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Lt. Matt Volnoski, Fort Riley, Kan., delivers a knee to Staff Sgt. Shane Lees, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas, in a bout July 23 at Fort Hood, Texas. Lees defeated Volnoski by a tapout to win the exhibition bout. Lees was guaranteed third in the welterweight division after his original competitor was forced to forfit due to injury. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
CAMP SMITH, N.Y. -- Soldiers pose after winning first-place trophies in the New York Army National Guard Combatives Tournament, held here on July 27. Over a dozen New York Army National troops competed in seven weight categories, and the winners may have an opportunity to represent New York State in the All Army National Guard Combatives Tournament in 2014. The tournament was organized by the New York Army National Guard's 106th Regional Training Institute. The first-place winners are, back row, from left: Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Palmer, middleweight, 466th Area Support Medical Company; Staff Sgt. Sean Cronin, cruiserweight, 642nd Aviation Support Battalion; Sgt. Joshua Mclean, light-heavyweight, 1427th Transportation Company; Sgt. Adama Ilboudo, heavyweight, 719th Transportation Company; front row, from left: Capt. Linette Palladino, flyweight; 53rd Digital Liaison Detachment; Spc. Arber Ceci, lightweight, 133rd Quartermaster Company; Spc. Andres Diaz, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Patricia Austin, Joint Force Headquarters, New York Army National Guard)
Soldiers conduct Combatives Level I training at Camp Frettered Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Md., on Aug. 8th, 2016. The class is physically demanding and pushes the limits of every participant. By the last day everyone knows what it feels like to be choked, kicked, punched in the face, body slammed and how to prevent those things to gain control and finish the fight. The students receive a Combatives Level I certificate after passing a written exam and a test on technique. The course teaches basic self-defense and fighting skills that better prepares soldiers for survival in hostile environments. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Nyia Patton)
Staff Sgt. Shane Lees, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas, throws Lt. Matt Volnoski, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, to the ground in a bout July 23 at Fort Hood, Texas. Lees defeated Volnoski by a tapout to win the exhibition bout. Lees was guaranteed third in the welterweight division after his original competitor was forced to forfit due to injury. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
1st Lt. Jeff Linzey (red), 1st Brigade Combat Team, and Staff Sgt. Barney Spain (blue), First Army Division West, grapple on the mats during preliminary rounds in the light-heavyweight division of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 21 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Linzey won the match and moved on to the next round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
The 2012 Fort Riley Combatives Team. The Soldiers represent units across the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley. They depart this weekend for Fort Hood, where they are set to compete at the U.S. Army Combatives Championships from July 26 to 28. Back row: Staff Sgt. Bill Graham, Cpl. Marcus Terry, 1st Lt. Brennan Deveraux, Sgt. Justin Overton, Sgt. David Balser, Pvt. Riley Simpson, Sgt. 1st Class Eric Grooms, Sgt. Robert Taylor, Spc. Christopher Smith and Staff Sgt. Daniel Corenchuk.
Front row: Sgt. Juan Martinez, Spc. Anthony Hopkins, Spc. Josh Welborn, Staff Sgt. Henry Favre and Spc. Stephanie Kline.
During the Lightweight championship bout Feb. 23, Marine Capt.John Pon, assigned to Company D, Marine Corps Cryptologic Support Battalion, works a cross collar neck choke on Sgt. Olarewaju Magreola, Army Dental Lab, before time expires. (Wilson A. Rivera / Fort Gordon Public Affairs)
Spc. Viktoriya Varpakhovich from Fort Wadsworth, N.Y. (left), grapples with Amy Whitley from Fort Story, Va., July 21 during the 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship at Abrams Physical Fitness Center, Fort Hood, Texas. Varpakhovich defeated Whitley by submission in their preliminary round fight. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric J. Glassey, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
Spc. Thomas Colby, 1st Battalion 17th Cavalry Regiment, struggles to escape the hold of Spc. James Thrower, 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, during the All-American Week Combatives Finals, May 22, 2013. Competitors fought their way through the more than 300 Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg who weighed-in for the tournament. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Taryn Hagerman)
(Photos by Karl Weisel)
Installation Management Command leaders Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter and Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice got an inside look at operations in IMCOM-Europe and U.S. Army Europe during a visit to Wiesbaden June 24-25.
Airman First Class Ryan Graham, of the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron, left, takes a hard punch from combative training instructor Sgt. Zach Follman, of the N.D. Army National Guard pre-deployment team, May 13, at the Minot Air Force Base, Minot, N.D. Follman is simulating an attack on Graham, in an effort to teach techniques that can be used during situations that could occur during military law enforcement duties. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp) (Released)
Soldiers conduct Combatives Level I training at Camp Frettered Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Md., on Aug. 8th, 2016. The class is physically demanding and pushes the limits of every participant. By the last day everyone knows what it feels like to be choked, kicked, punched in the face, body slammed and how to prevent those things to gain control and finish the fight. The students receive a Combatives Level I certificate after passing a written exam and a test on technique. The course teaches basic self-defense and fighting skills that better prepares soldiers for survival in hostile environments. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Nyia Patton)
U.S. Military Academy cadets exercise their combatives skills during Cadet Field Training at West Point, N.Y. on June 16, 2025. The combatives training consisted of three platoon versus platoon mass fights followed by a male and female tournament. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
Spc. Ashley Guillot, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, battles fellow flyweight competitor Pfc. Timothy Hollifield, 4th BCT, 4th Inf. Div., during the All Fort Carson Combatives Tournament preliminaries at the Special Events Center, Jan. 12. (Photo by Kerstin Lopez)
Sgt. Cassins Towns (blue), 41st Fires Brigade, and Pvt. Michael Lund (red), 2nd Brigade Combat Team, grapple on the mats during intermediate rounds in the heavyweight division of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 22 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Towns won the match and moved on to the next round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Pfc. Richard Shepard, an intelligence analyst with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command wrestles another competitor during combatives, a part of the U.S. Army Europe's Best Warrior Competition, hosted by the Joint Multinational Training Command, also known as JMTC, at Grafenwoehr, Germany, August 1, 2012. The four-day competition challenges Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers in warrior tasks and drills, decision-making, problem-solving and leadership. The winners will be announced during an Aug. 16 award ceremony in Heidelberg, Germany. The winners will attend the Army-wide Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year contest, Oct. 15-18, at Fort Lee, Va. Learn more about the Europe’s 2012 Best Warrior Competition at www.eur.army.mil/BestWarrior/default.htm
First Sgt. Michael Deatherage, senior enlisted adviser with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division-Center and a Sweet Springs, Mo., native, briefs the standards for the ‘clinch drill’ to First Lightning Soldiers and 1st Iraqi Federal Police Division police officers June 1, 2011, at Joint Security Station Loyalty, Iraq. The ‘clinch drill’ is the final phase of combatives training, and participants must successfully apply a suitable clinch against an opponent who is allowed to strike at the participant while wearing 16 oz. boxing gloves. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Christopher Miles, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)
Col. Leo Ruth II, 85th Civil Affairs Brigade commander, is introduced before exhibition bouts between brigade command teams during the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 23 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
(Top to bottom) Pfc. Jeremy Rivera, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Sgt. Tomes Weekes, 8th Ordinance Battalion, practice combatives drills on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Sept. 1.
Sgt. Kevin Lopez (lighter jacket), 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, and Pfc. LC Johnson III (darker jacket), 181st Signal Company, 43rd Signal Battalion compete during the Combative tournament held at the Sports Arena on Sullivan Barracks. The Combatives tournament is day three of week-long activities during Cyber Regimental week Apr. 18-22. (U.S. Army photo by Jonathon Gray)
Soldiers and Airman participate in the Modern Army Combatives Program to enhance unit combat readiness by building personal courage, confidence and resiliency.
2nd Lt. Sylvia Sims, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, guards against Staff Sgt. Robert Petersen, B Company 73rd Ordnance Battalion, during one of three opening bouts at the Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers Combatives Tournament held Feb. 23 at Gym 5. (Wilson A. Rivera / Fort Gordon Public Affairs)
Members of the Maryland Army National Guard conducted Basic Combatives Level 1 training at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 8-11. The 40-hour training consisted of a written portion, hands-on drills, all culminating in a clinch drill test. Chief Warrant Officer Kaylan Harrington participated in the training and was interviewed by the Baltimore Sun for her opinion on the expansion of women’s roles in the Army. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael E. Davis Jr., Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office)