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Wing Reservist wins Kirkuck contest

By , 507th Air Refueling Wing / Published July 07, 2008

TWO TONS. After lifting 225 pounds 18 times, Air Force Reservist A1C Adam Murray had lifted a total of 4050 pounds. That was what it took to win the bench press competition at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq on May 31, 2008. The contest prize was a weight lifting belt, but the real prize was being the best. A1C Murray is one of the Firefighters from Tinker's 507th Air Refueling Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Kirkuk.
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TWO TONS. After lifting 225 pounds 18 times, Air Force Reservist A1C Adam Murray had lifted a total of 4050 pounds. That was what it took to win the bench press competition at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq on May 31, 2008. The contest prize was a weight lifting belt, but the real prize was being the best. A1C Murray is one of the Firefighters from Tinker's 507th Air Refueling Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Kirkuk.

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TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma -- TWO TONS. After lifting 225 pounds 18 times, Air Force Reservist A1C Adam Murray had lifted a total of 4050 pounds. That was what it took to win the bench press competition at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq on May 31, 2008. The contest prize was a weight lifting belt, but the real prize was being the best. A1C Murray is one of the Firefighters from Tinker's 507th Air Refueling Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Kirkuk.