Wolf Pack Airmen practice the Marine CFT

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KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  A representative from each squadron came out to participate in the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test here July 1.

The purpose of the CFT is to assess a Marine's physical capacity in a broad spectrum of combat related tasks. The CFT was specifically designed to evaluate strength, stamina, agility and coordination as well as overall anaerobic capacity. The CFT is a complement to the Physical Fitness Test and measures the functional elements of combat fitness through execution of a series of events that represent every Marine's combat experience, emphasizing their ethos of "every Marine a rifleman."

The test consisted of "movement to contact" - an 880 yard run, "ammunition lift" - a timed event with a 2-minute time limit (the ammunition lift is a repetitive lift of a 30-pound ammunition can from shoulder height to overhead), and the maneuver under fire course - a 300 yard shuttle run that includes a variety of combat-related tasks, to include crawls, buddy drags and carries, ammunition resupply, grenade throw and agility running.

The purpose of this event was to prepare Airmen to be able to monitor and motivate for the larger event to come.

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