Team Tier One
Team Number: 48
Country: USA
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COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Rodney Alne, CAPTAIN	48	San Antonio, Texas, USA	Pararescue: United States Air Force
Athletic Resume: Rod has extensive international experience mountaineering in places such as USA, Mexico, Wales, and France. He has taught open-sea kayaking at the US Army Special Forces Dive School and advanced navigational skills at the US Air Force Pararescue School. Rod is an experienced sky diver, scuba diver, and mountain biker.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Carrie Lewis	29	Fairchild AFB, Washington, USA	SERE Instructor: United States Air Force
Athletic Resume: Carrie is an instructor for survival training and navigation travel in arctic, tropical, desert, open ocean, river, and rough land environments. She served as a rafting guide at the Outdoor Adventure Program at the Fairchild AFB. Carrie has competitive experience in swimming, mountain biking, and rugby.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Anthony Alexander	36	San Antonio, Texas, USA	Pararescue: United States Air Force
Athletic Resume: Tony is a US Army Master Fitness Instructor. He placed 5th in the Japanese Black Eagle Mountain bike series in Northern Honshu. Tony has participated competitively in motocross, rugby, downhill skiing, mid-distance running, and triathlon races.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Kenneth Fournier	37	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Pararescue: United States Air Force
Athletic Resume: Kenneth holds the record-setting ascent of The Needle-Sandia Peak in New Mexico. He has taught ice climbing, mountaineering and rescue systems, and advanced day and night navigational skills at the US Air Force Pararescue School. Kenneth is also an experienced sky diver and scuba diver.
ABOUT TEAM TIER ONE: Team Tier One is sponsored by Lackland Federal Credit Union. The team comprises three male Air Force Pararescuemen and a female Air Force Survival, Evacuation, Rescue, and Escape instructor. Pararescue is the Air Force's most elite unit with only 300 active members, and one of the most prestigious military divisions in the world. Pararescuemen descend from the air to rescue fallen Air Force pilots and other stranded personnel behind enemy lines and in hostile environments. They undergo a rigorous 17-month training program and become experts in many Expedition Race disciplines. Team Captain Rodney Alne has served as a military instructor in mountaineering, navigation, and kayaking. Team member Anthony Alexander is a US Army Master Fitness instructor, and has been lifting weights seriously for 18 years. He is a former professional downhill skier and motocross competitor. His teammate Kenneth Fournier has twice been named Pararescueman of the Year, and is representing the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Carrie Lewis is a SERE instructor who trains Air Force cadets. Although the team is filled with distinguished athletes, they have never raced together in any formal competition.