Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

Senior Airman William Johnson, 436th Airlift Wing public affairs photojournalist, bear crawls during the GORUCK Light team cohesion challenge Sept. 25, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Johnson, participating in his second GORUCK Light, was one of 31 participants that completed numerous physical challenges led by a qualified GORUCK Light cadre. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

Chris Stokes, GORUCK Light qualified cadre, standing, instructs 31 participants on a team push-up challenge Sept. 25, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. During the five-hour-long GORUCK Light team cohesion challenge, Stokes, a former U.S. Marine Corps reconnaissance member, presented Team Dover members with numerous physical challenges along a 7.8-mile course as they learned to overcome adversity by working as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

Airman 1st Class Matthew Vidican, 436th Security Forces Squadron response force member, bear crawls during the GORUCK Light team cohesion challenge Sept. 25, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Kristy Touchinsky, wife of Chris Stokes, GORUCK Light event cadre, holds the U.S. flag while Team Dover members participate in physical challenges. As a mandatory item for the GORUCK Light team, the flag was never allowed to touch the ground and was always at the front of the GORUCK Light formation over the 7.8-mile course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Ambler, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System laboratory technician, left, crawls along a dirt mound during the GORUCK Light team cohesion challenge Sept. 25, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Ambler stated at the completion of the five-hour-long challenge led by a former U.S. Marine Corps reconnaissance member, that she was physically tired but mentally proud of herself. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

First Lt. Samuel Clark, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron readiness and emergency management deputy flight commander, fireman carries Staff Sgt. Aisuluu Alford, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System laboratory technician, during the GORUCK Light team cohesion challenge Sept. 25, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. During this particular challenge, all 31 Team Dover members took turns being carried or carrying others to a simulated extraction point. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

Master Sgt. Gary Porter, 512th Maintenance Squadron C-17 avionics intermediate maintenance section chief, carries the U.S. flag as he leads fellow GORUCK Light Team Dover members to a simulated extraction point Sept. 25, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. During the five-hour-long challenge led by a former U.S. Marine Corps reconnaissance member, participants completed numerous physical challenges along a 7.8-mile course and learned to overcome adversity by working as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

Master Sgt. Gary Porter, 512th Maintenance Squadron C-17 avionics intermediate maintenance section chief, calls out cadence to fellow GORUCK Light Team Dover members Sept. 25, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Team members worked in unison to safely carry a heavy log more than a mile, one of many physical challenges participants endured. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Team Dover members conquer GORUCK Light challenge

Published Oct. 6, 2015