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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Videos

Video by Staff Sgt. Josiah Jenkins

UK led urban operations training for multinational units

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

Feb. 24, 2025 | 1:23

British Army soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, The Rifles, 11th Infantry Brigade, 1st (United Kingdom) Division, lead training for multinational soldiers at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations center (CITSO) during Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) in Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 16, 2025. JA25 is the premier U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) exercise in East Africa, designed to enhance multinational combat readiness, strengthen crisis response capabilities and empower allies and partners in the region. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted by Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania, JA25 integrates high-intensity training scenarios that sharpen warfighting skills, increase operational reach and enhance the ability to execute complex joint and multinational operations. The exercise runs from Feb. 10–21, 2025. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Josiah Jenkins)

(00:00) LONG SHOT: UK teaching stacking
(07:41) MEDIUM SHOT: UK soldiers demonstrating stacking
(23:46) MEDIUM SHOT: UK soldiers demonstrating stacking
(36:51) CLOSE SHOT: UK explaining stack formation
(44:48) MEDIUM SHOT: Multinational soldiers practice stacking
(59:24) CLOSE SHOT: Multinational soldiers practice stacking
(1:13:06:43) CLOSE SHOT: Multinational soldiers practice stacking

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