Sgt. Ringo Whigham hurdles wall. KIRKUSH MILITARY TRAINING BASE, Iraq – Sgt. Ringo Whigham, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, and a Cincinnati native, hurdles over a wall during an obstacle course race at Kirkush Military Training Base, Iraq, March 12, 2011. Whigham and fellow Army Soldiers raced against Iraqi Army platoons from 4th Battalion, 21st Brigade, 5th IA Division during the obstacle course. The “Gimlet” Soldiers of Company A, 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Regt., part of the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, mentor 5th IA Div.
Sgt. Ringo Whigham hurdles wall. KIRKUSH MILITARY TRAINING BASE, Iraq – Sgt. Ringo Whigham, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, and a Cincinnati native, hurdles over a wall during an obstacle course race at Kirkush Military Training Base, Iraq, March 12, 2011. Whigham and fellow Army Soldiers raced against Iraqi Army platoons from 4th Battalion, 21st Brigade, 5th IA Division during the obstacle course. The “Gimlet” Soldiers of Company A, 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Regt., part of the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, mentor 5th IA Div. units during the 25-day Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, rotations at KMTB. The training regimen is part of an Iraqi-directed training program ran by forces as part of an ongoing effort to modernize Iraqi Army units capabilities, creating a modern, self-sustaining army capable of independent operations. ( Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO) Sgt. Ringo Whigham hurdles wall by United States Forces - Iraq (Inactive)
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