Competitors in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition head out on a two-mile run while taking part in the competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guard’s Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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Army Cpl. Joseph Garback, an infantryman with the New Jersey Army National Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, rests for a moment during downtime while competing in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guard’s Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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Spc. Wacy Conner, a combat medic with the Arkansas Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery Regiment, runs to his next objective while taking part in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guard’s Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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Army Sgt. Michael Cohen, a survey team member with the District of Columbia National Guard’s 33rd Civil Support Team, prepares to transport a simulated casualty while competing in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guard’s Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Rottero, a drill sergeant with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion, climbs over an obstacle on the Camp Ripley, Minn., confidence course while competing in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guard’s Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
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