Service Members Compete During Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • An Army competitor warms up before his match during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Air Force Tech Sgt. Christopher Davis and Army Capt. Jason Norwood compete for third place in the middleweight division during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Norwood, assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, won during a contested tap out. Davis is assigned to Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class James Stelly, top, climbs on the back of Army Spc. Carlie Williams during the finals of the light heavyweight division of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Stelly is assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group on Fort Campbell, Ky., and Williams is assigned to Fort Drum, N.Y. Stelly won the match, becoming the first soldier to win three titles in the tournament's history. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Spc. Nathaniel Freeman, top, punches Army Sgt. Jason Reyes during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Freeman is assigned to Fort Stewart, Ga., and Reyes is assigned to Fort Hood, Texas. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Spc. Nathaniel Freeman celebrates becoming the heavyweight champion during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Freeman is assigned to Fort Stewart, Ga. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Capt. Jon Anderson, top, punches Army Pfc. Vincent Fairbairn during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Anderson is assigned to Fort Carson, Colo., and Fairbairn is assigned to Fort Stewart, Ga. Anderson won the match to become the middleweight division champion. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Staff Sgt. Glenn Garrison, right, and Army Staff Sgt. Shane Lees grapple during the finals of the lightweight division of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Garrison, who won the match, is assigned to Fort Carson, Colo. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Spc. Sean Stebbins, top, lifts Army Sgt. First Class Jonathan Mejil during the finals of the bantamweight division of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Stebbins, assigned to the Minnesota National Guard, won the match. Mejil is assigned to Fort Sill, Okla. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army 2nd Lt. Nick Shafer, left, strikes Army 1st Lt. Mathew Kyler during the finals of the welterweight division of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Shafer, assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, won the match. Kyler is assigned to Fort Carson, Colo. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Spc. Hobert Wilmotf, right, exchanges punches with Army Sgt. Philip Platt for third place in the welterweight division during the finals of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Fort Hood, Texas, July 28, 2012. Platt, assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, won the match. Wilmotf is assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group on Fort Campbell, Ky. DOD photo by EJ Hersom