Keeping the Corps Semper Fit
CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN Courtesy Story III Marine Expeditionary Force The sun has barely peeked over the horizon but the Marine noncommissioned officers in the Force Fitness Instructor course at Camp Hansen are already on the move. They’ve gathered at the running track to do their daily morning workout. After receiving a quick brief on the circuit workout, the NCOs lead their groups of Marines to their first exercises. The frogs and cicadas singing in the distance are quickly drowned out by shouts of motivation. A little over half of the sun has made it over the horizon, but the temperature is already rising quickly. It’s hot and humid, typical for the tropical island of Okinawa, Japan. The NCOs taking the six week FFI course are barely fazed by the heat as they continue to motivate the Marines in their groups to push themselves. Soon, sweat mixes with the dew on the grass as the Marines finish the first round of the workout. Sgt. Justin D. Boetger, a food service sp...