FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – As the sounds of Soldiers conducting physical training filled Phantom Warrior Stadium April 25, U.S. Army Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick, commander of the 752nd Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), was surrounded like a race car at a pit stop.
His EOD teammates helped ensure every part of his 50-pound bomb suit was ready for the challenge ahead. When he crossed the finish line 7 minutes and 4 seconds later, hundreds of Soldiers and other onlookers erupted in cheers as Chewning-Kulick etched his name into the Guinness World Records by besting the previous bomb suit mile record time of 7 minutes and 24.21 seconds, set by Mark Gibbs in 2017.
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Source: U.S. Army
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