U.S. Army Japan Army Ten-Miler team members announced
Story by Winifred Brown US Army Garrison - Japan CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Members of the U.S. Army Japan Army Ten-Miler team beat out dozens of competitors in qualifying races earlier this summer, and now they’re training in earnest for the October race. The Army Ten-Miler takes place in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, and the team, which includes four men and two women, will compete in the active-duty mixed team category, said Stefan Thompson, chief of fitness, athletics and aquatics for Camp Zama Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. Last year the team finished 20th out of 57 teams, according to the 2018 results. Only active-duty Soldiers are eligible to make the team, and with the most recent numbers showing roughly 1,500 eligible USARJ Soldiers, the team has done well in the past considering the size of the bases they were up against. The team members include: Capt. Dustin Thomas, assigned to Medical Activity Japan, Camp Zama; Pfc. Max Ramirez, assigned to the 38th Air Defens...