgt. Marissa Strickland, 70th Operations Support Squadron, crowd-surfs during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Under the wire

Meghan Root, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, low-crawls under barbed wire during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Keep your head down

Lt. Col. Mark Betters, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing cyberspace integration director, passes under a weighted drum that is submerged in muddy water during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Lumber Jack and Jane

Airman 1st Class Brinette, 29th Intelligence Squadron and Col. Ricky Mills, 707th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group commander, carry logs around a lake as part of an obstacle in the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Watch your head

Airmen from the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing crawl through mud under rows of barbed wire during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Few more steps

Meghan Root, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, climbs a wooden fence obstacle in the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Arrrg it's cold

Jackson Hensley climbs out of ‘Davey Jones’ Locker’, a 15 foot drop to a 15 foot deep pool obstacle during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Low and steady

Col. Gregory Gillinger, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing vice commander, climbs up a wooden ladder during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Into the forest

Airmen from the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing cross a creek as they progress toward the end of the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Ring in the win

Col. Thomas Hensley, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing commander, completes a rock climbing wall with only a one-inch gap along a 25-foot wall during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Rock solid focus

Staff Sgt. Bradley, 29th Intelligence Squadron, maneuvers through a rock climbing wall with only a one-inch gap along a 25-foot wall during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Don't look down

Capt. Laura LeFevre, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, and Grant Gillinger climb through ‘Sawtooth’ a jagged monkey bar system 10 feet above cold water during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Helping hands

Participants and Airmen form the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing assist Capt. Lorinda, 7th intelligence Squadron, onto the edge of a 43-foot quarter pipe wall during the final stages of the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Slipping up

Grant Gillinger slides down a 43-foot water slide after completing ‘Colossus’ a 43-foot quarter pipe wall during the final stages of the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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One at a time

Jackson Hensley calculates how to complete the final obstacle of moving around poles without touching the ground to complete the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md. 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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ISR Airmen get savage in obstacle mud run

Published Oct. 12, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes
70th ISR Wing Public Affairs

KENNEDYVILLE, Md -- 70th ISRW participants endured a seven-mile obstacle course of cargo net walls, creeks, ice cold water and climbing to test their stamina and strength as a team during the 2016 Savage Race October 8, 2016 at Kennedyville, Md.