First Lt. James P. Rooney, platoon commander, Weapons Platoon, pulls himself up while 1st Lt. Murphy A. Bright, platoon commander, 3rd Platoon, both with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prevents him from swaying back and forth during the Campbell Cup Pull-Up Challenge in the gym of the USS Peleliu, Nov. 24. Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group worked in teams of seven to see who could do the most pull-ups in ten minutes. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Rooney, 25, is form Long Island, N.Y., and Bright, 24, is from New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III/Released) |