Sgt. Craig Apaig, assigned to ?F? Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, dodges defenders during flag football at Forward Operating Base Kaslu, Iraq, Dec. 5. The Morale, Welfare and Recreation department at FOB Kalsu is sponsoring an eight-team tournament ending on Christmas Day.
Staff Sgt. Darrin January (middle), assigned to ?F? Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, attempts to avoid the pass rush of Pfc. Jordan Lewandoski (left) and Staff Sgt. Calvin Smith (right), Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Company, 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during a flag football at Forward Operating Base Kaslu, Iraq, Dec. 5. The Morale, Welfare and Recreation department at FOB Kalsu is sponsoring an eight-team tournament that will eventually build to a final championship game on Christmas Day.
Pfc. Charles Fields, a Soldier assigned to ?A? Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, attempts to knock down a pass as an offensive lineman, a Soldier assigned to 563rd Military Police Company, struggles to keep him away from his quarterback during a flag football game at Forward Operating Base Kaslu, Iraq, Dec. 5. The game, part of an eight-team flag-football tournament, gave many of the Soldiers participating, a chance to relax and enjoy competing against one another.
Sgt. Ray Johnson (right), a Soldier assigned to ?A? Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, muscles past a blocker, a Soldier assigned to 563rd Military Police Company, during a flag football game at Forward Operating Base Kaslu, Iraq, Dec. 5. The game was part of an eight-team flag-football tournament that gave its participants a break from their daily duties as deployed Soldiers.
Staff Sgt. Lee Davis (left), a Soldier assigned to Headquarters Troop, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, catches a deep pass behind two defenders, Soldiers assigned to ?C? Company, 203rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, during a flag football at Forward Operating Base Kaslu, Iraq, Dec. 4. Companies from the 203rd BSB, BSTB and the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment all have teams entered in the tournament.
Staff Sgt. Reginald Steel (middle), a Soldier assigned to ?C? Company, 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, attempts to send a pass downfield as defensive linemen bear down on him during a flag football at Forward Operating Base Kaslu, Iraq, Dec. 4. The FOB?s Morale, Welfare and Recreation department is sponsoring an eight-team tournament that will culminate with on Christmas Day.