Marine Doing Abdominal Exercises

Military stock photo – Sgt. Jerrell Poole, training noncommissioned officer with Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, performs abdominal exercises during an April 27 Cross Fit Red Diamond session. Born as a predeployment conditioning program for the Marines of the 4th Marine Division in the summer of 2009, Cross Fit Red Diamond has evolved into a permanent physical training program that attracts a steady following of fitness aficionados from across Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters as well as a number of base security and civilian workers.