180220-F-IP109-0114
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Max Pippa, an infantry officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, chalks his hands prior to working out at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2018. Pippa competed in the 2017 World’s Strongest Man competition in Raleigh, North Carolina, Dec. 16 and 17, where he achieved a second place finish in the 90-kilogram (198.4 pounds) weight class.