Connel Parsons, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) imagery analyst and native of Fort Myers, Fla., dead lifts 445 pounds during a weight-lifting competition aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). Parsons lifted 1,005 pounds between bench presses, dead lifts and squats in the light-weight division of the competition. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit</dd>
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Sgt. Austin Hazard
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