When Army 1st Lt. Madison Faust’s unit began testing advanced new bomb suits several months ago, her soldiers were so impressed by how much more mobility the gear offered that they encouraged her to try to set a new world record for running a mile in an explosive ordnance disposal suit, she said.

Faust agreed, and her leadership quickly backed her, said Faust, who is assigned to the 55th Ordnance Company, which conducts bomb disposal missions for senior leaders in the Washington, D.C. area, known as the National Capital Region.

“At that point, once I said that, my leadership got all excited and kind of told everyone that I was going to go for it,” Faust told Task & Purpose on Tuesday. “And so, at that point I was kind of locked in. It felt like I needed to do it.”

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