The top finishing male and female competitors were announced following the Southeast Regional Alpha Warrior Competition at the Joint Base Charleston Air Base Gym Sept. 30, 2017. The top finishers will compete at the National Alpha Warrior competition in San Antonio, Texas in November.

1st Lt. Lainie Long, 628th Force Support Squadron, begins to ascend a ladder on the Alpha Warrior rig while competing in the Southeast Regional Alpha Warrior Competition at the Joint Base Charleston Air Base Gym Sept. 30, 2017. Lane was the top finishing female in the Southeast Regional Alpha Warrior Competition and will now compete at the National Alpha Warrior competition in San Antonio, Texas in November. Lane said the biggest challenge in the course is the mental aspect of it. In preparation for the National competition Lane plans to continue to work on upper body and grip strength.

Senior Airman Shadi Zahed, 628 Force Support Squadron Southeast Regional Alpha Warrior Competition lead official, tallies the final scores before announcing the winners following the Southeast Regional Alpha Warrior Competition in the Joint Base Charleston Air Base Gym Sept. 30, 2017. The regional competition was comprised of qualifiers from a preliminary competition held in August. Winners from each region will compete at the National Alpha Warrior competition in San Antonio, Texas in November.

Maj. Mike Fitzsimmons, 4th Training Squadron Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., participates in the Southeast Regional Alpha Warrior Competition at the Joint Base Charleston Air Base Gym Sept. 30, 2017. The competition took place on a functional fitness-based obstacle course and each competitor was allotted five minutes to complete the course. The Joint Base Charleston Air Base Gym has a room dedicated to functional fitness featuring a variety of equipment to include the Alpha warrior rig. The regional competition was comprised of qualifiers from a preliminary competition held in August. Winners from each region will compete at the National Alpha Warrior competition in San Antonio, Texas in November.

Staff Sgt. Trevor Childs, 437th Aerospace Maintenance Squadron, participates in the Southeast Regional Alpha Warrior Competition at the Joint Base Charleston Air Base Gym Sept. 30, 2017. Childs finished faster than any male in the Southeast regional competition and will compete at the National Alpha Warrior competition in November. After placing third in the preliminary round, Childs attributes his improved performance to regular practice. As a night shift worker with the 437th Maintenance Squadron, Childs says he is able to use his lunch break and workout without distractions almost every night.