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Show Friday, December 3, 1982 HILL TOP TIMES Page 10 .: n wirurgu2 By Tom Bruffy Public Affairs Office AlCTerry Whitworth of the 2849th Security Police Squadron at Hill AFB cleared the last obstacle on Kirtland AFB's rugged Peacekeeper Challenge course. But he still had a mile to go before completing the course. He put his frame into high gear and kicked in the 140-pou- nd after-burner- s. Four minutes and ten seconds later he crossed the finish line to take first place in the Air Force : version. He's not impressed with re-- . cent translations of the King James Bible. When he was training for Peacekeeper Challenge, he followed run Bible study with an eight-milwas each morning. After breakfast it off to the base gym for exercises. "No weight lifting," Airman Whitworth said. "I just wanted to get my long muscles in shape. "Next on my schedule," he con; e meet. He finished in 13 minutes 53 seconds, knocking 49 seconds off the course record which he set last year. If his remarkable time on the entire course didn't impress track experts, the time on the last mile did. Dressed . ld i- - - If - " x security policeman and whether I'm on a Hill AFB gate or in a rolling patol, if I'm out of uniform or make a mistake, I'll hear about it: SPs are very much in the public eye. So I spit shine my boots and polish up my . 20-year-o- IIIllllMilllllliliiP tinued, "is swiinming but I get my uniform" ready for work first. I'm a world-wid- e in combat boots, having just completed one of the most punishing obstacle courses anywhere, Airman Whitworth had run an up and down mile in time that world class milers would envy. You might think the Whitworth was a real "jock" in high school, but he wasn't. He did not go out for sports at Fountain Valley High School in California. The last organized athletics he participated in was in junior high. There he played football and wrestled on school teams one year. Airman Whitworth's first love now has nothing to do with athletics. What he's really into is Biblical research. "Though I don't go on duty until 2:30 in the afternoon," he said, "I get up at 6 a.m. and read the Bible. I use the King James version because it's a beautiful piece of writing and when' you work the liturgy look up what the words mean in Greek and Hebrew you find that version is closest to the original in meaning." Airman Whitworth explained that he was talking about the traditional iHHHHHHHHHHHHi' - ' - I Vs j. - Ilillliillllliii; , - , uniform." Then he heads to the NCO club swimming pool and swims a mile. He says that's tougher than the eight-mil- e run. After working the 2:30 to 10:30 p.m. shift, Airman Whitworth admits he's ready for bed. His day off is Saturday but he doesn't spend it lolling in bed. He doesn't do running either. Some he starts with a different kind of train for the base Emergency Ser- ing vices team. Then it's off to the moun- tains for the young military cop. "I like Utah," he said. "I got into t l&r Thnnrtun-.q-- r v hi. iTTmirn iimttldi " :K tntrr.ni . (U.S. Air Force Photo by Jeff Shields) Lonely Run . . Airman Whitworth runs eight miles each morning when . he's Drenarine for competition. 20-year-o- ld , requirements. He would also like to go v priorities," he said. "First comes my to the Army Ranger school at Fort" f God. I try to take cafe of that with my Benning, Ga., and wants to attend Air r daily Bible studies. Then I think of my Base Ground Defense Training. job it comes down to the defense of He seems to be a very mature man my country; and then I think about for his age. "I have my own my personal goals." f i v - ::::::-:.- : - i wmmm msmm II Xf'"' (U.S. Air Force Photo by Jeff Shields) V N. i mmm 4 Working The Liturgy . Whitworth starts each day with Bible study. . ' '- . , . s Atp (U.S. Air Force Photo by Jeff Shields) Tho Dirty Name . the Hill AFB course. Terry Whitworth attacks the toughest obstacle on Up and Over (U.S. Air Force Photo by Jeff Shields) Air Force cop crosses last obstacle and without stopping, puts down a four minute, ten second : ;;, ' mile.: ',") '; ; e t 4 N wnnftiiiwmjimiiii iinnnrti mumiiiiinaiiinimfii " O -- hiking, mountain climbing, backpacking and camping here and into downhill skiing in winter. This year I hope to do some cross country, too. I really enjoy the mountains." What's ahead for the Air Force cop? He can't take part in any more Peacekeeper Challenge competition. Participants are limited to taking part only for two consecutive years. The Air Force Academy athletic department is interested in hav- ing him become a cadet there if he meets the academy's tough academic rf". - j |