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 Brigida Sanchez

Mehtonuwesk- Balancing Resilience and Preservation at St. Croix Island

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center

May 31, 2024 | 10:06

Saint Croix Island, a 6.5-acre uninhabited island, holds immense historical significance. Managed by the National Park Service (NPS) as an International Historic Site under a formal agreement with Parks Canada and in consultation with the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the island has faced substantial erosion over the centuries, endangering its original ‘habitation’ footprint and the ancient cemetery where 35 French settlers are buried.

Recognizing the island’s archaeological and historic significance, the workshop aimed to explore NBS alternatives that would work effectively for this unique site. The project partners, led by the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) program, are committed to understanding and harnessing the potential of nature-based solutions to protect the island from further erosion and preserve its cultural heritage. (U.S. Army Video by Brigida I. Sanchez) Courtesy Credit: Illustrations and Drone footage - National Park Service, Coastal Erosion Illustrations- Brian Davis University of Virginia, Winter -Time Lapse- Paula Whitfield, Symphonic -Music- Motion Array, sound production- Brigida I. Sanchez

Learn more about Engineering With Nature® in Cold Regions at, https://ewn.erdc.dren.mil/research/project/developing-and-optimizing-multi-dimensional-nnbf-and-ewn-strategies-that-endure-cold-region-environments/.

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National Park ServiceEngineering with Naturenature-based solutionsSaint Croix IslandPassamaquoddy TribeUSACE