U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Foster, a North Carolina National

U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Foster, a North Carolina National Guard Soldier deployed to Kosovo with 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, keeps up a strong pace as one the top finishers during a four-mile ruck march during Multinational Battle Group-East’s November Soldier of the Month competition, Nov. 8, 2015, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The two-day competition included an evaluation on each competitor’s knowledge of the M16 rifle and M9 pistol, basic soldier tasks, a four-mile ruck march and weapons qualification event. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Erick Yates, Multinational Battle Group-East)