36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Bridges, flight sergeant of the 36th Security Forces Squadron’s Alpha Flight, completes the last leg of the Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2025. The event was created in 1915 to improve marching endurance and combat readiness after traveling long distances by having troops carry their equipment 18.6 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mitchell Hollman, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight commander, cools off after completing the Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2025. Hollman finished the march with a time of three hours and 37 minutes, earning first place for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jakob Strunk, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight team member, completes the 18.6-mile Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2025. Strunk organized the march to test participants and improve physical fitness for mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

Participants march the last four miles of the Andersen Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2025. The event was designed in 1915 to improve marching endurance and combat readiness after traveling long distances with equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

Ruck participants march down Santa Rosa Boulevard during the Andersen Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2025. The event was created in 1915 to improve troops’ marching endurance and combat readiness after traveling long distances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

Participants complete the seventh leg of the Andersen Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2025. The event was created in 1915 to improve troops’ marching endurance and combat readiness after traveling long distances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

U.S. service members sign in before participating in the Andersen Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2025. Before starting the march, participants weighed their bags and received start numbers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

U.S. Air Force Airman Johnathan Romero, a 36th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production apprentice, signs a waiver before beginning the Andersen Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2025. During the march, participants were required to carry at minimum 25-pound rucksacks over 18.6 miles within timeframes based on their age group and gender. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

36th EOD Flight Hosts Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March

Published July 11, 2025
By Senior Airman Jordan McCoy
36th Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --

The 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight hosted an Andersen EOD 2025 Norwegian Foot March at Andersen Air Force Base, July 4, 2025. The event was created in 1915 to improve marching endurance and combat readiness after traveling long distances by having troops carry their equipment 18.6 miles.