Challenge pushes Airmen and Soldiers
Staff Sgt. Christian Johnson and Master Sgt. James Gantar, 380th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, take an M-16 rifle apart as teammates Lt. Col Fredrick Thaden and 1st Lt. Miranda Thompson, 380th EMSG, look on during on a Defender Challenge event, April 25 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Each team had to dismantle and put back together an M-16A as fast as they could. Sergeant Gantar is deployed from Grand Forks AFB, N.D. and hails from Girard, Ohio. Sergeant Johnson is deployed from Tyndall AFB, Fla. and hails from Brownsville, Texas. Lieutenant Thompson is deployed from Malmstrom AFB, Mont. and hails from Fleshing, Ohio. Colonel Thaden is a permanent party member at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing and hails from Utah. (Courtesy Photo) (Released)
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