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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Video by Yasuo Osakabe
JGSDF tours Yokota’s Fire Department
374th Airlift Wing
Dec. 18, 2024 | 0:29
Seventeen Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the Central Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit visited the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department to familiarize themselves with the U.S. Air Force fire department operations at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 10, 2024.

The tour aimed to strengthen the foundation for future training procedures and foster valuable friendships, enhancing the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities of both the Yokota Fire Department and JGSDF.

During the tour, JGSDF members operated a 374th CES firefighting vehicle and demonstrated a JGSDF liquid spray vehicle to Yokota firefighters. (U.S. Air Force video by Yasuo Osakabe
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The Competitors 2024

U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition Winners 2024

 

2d CR Team

 

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