BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Rob "Robi" Powers, American300 Warrior Tours founder, returned here June 20 to 22 to meet with base Airmen to introduce the "Do Something Amazing Outdoors" summer challenge.
Powers brought with him Mike Schultz, a MotoX dirt bike and SnoX snowmobile racer who lost his left leg during a snowmobile accident, who discussed resiliency, being a wingman and overcoming set-back.
Even after his accident, Schultz continued to compete in extreme sports with a prosthetic leg.
"The American300 tour teamed up with Air Force Global Strike Command to create the first ever 'Do Something Amazing Outdoors' summer challenge," said Powers. "That challenge begins today, June 20th, the first day of summer, longest day of the year and will run until September 22nd, the last day of summer."
There are no specific rules to the challenge; Powers wants AFGSC Airmen to get out and do something amazing during the summer.
Participants are encouraged to post stories, videos or photos of what they did to the official Facebook page for the challenge.
"It's our goal to get our Airmen out this summer having fun," Powers said.
After the challenge is over, three participants are going to be selected, based on their stories or videos to join Schultz and his team at a training camp in Southern California for the Baja 1000.
The Baja 1000 is an off-road 1,200 mile race down the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.
Schultz competes in the adaptive class and has met many amputees in the extreme sports community.
"The adaptive class refers to competitors with amputated limbs and paraplegics," Schultz said. "I was contacted by one of them and was asked if I would be interested in doing the Baja 1000."
There are going to be four amputees, including Schultz, competing in the dirt bike class relaying one bike at the event with one goal in mind: finishing the race safely.
"The awesome thing about this challenge is that three Airmen get to hang out with us during our last week of training," Schultz said. "Get outside and do something amazing. It can be something extreme, something ordinary out of your day-to-day routine, go for an adventure for the weekend, it doesn't matter. Something fun and exciting."