PHIL KEOGHAN WELCOMES THE 12 NEW CREW MEMBERS TO CAMP PENDLETON MARINE CORPS BASE WHERE THEY COMPETE IN THEIR FIRST CHALLENGE, ON THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF "TOUGH AS NAILS," WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6

Season One Winner Marine Veteran Kelly "Murph" Murphy Returns to Kick Off the New Season

"Ready for Battle" - Phil Keoghan welcomes the 12 new crew members to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in Southern California, where season one winner Marine Veteran Kelly "Murph" Murphy returns to kick off the new season and guide the crew through their first challenge: race to receive cargo dropped from a C-130 plane, on the third season premiere of TOUGH AS NAILS, Wednesday, Oct. 6 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Phil Keoghan is the creator, host and executive producer/showrunner.

The TOUGH AS NAILS competitors are:

Name: Kelsy Reynolds
Job: Crop duster
Age: 30
Hometown: Mansfield, Ill.

Name: Christine Connors
Job: Ironworker
Age: 29
Hometown: Johnstown, Pa.
Current Residence: Glendora, Calif.

Name: Takeru "Tak" Tanabe
Job: Construction foreman
Age: 35
Hometown: Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
Current Residence: Kona, Hawai'i

Name: Jerome Kupuka'a
Job: Heavy equipment operator
Age: 48
Hometown: Ewa Beach, Hawai'i
Current Residence: Kapolei, Hawai'i

Name: Lamar Edwin Hanger
Job: Carpenter
Age: 54
Hometown: Orange County, Calif.
Current Residence: Eastvale, Calif.

Name: Lia Mort
Job: Jill-of-all-trades
Age: 54
Hometown: Lititz, Pa.
Current Residence: Richfield, Pa.

Name: Dequincey "Quincey" Walker
Job: Diesel mechanic
Age: 34
Hometown: Lamar, S.C.
Current Residence: Florence, S.C.

Name: Kalimba Edwards
Job: Fire captain
Age: 43
Current Residence: Minneapolis, Minn.

Name: Mike Shaffer
Job: Lineman
Age: 32
Hometown: Brewerton, N.Y.

Name: Elizabeth Rillera
Job: Contractor
Age: 37
Hometown: Shelton, Wash.
Current Residence: Olympia, Wash.

Name: Sarah Ham
Job: Cement mason
Age: 30
Current Residence: Queens, N.Y.

Name: Alfredo "Alfie" P. Rivera
Job: Construction supervisor
Age: 55
Hometown: Santiago, Chile
Current Residence: Lilburn, Ga.

TOUGH AS NAILS is produced by Raquel Productions Inc. in association with Tough House Productions Inc. Created by Phil Keoghan and Louise Keoghan who are executive producers.