Members of the 554th Red Horse Squadron Detachment 1 compete against a Marine Corps engineering unit in tug-of-war. Engineering units from the Air Force and the Marine Corps converged on Camp Hansen March 17 for a friendly inter-service competition held annually on St. Patrick's Day. The 554th RHS lost the tug-of-war event, but it's widely believed that, given the chance, they could have better articulated the equation for the force that would have been required to win. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Marine Corps engineers labor to pull a HMMWV as fellow servicemembers and engineers look on. Engineering units from the Air Force and the Marine Corps converged on Camp Hansen March 17 for a friendly inter-service competition held annually on St. Patrick's Day. The 554th RHS won the HMMWV event, a sweet victory on a day of tough losses. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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An Airman from the 554th Red Horse Squadron Detachment 1 breaks a block of concrete in seach of a hidden piece of rebar. Engineering units from the Air Force and the Marine Corps converged on Camp Hansen March 17 for a friendly inter-service competition held annually on St. Patrick's Day. In the rebar event, the first engineer to break the block and find the rebar took home the gold - and the rebar. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Master Sgt. Naim Vaughan, 554th Red Horse Squadron Detachment 1, strains for one more pullup as fellow servicemembers and engineers offer encouragement at Camp Hansen, Japan, March 17. Engineering units from the Air Force and the Marine Corps converged on Camp Hansen for a friendly inter-service competition held annually on St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick is the patron saint of engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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A Marine Corps engineer strains for one more pullup as fellow servicemembers and engineers offer encouragement at Camp Hansen, Japan, March 17. Engineering units from the Air Force and the Marine Corps converged on Camp Hansen for a friendly inter-service competition held annually on St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick is the patron saint of engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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A Marine Corps engineer strains for one more pullup as fellow servicemembers and engineers offer encouragement at Camp Hansen, Japan, March 17. Engineering units from the Air Force and the Marine Corps converged on Camp Hansen for a friendly inter-service competition held annually on St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick is the patron saint of engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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554th RHS takes on Marine Corps engineers

Published March 19, 2010

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