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AFGSC 'Never Quit' Rowing Challenge final results

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  • Air Force Global Strike Challenge
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. --  Airmen at the five bases comprising Air Force Global Strike Command took on a challenge April 5 to collectively row enough miles to travel from Washington D.C. to London, to increase camaraderie and resiliency throughout the ranks.

"The Airmen in this command not only embraced that challenge," said Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, AFGSC commander. "They far surpassed it and rowed almost three-and-a-half times our goal, for a total of 12,723 miles, almost half way around the world."

Of the five bases, Airmen at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., logged the longest distance, at 3,430 total miles rowed. Additionally, the command's top rower was Staff Sgt. Jarrod White, an Airman at F.E. Warren, Wyo., with 981 total miles.

The winning base, Minot, earned $50,000 in quality of life funds from the headquarters, according to command officials.

Named the "Never Quit" Rowing Challenge, the program is part of several initiatives underway to strengthen and encourage Airmen throughout the command.

Upcoming American300 events include:

May 9-12, "Getting Back Up" with Kurt Yeager and Erin Simmons (Barksdale, Whiteman)
June 9-13, "A Profile in Extreme Courage" with Spanky Gibson (F.E. Warren, Minot TBD)
July, Theme TDB with Sal Gonzalez (Dates, Location TBD)
Aug. 7-10, "Fire and Ice"  with Todd Lockwick (Location TBD)
Sept. 3-6, "Keep on Pushing Part "I with Devon Harris (Location TBD)
Oct. 3-5, "Keep on Pushing Part II" with Devon Harris (Location TBD)
November, Theme TBD with Chad Hord (Dates, Location TBD)
December, Theme TBD, Speaker TBD (Dates, Location TBD) 



AFGSC's "Never Quit" Rowing Challenge
Catagory Winner Total Meters Rowed
1st Place Base Winner Minot Air Force Base, N.D. 5,521,161 meters / 3,430 miles
Overall 1st Place AFGSC Top Rower Staff Sgt. Jarrod White, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. 1,579,800 meters / 981 miles
     
Individual Airmen Leaders    
  Staff Sgt. Jarrod White, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. 1,579,800 meters / 981 miles
  Chief Master Sgt. Tim Cooley, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 1,343,233 meters / 834 miles
  Staff Sgt. Jonathon Every, Minot AFB, N.D. 1,024,657 meters / 636 miles
  Airman 1st Class Matthew Quick, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 618,401 meters / 384 miles
  Tech. Sgt. Jon Walsh, Barksdale AFB, La. 506,854 meters / 314 miles
     
Base Leaders    
Barksdale Air Force Base, La.   2,589,273 meters / 1,609 miles
  Tech. Sgt. Jon Walsh 506,854 meters
  Senior Airman Andrew Mathews 418,844 meters
  Staff Sgt. Jason DeGering 333,333 meters
     
F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.   3,579,647 meters / 2,224 miles
  Staff Sgt. Jarrod White 1,579,800 meters
  Tech. Sgt. Shaun Menard 285,958 meters
  Airman 1st Class Daniel Lawrence 157,225 meters
     
Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.   5,448,601 meters / 3,385 miles
  Airman 1st Class Ashton Sandman 373,379 meters
  Staff Sgt. Ryan Krastins 335,219 meters
  Tech. Sgt. Marcus Serrano 264,957 meters
     
Minot Air Force Base, N.D.   5,521,161 meters / 3,430 miles
  Staff Sgt. Jonathan Every 1,024,657 meters
  Senior Airman Chance Harmon 408,344 meters
  2nd Lt. J.T. Toney 237,499 meters
     
Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.   3,338,222 meters / 2,074 miles
  Chief Master Sgt. Tim Cooley 1,343,233 meters
  Airman 1st Class Matthew Quick 408,344 meters
  Capt. Kevin Hostettler 237,499 meters