Just after 07:00 this morning 40 five-man teams of Military and Police SpecOps left the helipad on a Jordanian Special Forces base at the start of GUT CHECK.
The first of two gruelling events held today, GUT CHECK involved a cross-country run of almost 15km carrying a loaded daysack and assault rifle while wearing body armour and ballistic helmet under a blazing sun, writes Bob Morrison.
Teams leave the mass start as GUT CHECK gets underway [© Bob Morrison]
When the teams finally reached the Finish Line, daysacks were weighed to ensure everyone had carried the required load around the course.
A Turkish Jandarma Commando medic administers an IV to the team ‘casualty’ [© Bob Morrison]
JF will cover both events in detail in a full feature once the 10th Annual Warrior Competition has concluded.
UPDATE: Final Team Standings for GUT CHECK:-
- 1st: Belarus ~ Special Operations Forces
- 2nd: China ~ PAP Team 1
- 3rd: Austria ~ COBRA
Members of US 5th SFG ODA 5232 pose at the end of their PIPE HITTER run [© Bob Morrison]
Even some of the local SpecOps guys found the GUT CHECK to be onerous in the baking heat [© Bob Morrison]
