Operation Phoenix, Part Two

Operation Phoenix was started in March of 2008 as an effort to raise the funds necessary to properly outfit Camp Pendleton (the major Marine training base on the West Coast) with the equipment necessary to run a large scale Crossfit gym. The founders of Crossfit, Greg and Lauren Glassman, began Operation Phoenix by donating the equipment from the original Crossfit gym to camp Pendleton.

The founders then got in contact with the owners of Forged Clothing, a company started by two ex-Navy SEALs that sells shirts to raise money for the families of SEALs who were killed in action. Four new shirt designs were created, and are now being sold on the Operation Phoenix website, with 100% of the proceeds going towards outfitting Crossfit Camp Pendleton. The amount of money raised to fund Camp Pendleton is staggering:



The first shipment of new gear will soon be sent off, and includes barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, squat racks, bumper plates, and gymnastics rings. These essentials, plus the start up equipment from Crossfit HQ, will give Camp Pendleton a significant boost towards its goal of bringing crossfit en masse to the United States military.

















A sampling of the first shipment.