Alaska troops compete in annual combat fishing tournament

Airman 1st Class Kristie McGuire, a 673d IPTS aerospace medical technician, participates in the Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. McGuire caught the biggest fish on Puffin Fishing Charters’ team, weighing in at 66.8 pounds. This was McGuire’s first time deep-sea fishing. Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Barragan, a U.S. Army Alaska operations sergeant, checks the boarding pass and fishing license of Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Reyes, a 477th Maintenance Squadron low observable craftsman, before departing on the 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Anchorage, Alaska, May 24,2018. The tournament was established in 2006 as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing. Because of community support and the volunteerism of the more than 660 crew members and 275 professional fishing charters supplying their time and services, more than 2,400 currently serving military personnel have been able to participate since its inception.

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Participants of the 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament walk to their assigned charter boats in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing. Because of community support and the volunteerism of the more than 660 crew members and 275 professional fishing charters supplying their time and services, more than 2,400 currently serving military personnel have been able to participate since its inception.

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Charter boats line up in the harbor to prepare for the shotgun start during the 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing. Because of community support and the volunteerism of the more than 660 crew members and 275 professional fishing charters supplying their time and services, more than 2,400 currently serving military personnel have been able to participate since its inception.

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Justin Leonard, crew member of the Puffin Fishing Charter vessel ‘Tenacious,’ puts a sinker on a line during the 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing. Because of community support and the volunteerism of the more than 660 crew members and 275 professional fishing charters supplying their time and services, more than 2,400 currently serving military personnel have been able to participate since its inception.

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Justin Freimarck, crew member of the Puffin Fishing Charter vessel ‘Tenacious,’ talks to participants on board during the 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing. This is Freimarck’s first time participating in the tournament.

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Army Sgt. John Lopez, a Bravo Company, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division structural aircraft maintainer, catches his first fish during the Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Lopez has never been charter fishing in Alaska and was assigned to Puffin Fishing Charters vessel ‘Tenacious.’ Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing.

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Army Sgt. John Lopez, a Bravo Company, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division structural aircraft maintainer, watches his fishing pole during the Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Lopez has never been charter fishing in Alaska and was assigned to Puffin Fishing Charters vessel ‘Tenacious.’ Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Lyndeana Parsons, a 3rd Maintenance Squadron F-22 Raptor dedicated crew chief, reels in a fishing line to check bait during the Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Parsons was assigned to Puffin Fishing Charter, ‘Tenacious,’ one of 23 charter vessels participating in this year’s tournament. The fishing tournament was open to service members in grades E1 to E5, who are considered active duty and permanently stationed in Alaska.

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Participants of the 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament pose for a group photo with the day’s catch in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing.

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Justin Freimarck, crew member of the Puffin Fishing Charter vessel ‘Tenacious,’ cuts up a halibut after the fish were weighed during the 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing. This is Freimarck’s first time participating in the tournament.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yvette Germany, a 673d Medical Group administrative technician, stands with William Gentry, captain of the vessel ‘Predator,’ as they receive the first place trophy from ‘Nauti Girl’ Capt. John Moline for largest fish during the 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. The winning fish weighed in at 90.7 pounds. This is Germany’s first time participating in the tournament. The tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing.

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Alaska troops compete in annual combat fishing tournament

Published May 30, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Crystal A. Jenkins
JBER Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Troops compete in the annual 2018 Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing. Because of community support and the volunteerism of the more than 660 crew members and 275 professional fishing charters supplying their time and services, more than 2,400 currently serving military personnel have been able to participate since its inception. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Crystal A. Jenkins)