“Operation Red Wing”

1200 Meter Run
Then
16 Rounds
8 Toes to Bar
8 Burpee Box Jump Overs, 20″
Then
47 Goblet Squats

Weight: 70/53

1200 Meter Run
Then
16 Rounds
8 Knee Ups
8 Burpee Box Step Overs, 20″
Then
47 Goblet Squats

Weight: 53/35

800 Meter Run
Then
10 Rounds
8 Leg Lifts
8 Burpee Box Step Ups, 20″
Then
47 Goblet Squats

Weight: 35/26

WOD GUIDANCE & GOALS
Get ready to be mentally and physically challenged for today’s Hero WOD. Run the 1200 meters in around 6 minutes (give or take :30, or scale the distance.) Complete all 16 rounds of the couplet before doing the 47 goblet squats. For the 16 rounds, link the toes to bar as long as possible (:30 or less) and find a steady rhythm on the burpee box jump (or step) overs (:60). The goblet squats are with one kb. Try to complete sets of 10-15 with short breaks between sets. Target 35 minutes.

Operation Red Wings
On June 28, 2005, an MH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying a Quick Reaction Force of eight Navy SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers (members of the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment) were killed in action during Operation Red Wings in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. This part of the operation was an attempt to rescue Lt. Michael P. Murphy, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew Axelson, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell, who had been cut off and outnumbered by Taliban fighters during a reconnaissance mission deep behind enemy lines. Three of the four SEALs on the ground were killed — Murphy, Axelson, and Dietz — with Luttrell being the lone survivor. The other eight SEALs and eight Night Stalkers were killed when the MH-47 Chinook, coming in to aid the ground team, was shot down by an enemy RPG and the helicopter broke apart, crashing down into the side of a mountain.

– ¾-mile run to commemorate the three out of four SEALs killed on the ground

– 16 rounds to commemorate the 16 service members killed during the rescue attempt

– 8 toes-to-bars to commemorate the eight Night Stalkers

– 8 burpee box jump-overs to commemorate the eight SEALs

– 47 goblet squats for the MH-47 Chinook that was lost

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