EABestSquad

U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition

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Teams from across U.S. Army Europe and Africa will meet at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, to compete for the title of Best Squad, July 31 - August 9, 2024.

The event tests the squad’s effectiveness, communication, and overall cohesion, as well as the individual Soldiers’ technical and tactical proficiency, endurance, and fortitude.

This competitive training event exercises a full range of Squad-Level Skills; highlighting professional excellence and knowledge to determine the command’s top teams.

Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the Army Best Squad Competition.

One noncommissioned officer and one junior Soldier will be selected out of the final winning squad to be named the Army’s Best NCO and Best Soldier of the Year, respectively.

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2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts a Joint Forcible Entry Operation, JRTC 25-05.

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U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exit a C-130J Super Hercules during the Joint Forcible Entry Airborne Operation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, Louisiana, March 21, 2025. The C-130J can exit 64 paratroopers in a single lift. More than 4,000 Paratroopers from 2BCT participated in JRTC rotation 25-05 to validate the Brigade’s readiness to deploy. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Matthew Keegan)

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2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts a Joint Forcible Entry Operation, JRTC 25-05.