Teamwork marks new academy tradition

(EXCERPT) by 2nd Lt. Greg Hignite U.S. Air Force Academy Public
Affairs

7/31/2003 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) -- Students here
participated in a new part of basic cadet training July 30 that
involves heart, sweat and a desire to complete the training as a team,
officials said.

The Warrior Run required freshmen cadets to complete an arduous
35-mile relay run along the Front Range and into the mountains above
the academy. Every basic cadet participated in the event, but was only
required to run about three miles of the course.

The run is the ultimate event in reinforcing the benefits of team over
self, according to the academy’s commandant.

“None of the … cadets could complete the run on their own,” said Brig.
Gen. John Weida. “But together, running a relay … over rugged terrain,
they accomplished their goal.”

More than 1,250 freshmen cadets and 250 upper-class cadet cadre were
divided into 12 relay sessions. The first three legs of the relay
traveled across roads and trails that can accommodate large numbers...

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