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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the end of the Cavalry Spur Ride held at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jer... More

A U.S. Soldier fires his weapon during the M9 pistol

A U.S. Soldier fires his weapon during the M9 pistol

A U.S. Soldier fires his weapon during the M9 pistol marksmanship event for a chance to earn his German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge on Aug. 4, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The marksmanship event was the fou... More

Sgt. Roman Gutierrez, from Fontana, Calif., and a U.S.

Sgt. Roman Gutierrez, from Fontana, Calif., and a U.S.

Sgt. Roman Gutierrez, from Fontana, Calif., and a U.S. Army Reserve military police with the 96th Military Police Batallion prepares for a 10-mile ruck march during this year's 200th MP Command's Best Warrior C... More

Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham

Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham

Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham throws a flashbang through the window of a building while under fire from a team of opposing forces during the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 A... More

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray enemy forces (also known as OpFor) during a movement to contact exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 April 2017 during the Region One Best Warrior Competi... More

Sgt. Zachary Shaffer with 724th Military Police  Battalion

Sgt. Zachary Shaffer with 724th Military Police Battalion

Sgt. Zachary Shaffer with 724th Military Police Battalion (Detainee Operations), from Rocky Mount, Va., prepares for a 10-mile ruck march at this year's 200th MP Command's Best Warrior Competition held at Camp... More

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Carmichael, assigned to Charlie

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Carmichael, assigned to Charlie

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Carmichael, assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, ruck marches up Castle Trail during the movements portion of the Cavalry S... More

A U.S. Soldier fires at his target during the M9 pistol

A U.S. Soldier fires at his target during the M9 pistol

A U.S. Soldier fires at his target during the M9 pistol marksmanship event for a chance to earn his German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge on Aug. 4, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The marksmanship event was the ... More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for the land

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for the land

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for the land navigation phase of the Army National Guard's Region 1 Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 25, 2017. Fourteen Soldier... More

Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham

Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham

Vermont Army National Guard Specialist Avery Cunningham carries a rescue dummy on a litter from one end of the firing range to another during a training scenario at the Region One Best Warrior Competition at Jo... More

Spc. John Sanchez, 47, New Mexico National Guard, despite

Spc. John Sanchez, 47, New Mexico National Guard, despite

Spc. John Sanchez, 47, New Mexico National Guard, despite challenging for the lead almost half of the foot march, dropped off on the back end of the mountain but makes up for it here as he sprints the final ste... More

Spc. Benjamin Mason, Arizona Army National Guard, drags

Spc. Benjamin Mason, Arizona Army National Guard, drags

Spc. Benjamin Mason, Arizona Army National Guard, drags a casualty dummy during the obstacle course event in the 2012 ARNG Region VII Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 25.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command weigned their ruck sack before a road march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11. The march was five miles long and each of the Soldiers were required t... More

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior Competition train the way they fight. Part of the compeition involves being able to drag or carry a two-hundred pounds, geared-up simulated casualty to safety... More

Spc. Julian Batz, Nevada Army National Guard, steadily

Spc. Julian Batz, Nevada Army National Guard, steadily

Spc. Julian Batz, Nevada Army National Guard, steadily makes his way through the cross weave during the obstacle course event in the 2012 ARNG Region VII Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif.... More

Soldiers from the 1ST Caribbean Battalion, Belize Defence Force (BDF), unload their ruck sacks from an M-923 5-ton cargo truck at the Crabbs Training Area during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

Soldiers from the 1ST Caribbean Battalion, Belize Defence Force (BDF),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release St... More

U.S. Army Spc. Andy Meyreles (right), Ammunition Stock

U.S. Army Spc. Andy Meyreles (right), Ammunition Stock

U.S. Army Spc. Andy Meyreles (right), Ammunition Stock Control and Accounting Specialist, Mission Support Element, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), stands with his fellow Army Reserve Soldiers during t... More

A medal signifying the successful completion of the

A medal signifying the successful completion of the

A medal signifying the successful completion of the Orlando Tunnel to Tower 5k race hangs around the neck of U.S. Army Spc. Andy Meyreles (right), Ammunition Stock Control and Accounting Specialist, Mission Sup... More

Maj. Annika Heusinger, a German army officer and competitor

Maj. Annika Heusinger, a German army officer and competitor

Maj. Annika Heusinger, a German army officer and competitor for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, finds her targets during the M9 pistol marksmanship event Aug. 4, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The mar... More

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel tosses a flashbang into a room during a movement to contact training scenario at the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 2017 at Joint Base Mc... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Cooper Mitchell takes aim at targets

U.S. Army Sgt. Cooper Mitchell takes aim at targets

U.S. Army Sgt. Cooper Mitchell takes aim at targets during the M9 marksmanship phase of the Army National Guard's Region 1 Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 25, 2017. Fou... More

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct an 18.63 mile foot march, starting in the city of Sulzbach-Rosenberg and returning to the squadron headquarters in Vilseck, Bavaria, Germany, Aug. ... More

Staff Sgt. Gylian Page, a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain’s

Staff Sgt. Gylian Page, a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain’s

Staff Sgt. Gylian Page, a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain’s assistant with the 200th Military Police Command, jogs during a ruck march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11. The march was five miles long and each of the Sold... More

A U.S. Soldier collapses after the 1000-meter run for

A U.S. Soldier collapses after the 1000-meter run for

A U.S. Soldier collapses after the 1000-meter run for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event Aug. 2, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The 1000-meter run was part of a three-part basic fitness test, a requ... More

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel treats a rescue dummy after clearing a room during a training scenario at the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 2017 at Joint Base McGuire-D... More

Spc. Kevin Stevens, Hawaii Army National Guard, finishes

Spc. Kevin Stevens, Hawaii Army National Guard, finishes

Spc. Kevin Stevens, Hawaii Army National Guard, finishes the final stage during the obstacle course event in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 25. The task was ... More

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray enemy forces (also known as OpFor) during a movement to contact exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 April 2017 during the Region One Best Warrior Competi... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11, 2016. Before starting the march, the unit conducted a moment of silence in honor of those lost during 9/11 a... More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers conduct a timed,

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers conduct a timed,

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers conduct a timed, twelve-mile ruck march along the Delaware Riverduring the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April 2017. Fourteen Soldiers are competing in the three-da... More

Clay Frankhead, a reenactor portraying a Continental

Clay Frankhead, a reenactor portraying a Continental

Clay Frankhead, a reenactor portraying a Continental Soldier with the First New Jersey Regiment, fires his musket to mark the beginning of a twelve-mile timed ruck march during the Region One Best Warrior Comp... More

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen N. Kotey, an automated logistical

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen N. Kotey, an automated logistical

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen N. Kotey, an automated logistical specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve assigned to the 200th Military Police Command, exits the bus at Fort Meade, Md., prior to a ruck march with his comma... More

Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff, the New Jersey

Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff, the New Jersey

Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff, the New Jersey Adjutant General, talks with Army National Guard Soldiers prior to a timed river-crossing exercise during the Region One Best Warrior Competition on April 26... More

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior Competition train the way they fight. Part of the compeition involves being able to drag or carry a two-hundred pounds, geared-up simulated casualty to safety... More

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, California National Guard.

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, California National Guard.

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, California National Guard. Army National Guard NCOs and soldiers competing in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior tournament at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., completed their mystery e... More

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray enemy forces (also known as OpFor) during a movement to contact exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 April 2017 during the Region One Best Warrior Competi... More

Sgt. 1st Class Joel Oser, a U.S. Army Reserve military

Sgt. 1st Class Joel Oser, a U.S. Army Reserve military

Sgt. 1st Class Joel Oser, a U.S. Army Reserve military police with the 200th MP Command takes part in a 9/11 ceremony, Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11. During the ceremony Soldiers shared how that day personally affe... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command participated in a road march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11. The march was five miles long and each of the Soldiers were required to carry a ruck ... More

U.S. Army Capt. Shane Crowl, assigned to Delta Company,

U.S. Army Capt. Shane Crowl, assigned to Delta Company,

U.S. Army Capt. Shane Crowl, assigned to Delta Company, 186th Brigade Support Battalion, Vermont National Guard, disassembles an M-9 during the weapon systems knowledge portion of the Cavalry Spur Ride held at ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Smith, Maine Army National Guard,

U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Smith, Maine Army National Guard,

U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Smith, Maine Army National Guard, competes in the 12-mile ruck march during the Region 1 Competition Best Warrior Competition at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, N.J., April 26, ... More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for the land

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for the land

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for the land navigation phase of the Army National Guard's Region 1 Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 25, 2017. Fourteen Soldier... More

Sgt. Randy Eustaquio, B Co., 1-294th Infantry Regiment,

Sgt. Randy Eustaquio, B Co., 1-294th Infantry Regiment,

Sgt. Randy Eustaquio, B Co., 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam, takes a much needed rest. Army National Guard NCOs and Soldiers competing in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior tournament at Camp San Luis Obispo, Ca... More

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel contacts friendly forces after treating and recovering a rescue dummy during a training scenario at the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 201... More

U.S. Army Soldiers, 65th Regional Support Command, load ruck sacks onto a pallet during the deployment of the 346th Transportation and the 338th Finance Support Battalions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station, Puerto Rico, on April 22, 2003. (U.S. Army photo by Marcos Orengo) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers, 65th Regional Support Command, load ruck sacks ont...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Marcos Orengo, CIV Release Status: R... More

A U.S. Soldier catches his breath before continuing

A U.S. Soldier catches his breath before continuing

A U.S. Soldier catches his breath before continuing the swim test on the first day of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition Aug. 1, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Competitors were required to swi... More

U.S. Army Reserve Command noncommissioned officers

U.S. Army Reserve Command noncommissioned officers

U.S. Army Reserve Command noncommissioned officers at Fort Bragg, N.C., completed a five-mile ruck march during their monthly NCO professional development, May 17, 2013. Hosted by the USARC Staff Judge Advocate... More

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, California National Guard,

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, California National Guard,

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, California National Guard, finally crests the highest point in the foot march route and begins to descend down into the range area with the finish line far, far in the distance. Ar... More

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior Competition train the way they fight. Part of the compeition involves being able to drag or carry a two-hundred pounds, geared-up simulated casualty to safety... More

Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, participate in squad level tactical road march during leadership training on Kelley Hill, here from A... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11, 2016. Before starting the march, the unit conducted a moment of silence in honor of those lost during 9/11 a... More

Members of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club Korea

Members of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club Korea

Members of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club Korea Chapter present 348th Composite Supply Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, with a guidon str... More

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct an 18.63 mile foot march, starting in the city of Sulzbach-Rosenberg and returning to the squadron headquarters in Vilseck, Bavaria, Germany, Aug. ... More

A U.S. Soldier undresses and throws his duty-uniform

A U.S. Soldier undresses and throws his duty-uniform

A U.S. Soldier undresses and throws his duty-uniform outside the pool while he competes during the swim test for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition Aug. 1, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Sixty... More

Spc. David J. Huh, a chemical, biological, radiological,

Spc. David J. Huh, a chemical, biological, radiological,

Spc. David J. Huh, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve assigned to the 200th Military Police Command, walks during a ruck march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept.... More

U.S. Army Soldiers compete in the 12-mile ruck march

U.S. Army Soldiers compete in the 12-mile ruck march

U.S. Army Soldiers compete in the 12-mile ruck march during the Region 1 Competition Best Warrior Competition at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, N.J., April 26, 2017. Fourteen U.S. Army National Gua... More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, uses a rope to lower himself during the mountain-skills portion of the Cavalry Spur Ride held at Camp Ethan Al... More

Staff Sgt. Gylian Page, a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplin’s

Staff Sgt. Gylian Page, a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplin’s

Staff Sgt. Gylian Page, a U.S. Army Reserve Chaplin’s assistant with the 200th Military Police Command, cools down after finishing a ruck march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11. The march was five miles long and ea... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 200th Military

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 200th Military Police Command rest after a ruck march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11, 2016. The Soldiers marched five miles with 35-pound ruck sacks. Before starting the... More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers conduct a timed,

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers conduct a timed,

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers conduct a timed, twelve-mile ruck march along the Delaware Riverduring the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April 2017. Fourteen Soldiers are competing in the three-da... More

Sgt. Robert McFatridge, Hawaii. Army National Guard

Sgt. Robert McFatridge, Hawaii. Army National Guard

Sgt. Robert McFatridge, Hawaii. Army National Guard NCOs and soldiers competing in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior tournament at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., completed their mystery event of water survival an... More

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior Competition train the way they fight. Part of the compeition involves being able to drag or carry a two-hundred pounds, geared-up simulated casualty to safety... More

Army National Guardsmen bolt off the starting line

Army National Guardsmen bolt off the starting line

Army National Guardsmen bolt off the starting line of the ruck march event during the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 24. The competition features Army National G... More

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton (top), Colorado Army National

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton (top), Colorado Army National

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton (top), Colorado Army National Guard, grapples with Staff Sgt. Brian Bower, Arizona Army National Guard, during their combatives bout in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior Competition at C... More

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade,

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade,

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division depart Hood Army Airfield during the brigade’s 9/11 commemoration foot march at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 11. During the six-mile march... More

A U.S. Soldier holds on tight during the flexed-arm

A U.S. Soldier holds on tight during the flexed-arm

A U.S. Soldier holds on tight during the flexed-arm hang test for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event Aug. 2, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Sixty-five service members from U.S. Army Central’s area o... More

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton (top), an intelligence analyst

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton (top), an intelligence analyst

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton (top), an intelligence analyst with Colorado Army National Guard 117th Space Battalion, grapples with his opponent Staff Sgt. Brian Bower, a combat engineer with Arizona Army National G... More

Spc. Joshua Vazquez, Utah, is followed closely by Sgt.

Spc. Joshua Vazquez, Utah, is followed closely by Sgt.

Spc. Joshua Vazquez, Utah, is followed closely by Sgt. 1st Class Maurice Gomez, New Mexico National Guard. Army National Guard NCOs and soldiers competing in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior tournament at Camp ... More

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton, Colorado. Army National Guard

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton, Colorado. Army National Guard

Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton, Colorado. Army National Guard NCOs and soldiers competing in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior tournament at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., completed their mystery event of water surviva... More

Soldiers compete in the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon

Soldiers compete in the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon

Soldiers compete in the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon where troops mount in the turret of a humvee and then travel along a road and engage enemy targets that pop into view. Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Ha... More

Your winners are Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton, an intelligence

Your winners are Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton, an intelligence

Your winners are Staff Sgt. Eugene Patton, an intelligence analyst with Colorado Army National Guard 117th Space Battalion, who won NCO of the Year and Spc. Julian Batz, a cavalrymen from Nevada's K Troop, 1-22... More

California's state Command Sgt. Maj. William Clark

California's state Command Sgt. Maj. William Clark

California's state Command Sgt. Maj. William Clark and Camp Roberts post commander, Brig. Gen. Keith Jones, who was representing The Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, stand next to Staff Sgt. Eugene... More

A U.S. Army Soldier performs a flexed-arm hang during

A U.S. Army Soldier performs a flexed-arm hang during

A U.S. Army Soldier performs a flexed-arm hang during the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 20, 2017. With a minimum five-second hold requirement to pass, the G... More

Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry

Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry

Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division pass their brigade headquarters at Hood Army Airfield during Air Cav’s 9/11 commemoration foot march at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 11. The six-mile m... More

An Army National Guard soldier tackles the lush green

An Army National Guard soldier tackles the lush green

An Army National Guard soldier tackles the lush green hills of Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., during the land navigation event of the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior Competition, April 23. The California Army Natio... More

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade,

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade,

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division march up a hill as the sun rises during the brigade’s 9/11 commemoration foot march at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 11. The six-mile march... More

Sgt. Zachary Shaffer with 724th Military Police (Detainee

Sgt. Zachary Shaffer with 724th Military Police (Detainee

Sgt. Zachary Shaffer with 724th Military Police (Detainee Operations) Battalion, from Rocky Mount, Va., endures the pain of a 10-mile ruck march at this year's 200th Military Police Command's Best Warrior Compe... More

Soldiers ruck at sunrise carrying a 33-pound load as

Soldiers ruck at sunrise carrying a 33-pound load as

Soldiers ruck at sunrise carrying a 33-pound load as part of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition Aug. 3, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Sixty-five service members from U.S. Army Central’s area ... More

Sgt. Roman Gutierrez, from Fontana, Calif., and a U.S.

Sgt. Roman Gutierrez, from Fontana, Calif., and a U.S.

Sgt. Roman Gutierrez, from Fontana, Calif., and a U.S. Army Reserve military police with the 96th Military Police Batallion embarks on a 10-mile ruck march during this year's 200th MP Command's Best Warrior Com... More

A U.S. Army Reserve Command noncommissioned officer

A U.S. Army Reserve Command noncommissioned officer

A U.S. Army Reserve Command noncommissioned officer at Fort Bragg, N.C., moves through a five-mile ruck march, part of monthly NCO professional development, May 17, 2013, hosted by the USARC Staff Judge Advoca... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Erik Lahr, assigned to Charlie Troop,

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Erik Lahr, assigned to Charlie Troop,

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Erik Lahr, assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, reassembles his M-4 during the weapon systems knowledge portion of the Caval... More

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior

Soldiers taking part in the Region One Best Warrior Competition train the way they fight. Part of the compeition involves being able to drag or carry a two-hundred pounds, geared-up simulated casualty to safety... More

Maine Army National Guard Soldier Sergeant Jared Smith

Maine Army National Guard Soldier Sergeant Jared Smith

Maine Army National Guard Soldier Sergeant Jared Smith crosses the finish line during a timed, twelve-hour ruck march during the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 2017. Fourteen Soldiers are comp... More

Spc. Julian Batz, Nevada, swims with a floating ruck

Spc. Julian Batz, Nevada, swims with a floating ruck

Spc. Julian Batz, Nevada, swims with a floating ruck sack during the water survival event in the 2012 ARNG Region VII Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 24.

New York National Guard Soldier Staff Sgt. Matthew

New York National Guard Soldier Staff Sgt. Matthew

New York National Guard Soldier Staff Sgt. Matthew Melendez drops his gear following a timed twelve-mile ruck march during the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April 2017. Fourteen Soldiers are competi... More

Army National Guard NCOs and soldiers competing in

Army National Guard NCOs and soldiers competing in

Army National Guard NCOs and soldiers competing in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior tournament at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., woke up on their second day of the match to warm temperatures. This was a good thi... More

A white wrap helps hold together a split and broken

A white wrap helps hold together a split and broken

A white wrap helps hold together a split and broken boot following an intense twelve mile ruck march during the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 2017. The arduous physical nature of the competit... More

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel

New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel and Staff Sgt. Mitchell Cooper pose for a portrait between events at the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 2017. Fourteen Soldiers are compet... More

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, a sheet metal mechanic

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, a sheet metal mechanic

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan, a sheet metal mechanic with the California National Guard, hauls a 30-pound buoyant rucksack across the pool during the water survival event. Army National Guard NCOs and Soldiers ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Laurance McGraw, assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Laurance McGraw, assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Laurance McGraw, assigned to Delta Company, 186th Brigade Support Battalion, Vermont National Guard, reassembles a .50 caliber machine gun during the weapon systems knowledge portion of... More

Wearing more than 40 pounds of firefighting gear, U.S.

Wearing more than 40 pounds of firefighting gear, U.S.

Wearing more than 40 pounds of firefighting gear, U.S. Army Spc. Andy Meyreles, Ammunition Stock Control and Accounting Specialist, Mission Support Element, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), runs the fi... More

Soldiers competing in the 96th Sustainment Brigade's

Soldiers competing in the 96th Sustainment Brigade's

Soldiers competing in the 96th Sustainment Brigade's Best Warrior Competition begin a strenous 10-mile road march at Camp Williams, Utah, March 5.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, performs push-ups during the stress-shoot task of the Cavalry Spur Ride held at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Cooper Mitchell takes aim at targets

U.S. Army Sgt. Cooper Mitchell takes aim at targets

U.S. Army Sgt. Cooper Mitchell takes aim at targets during the M9 marksmanship phase of the Army National Guard's Region 1 Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 25, 2017. Fou... More

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray

Members of the New Jersey Army National Guard portray enemy forces (also known as OpFor) during a movement to contact exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 April 2017 during the Region One Best Warrior Competi... More

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade,

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade,

Thousands of Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division march along a tank trail during the brigade’s 9/11 commemoration foot march at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 11. The six-mile march was hel... More

Sgt. John Carvajal, a U.S. Army Reserve human resources

Sgt. John Carvajal, a U.S. Army Reserve human resources

Sgt. John Carvajal, a U.S. Army Reserve human resources sergeant with the 200th Military Police Command, embraces the pain during a ruck march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11. The march was five miles long and eac... More

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct an 18.63 mile foot march, starting in the city of Sulzbach-Rosenberg and returning to the squadron headquarters in Vilseck, Bavaria, Germany, Aug. ... More

Sgt. Narayan Poudyal, a U.S. Army Reserve paralegal

Sgt. Narayan Poudyal, a U.S. Army Reserve paralegal

Sgt. Narayan Poudyal, a U.S. Army Reserve paralegal with the 200th Military Police Command, relaxes and hydrates after finishing a ruck march on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 11. The march was five miles long and each... More

New Jersey Army National Guard Sergeant Daniel Beachum

New Jersey Army National Guard Sergeant Daniel Beachum

New Jersey Army National Guard Sergeant Daniel Beachum poses for a portraitbetween events at the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 2017. Fourteen Soldiers are competing in the three-day event, Ap... More

Army National Guard NCOs and Soldiers competing in

Army National Guard NCOs and Soldiers competing in

Army National Guard NCOs and Soldiers competing in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior tournament at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., woke up on their second day of the match to warm temperatures. This was a good thi... More

Staff Sgt. Craig Pace, Utah National Guard, comes from

Staff Sgt. Craig Pace, Utah National Guard, comes from

Staff Sgt. Craig Pace, Utah National Guard, comes from behind and wins the foot march event in one hour, 24 minutes. Army National Guard NCOs and soldiers competing in the 2012 Region VII Best Warrior tournamen... More

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