Spc. Cruser Barnes, a cavalry scout with the Hawaii Army National Guard's Troop A, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, rests rest for a moment while participating in the ruck march event of the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Barnes was named the 2015 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year at the end of the competition, which tested competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills over a physically and mentally demanding three days. Army Sgt. Robert Cunningham, a combat engineer with the West Virginia Army National Guard's159th Engineer Company (Sapper) was named the Amry Guard's NCO of the Year. Barnes and Cunningham will move on to represent the Army Guard in the all-Army Best Warrior Competition scheduled to be held in October at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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Competitors in the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition Camp Williams, Utah step off at the start of the ruck march event, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills physically and mentally demanding three days as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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With the fading light of day behind them, competitors in the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition push through the ruck march event at Camp Williams, Utah, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills physically and mentally demanding three days as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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Spc. Jay Eyestone, a paralegal specialist with the Oregon Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, wipes sweat from his face during the ruck march event of the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills physically and mentally demanding three days as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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Spc. Christian Lindhardt, a combat engineer with the Missouri Army National Guard's 1135th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), jots down information during the evaluate a casualty portion of the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills physically and mentally demanding three days as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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