The winning duo from the Guam Army National Guard's 1-294th Infantry Regiment display their impact Army Achievement Medals Aug. 22 at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. Sgt. Gordon G. Blackmon of Headquarters-Hea More
Spc. Charles C. Pangelinan, left, and Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Losongco of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, display their Army Achievement Medal certificates after ea More
Sgt. Joshua Graffio, an infantryman from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Spc. Austin Edwards, a M1 armor crewman from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div., are recognized as More
Competitors in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition stand ready for the Nov. 16-20 event at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Golden State’s best Soldiers went thro More
Sgt. Sheridan Low, 235th Engineer Company, nears the finish line of a grueling 10-mile ruck march in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, More
Spc. Jeremy Granados, 100th Troop Command, exits a Humvee simulator after a rollover exercise Nov. 19 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obis More
Twelve contestants vied for the Best of the Best honor Nov. 1-5, 2016, in the California Army National Guard’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California.Sitting: Spc. Pa More
Sixteen competitors complete the field in the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition slated for May 15-19 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. The competitors vying for th More
Staff Sgt. Salvador Gutierrez carries a 35-pound pack and keeps trucking along a 12-mile ruck sack march Nov. 6 during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obis More
Ammunition flies off an M-4 pistol as U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns of the California Army National Guard keeps a close eye on a target May 24 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Be More
Senior enlisted leaders from the California Army National Guard’s 49th Military Police Brigade, front, grill Sgt. Jarrad R. Negherbon, center, at the unit's non-commissioned officer board, July 19, at Camp San More
Spc. Eric G. Gatmen of Charlie Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives an impact Army Achievement Medal Aug. 22 from Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, commander, Task Force Guam, after Ga More
Command Sgt. Maj. Judson A. Gee Jr., left, command sergeant major of Regional Command-North, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), awards Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Losongco, squad leader of Alpha Company, 1st B More
Sgt. Joshua Graffio and Spc. Austin Edwards, the 2015 Fort Hood Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the year, are presented gifts by the Killeen Chamber of Commerce representatives Mark Chockran and retired More
Sgt. Paul South, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, reads a map and plots coordinates during the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Ob More
Spc. Jeremy Granados, 100th Troop Command, runs to the finish line after finishing second in the 10-mile ruck march of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, More
Sgt. Sheridan Low, 235th Engineer Company, exits a Humvee simulator after a rollover exercise Nov. 19 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obis More
Spc. Spc. Aurora Pass of the 49th Personnel Support Company, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, makes her way through an Obstacle Course tunnel during California’s 2017 Best Warrior C More
Sgt. James Peterson of the California Army National Guard, right, and Sgt. Joseph Holliway of the Colorado Army National Guard perform sit ups May 16 during the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior More
Sgt. George Ruiz of the 49th Personnel Company, 115th Regional Support Group, stays motivated as he carries a 35-pound pack and keeps moving along a 12-mile ruck sack march Nov. 6 during the California Army Nat More
Ammunition flies off an M-16 rifle as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons of the California Army National Guard keeps a close eye on a target May 24 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Regio More
U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Wirtenberger of the 143rd Headquarters Company, 143rd Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, completes a written exam during the 49th MP Brigade's 2020 Best Warrior Competi More
Attention is focused on Spc. Arun Pillai, front, of the 330th Military Police Company during the July 19 soldier board for the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard. The 49th’s senior enl More
Sgt. Gordon G. Blackmon of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives an impact Army Achievement Medal Aug. 22 from Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, commander, Tas More
Command Sgt. Maj. Judson A. Gee Jr., left, command sergeant major of Regional Command-North, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), awards Pfc. Charles C. Pangelinan of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th I More
Staff Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, 1106th TASMG, reads a map and plots coordinates during the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. ( More
Spc. Nicholas Maness (left), 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, gets support from sponsors Staff Sgt. Kennith Allen and Sgt. 1st Class Allen Scott in the 10-mile ruck march of the California Army National More
Sgt. Sheridan Low, 235th Engineer Company, straps a tourniquet onto a mannequin simulating an injured Soldier during the Nov. 19 React to Contact portion of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrio More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller provides medical aid to a field dummy during the Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 28, 2016.
Spc. Patrick Mayo, 118th Maintenance Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, plots his map coordinates during the land navigation event of California’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition More
Sgt. Joseph Holliway, a member of the Colorado Army National Guard, performs a sit up May 16 during the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Cal More
Competitors in the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition get their pace count before the land navigation test at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army National Guard photo by Staff More
Ammunition flies off an M-16 rifle as U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns of the California Army National Guard keeps a close eye on a target May 23 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Be More
Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Cervantes, command sergeant major of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), presents a coin to and congratulates Sgt. Gordon G. Blackmon of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1-294 More
Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Losongco of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, right, receives an Army Achievement Medal from Command Sgt. Maj. Judson A. Gee Jr., left, comman More
Sgt. Lander Beyer, 240th Signal Battalion, reads a map and plots coordinates during the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. More
Sgt. Wiljohn Santos, 40th Infantry Division, left, and Spc. Aaron Kelsey, 1072nd Transportation Company, feel the wear and tear of carrying a 30-pound pack on their backs in the grueling 10-mile ruck march of t More
Sgt. Paul South, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, eyes a shooter during the Nov. 19 React to Contact portion of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, S More
Twelve contestants vied for the Best of the Best honor Nov. 1-5, 2016, in the California Army National Guard’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. Shown: Pfc. Dav More
Sixteen competitors vying for Top Soldier and Best Noncommissioned Officer prepare to start the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test May 16 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, May 16 in the 2017 More
Spc. Deng A. Deng, Staff Sgt. Jared Jonasson and Pfc. Michael Usher plot their coordinates before heading out on a three-hour land navigation during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Com More
California Army National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons, second from front, eyes a target down range during the M-16 rifle marksmanship May 24 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 More
Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Cervantes, command sergeant major of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), presents a coin to and congratulates Spc. Eric G. Gatmen of Charlie Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, More
Pfc. Charles C. Pangelinan of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, right, receives an Army Achievement Medal from Command Sgt. Maj. Judson A. Gee Jr., left, command s More
From left: Spc. Aaron Kelsey, 1072nd Transportation Company; Sgt. 1st Class Erik Hart, Special Operations Detachment - North; and Pfc. Shawn Lovato, 185th Military Police Battalion, utilize their land navigatio More
Staff Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, 1106th TASMG, completes the 10-mile ruck march of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (U.S. Army Nation More
Staff Sgt. Miguel Ramirez II, Headquarters Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, pulls a mannequin simulating an injured Soldier to a safe zone during the Nov. 19 React to Contact portion of the California Arm More
Pfc. David Chang of the California Army National Guard’s Headquarters Support Company, 40th Infantry Division, exits a gas chamber during the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) event of the C More
Nevada Army National Guardsman Sgt. Oswald Sanchez finished first overall in the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) May 16 in the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition at San Luis O More
Spc. Deng A. Deng hurdles an obstacle during Day 3 of a four-day Best Warrior Competition by the California Army National Guard at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddi More
Ammunition flies off an M-16 rifle as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons of the California Army National Guard keeps a close eye on a target May 23 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Regio More
A participant in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition runs alone through terrain at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Nov. 17 during the land navigation challenge. (U. More
Competitors in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition carry 30-pound packs on their backs and feel the weariness of a 10-mile road march through Camp San Luis Obispo’s toughest hills More
Sgt. 1st Class Erik Hart, Special Operations Detachment - North, exits a Humvee simulator after a rollover exercise Nov. 19 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis More
Spc. Patrick Mayo, 118th Maintenance Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, gets help from cadre and his sponsor after exiting a gas chamber during the Chemical, Biological, Radiolo More
Spc. Grant Reimers from the Nevada Army National Guard finishes the first of two laps in the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) May 16 in the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition a More
Pfc. Michael Usher works his way through The Weave, an overhead challenge in the obstacle course of the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Ar More
The California Army National Guard tandem of Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons, left, and Spc. Andrew Burns fire M-16 rifles May 24 during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Best Warrior Competition. Simmons and Burns More
Spc. Nicholas Maness, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, searches for a location during the land navigation test of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San More
Competitors in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition carry 30-pound packs on their backs at the start of a 10-mile ruck march Nov. 18 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif More
Sgt. 1st Class Erik Hart, Special Operations Detachment - North, scans his position during the Nov. 19 React to Contact portion of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San More
Spc. Fabio Avetisyan, Headquarters-Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, California Army National Guard, feels the effects after exiting a gas chamber during the More
Sgt. Jacob T. Penaflor of the Guam Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, leads a group of participants in the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) May 16 in the 2017 N More
Spc. Devon Witt hurdles an obstacle during Day 3 of a four-day Best Warrior Competition by the California Army National Guard at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns of the California Army National Guard gives his squad directions prior to charging a building May 24 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Best Warrior C More
Competitors in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition fire 9 mm handguns for qualification Nov. 18 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/St More
Sgt. Wiljohn Santos, 40th Infantry Division, exits a Humvee simulator after a rollover exercise Nov. 19 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Ob More
The California Army National Guard’s Sgt. James W. Peterson, Intel & Sustainment Co, 40th Infantry Division, left, and Sgt. Fernando Carmona, 1113th Transportation Company, 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 224t More
Sgt. Peter R. Wiedmeier, left, of the Utah Army National Guard, leads Pfc. Jacob Dunlap of the New Mexico Army National Guard near the end of the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) May 16 in the 2017 Nati More
Spc. Devon Witt works his way through The Weave, an overhead challenge in the obstacle course of the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns of the California Army National Guard applies a tourniquet to a role-playing casualty May 23 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Best Warrior Competiti More
Spc. Jeremy Granados, representing 100th Troop Command, passes cows during the land navigation course of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San Luis Obispo, Sa More
Spc. Nicholas Maness, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, fires a 9 mm handgun Nov. 18 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. More
Sgt. Wiljohn Santos, 40th Infantry Division, checks a mannequin simulating an injured Soldier during the Nov. 19 React to Contact portion of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at More
Spc. Jazmin Garcia-Aguilar, 870th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, left, and Pfc. David Chang, Headquarters Support Company, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, perform More
Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Concha, left of the New Mexico Army National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Brian Wood of the Hawaii Army National Guard sprint to the finish line of the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) Ma More
Spc. David Enriquez-Ortiz works his way through The Weave, an overhead challenge in the obstacle course of the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Californ More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons of the California Army National Guard calls for a simulated rescue helicopter May 23 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Best Warrior Competition More
Participants in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif., pass each other without knowing each other’s destination during th More
Sgt. Wiljohn Santos, left, 40th Infantry Division, and Sgt. Paul South, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, talk strategy Nov. 18 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp More
Sgt. Paul South, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, secures a simulated injured Soldier onto a skid Nov. 19 during the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, More
The California Army National Guard’s Spc. Patrick Mayo of the 118th Maintenance Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, grimaces while performing a sit-up during California’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 1-5, More
Guam Army National Guardsmen Sgt. Jacob T. Penaflor pushes to the finish line of the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) May 16 in the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition at San Lu More
Sgt. Joshua Monday drags a 180-pound medical prop to the obstacle course finish line Nov. 7 during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Arm More
U.S. Army squad members, on the order of the California Army National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons, center, advance to a simulated enemy May 23 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Regio More
Staff Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, 1106th TASMG, checks his grid coordinates during the land navigation course in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San Luis Obispo, S More
Sgt. Wiljohn Santos, left, 40th Infantry Division, and Sgt. Paul South, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, talk strategy at the weapons range Nov. 18 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior More
Staff Sgt. Miguel Ramirez II, Headquarters Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, checks a mannequin simulating an injured Soldier for breathing during the Nov. 19 React to Contact portion of the California Arm More
Competitors in the California Army National Guard’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition begin the run portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) during California’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 1-5, 2016, More
Spc. Nicole D. Cruz, left, and Sgt. Jacob T. Penaflor of the Guam Army National Guard complete the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) May 16 in the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competi More
Sgt. George Ruiz works his way through the monkey bars in the obstacle course of the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army National Guard p More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns of the California Army National Guard drags a mannequin simulating a casualty May 24 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Best Warrior Competition. Burn More
A National Guardsman walks alone and among the clouds Nov. 17 during a land navigation course during the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Lu More
A competitor in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition qualifies in the M16 rifle challenge Nov. 18 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/S More
Staff Sgt. Miguel Ramirez II, Headquarters Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, straps a mannequin simulating an injured Soldier to a skid during the Nov. 19 React to Contact portion of the California Army Na More
Spc. Patrick Mayo, 118th Maintenance Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, left, and Pfc. David Chang, Headquarters Support Company, 40th Infantry Division, complete the run portio More
Sixteen competitors in the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition listen to instructions prior to the Mystery Event, Day 2 of four, May 16 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Califor More
Sgt. George Ruiz exits a tunnel in the obstacle course of the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddi More
Sgt. Whitney Schalk (left), a heavy vehicle driver with the 1483rd Transportation Company out of Walbridge, Ohio, catches her breath after completing a 2-mile run during the physical fitness event as part of th More