4th Annual Army Combatives Tournament in Fort. Benning - Military Times

All-Army Combatives Tournament


The 4th Annual All-Army Combatives Tournament just wrapped up at Fort. Benning, Ga., and Army Times was ringside to bring you pictures, videos and results from the fights.

Combatives videos

2008 results

Flyweight (125 pounds or less)

  • 1. Spc. Jake Grillo, I Corp
  • 2. Staff Sgt. Jeremy Taylor, Fort Sill, Okla.

Lightweight (140 pounds or less)

  • 1. Staff Sgt. Keith Bach, 3rd ID, Fort Stewart, Ga.
  • 2. Staff Sgt. William Hagerty, 95th Calvalry

Welterweight (155 pounds or less)

  • 1. Sgt. Jason Kwast, Fort Bragg
  • 2. Capt. Neil Chitwood, United States Army Accessions Command

Middleweight (170 pounds or less)

  • 1. Sgt. Josh Winter, 82nd
  • 2. SSG Joshua Landspurg, 5th Special Forces Group (Air Force)

Cruiserweight (185 pounds or less)

  • 1. 1st Lt. Jason Norwood, Fort Sill, Okla.
  • 2. Maj. Larry McCord, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

Light heavyweight (205 pounds or less)

  • 1. Master Sgt. John Long, Fort Bragg
  • 2. Staff Sgt. Andrew Ruff, Tripler Army Medical Center

Heavyweight

  • 1. Sgt. Bandon Sayles, Ft. Benning, Ga.
  • 2. Staff Sgt. Benzell Vereen, Ft. Sill, Okla.

News


Guard combatives championships held

The Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Ga., conducted its Combatives Championship last weekend at the Briant Wells Gym.

2008 teams

55 teams — 330 fighters total.
  • 1st Infantry Division Fort Riley, Kan. — 14
  • USAJFKSWCS Fort Bragg, N.C. — 14
  • Fort Sam Houston, Texas — 14
  • Fort Sill, Okla. — 14
  • I Corps, Fort Lewis, Wash. — 14
  • Fort Benning, Ga. — 14
  • 4th PsyOps Group Fort Bragg, N.C. — 14
  • 82ND Airborne Fort Bragg, N.C. — 14
  • 5th SFG, Fort Campbell, Ky. — 13
  • Fort Knox, Ky. — 12
  • 2-12 INF Fort Carson, Colo. — 11
  • 3ID, Fort Stewart, Ga. — 11
  • 173rd ABCT, Vincenza, Italy — 11
  • Guam Army National Guard — 10
  • Fort Bliss, Texas — 9
  • 6th RTB, Eglin AFB, Fla. — 8
  • Fort Bragg, N.C. — 8
  • USAJ, Camp Zama, Japan — 7
  • Fort Campbell, KN — 7
  • 2/69 AR — 7
  • Hunter Army 3ID, Ga. — 6
  • Fort Detrick, Md. — 5
  • Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii — 5
  • 1/75th Ranger, Fort Stewart, Ga. — 5
  • 95th CABE, Fort Bragg, N.C. — 4
  • MEDDAC, Fort Stewart, Ga. — 4
  • Nevada ARNG — 4
  • 160th SOAR, Fort Bragg, N.C. — 4
  • Fort Polk, La. — 4
  • Fort Rucker, AL — 4
  • Walter Reed AMC, Md. — 3
  • 724th Trans Co: Reserve Bartonville, Ill. — 3
  • Yonsan, Korea — 3
  • HQ USSOCOM MacDill AFB, Fla. — 3
  • Texas 49th Information Ops Group — 2
  • 2 Bn 414th Reg 95TH DIV — 2
  • Okla. ARNG — 2
  • 70th Regional Readiness Command — 2
  • Fort Lawton, Wash. — 2
  • Fort Belvior, VA — 2
  • Fort Lewis, Wash. — 2
  • 188th IN BDE, Fort Stewart, Ga. — 2
  • 49th Missile Defense Batt., Alaska — 2
  • USAAC — 1
  • Fort Richardson — 1
  • Fort Irwin — 1
  • Fort Bragg (USASOC) — 1
  • Fort Riley — 1
  • Germany — 1
  • Fort Lewis — 1
  • Fort Sam Houston — 1
  • Fort Lee — 1
  • Fort Gillem, Ga. — 1
  • Reserve — 1
  • Fort Myer, Ariz. NG — 1