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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Video by Cpl. Levi Voss

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 Launches Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Dec. 19, 2022 | 1:47

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to launch Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs with No. 3 Squadron, No. 81 Wing, Air Combat Group, during PACIFIC EDGE 23 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 28, 2022. Pacific Edge is a bilateral U.S. - Australian exercise held to enhance combat proficiencies through the integration of allied units and further the interoperability between the two countries' aircraft. VMFA-314’s participation in the exercise marks the first time U.S. Marine Corps F-35Cs operated out of Hawaii. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi Voss)

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