Marines Strive for Perfection in Marine Corps Standards
Story by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon 1st Marine Aircraft Wing U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lowery, an F/A-18D pilot and Sgt. Austin Jagodzinski, an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, maintain a perfect score of 300 for their Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Combat Fitness Test (CFT), at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Lowery and Jagodzinski are two of the Marines in their squadron who achieved a perfect score in both their PFT and CFT. Marines in the squadron typically work 12-hour days varying from days to nights, and have to conduct physical training on their own. “I make going to the gym my priority and when something’s your priority, you’ll find time to squeeze it in,” said Jagodzinski, who works nights. “Being in the air wing, we have really long working days, so I normally like to go and get my workout done before my workday begins so I don’t have to worry about it -- it’s out of the way. I’ll make that my first prior...