Sergeant Jacob Fernandez bench presses 385 pounds during a battalion competition here Nov. 10. Following a Marine Corps birthday celebration, the Marines of Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, held a battalion-wide competition pitting the companies against each other in flag football, basketball, softball, tug of war and more. The winner of the competition was Company K and their award is to be the first company to return home to California before the rest of the battalion. Fernandez is an infantry squad leader with Company K, BLT 3/5, 31st MEU. (
Sergeant Jacob Fernandez bench presses 385 pounds during a battalion competition here Nov. 10. Following a Marine Corps birthday celebration, the Marines of Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, held a battalion-wide competition pitting the companies against each other in flag football, basketball, softball, tug of war and more. The winner of the competition was Company K and their award is to be the first company to return home to California before the rest of the battalion. Fernandez is an infantry squad leader with Company K, BLT 3/5, 31st MEU. ( Marine Photo by Cpl. Henry Antenor) Marines hold end of deployment competition to see who goes home first 141110-M-FX659-002
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