Airmen battle through “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” tourney

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  • By Airman 1st Class Derek VanHorn
  • 319th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  More than 50 Airmen battled for the title and bragging rights during the 2nd Annual Air Force Sergeants Association Call of Duty gaming tournament in the Community Activity Center here March 24.

Airmen played "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" -- a first-person shooter that is arguably the most popular video game of the year -- on two-person teams in a double-elimination tournament played on four Playstations 3s for cash prizes totaling $350.

Team "Watch Your Six," made up of Airman 1st Class Nicolas Egea and Airman 1st Class Donald Herrera, took home the grand prize of $200 after defeating Senior Airman Steven Douglass and Senior Airman Michael Collard of "Kill Denied," who split the $100 second-place prize. Partners Senior Airman Shane Holland and Airman 1st Class Adam Powers, also known as "The Last Kids Picked," claimed the third-place prize of $50.

Holland, vice president of the Airman's Council, said the event was a great way to get Airmen out of the dorms and making new friends, also adding that the event as a whole was "pretty awesome."

"It was a fun afternoon with a dynamic atmosphere," said Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Lowder, who helped coordinate the tournament. "While there was a relaxed and fun-loving spirit in the air, there was also a competitive fieriness that couldn't be denied. Even though the competitors were easy going, each one definitely wanted to leave as champion."

The event was sponsored by the AFSA Chapter 964, with contributions from the Airman's Activity Council and the Top 3, and provided Airmen with unlimited free food catered and free entry to the tournament.

"The AFSA knows the Airmen on Grand Forks Air Force Base do amazing things and we want to thank them for their dedication to the Air Force and the AFSA," said Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Rueben, Chapter 964 president.

Senior Airman Adrian Moya, president of the AAC, said Grand Forks Airmen can expect future events to be geared toward them and their interests.

"There are 595 Airmen on this base and what is to come in the future is up to all of us," Moya said. "We all have a say in what the AAC does."