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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 Spc. Andrew Mendoza

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U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, complete Pathfinder School at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, July 21, 2023. The Pathfinder course teaches all aspects of sling load operations, including the responsibilities of units and elements, capabilities and characteristics of the equipment, the basics of sling load theory, ground crew safety procedures and responsibilities, hand and arm signals, and the methods of rigging common loads. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Spc. Andrew Mendoza)

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