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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. Elijah Magana

U.S. Army platoons certify in fire support and field artillery

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March 6, 2025 | 4:42

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment provide fire support in their Table XII field artillery certification at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany, March 4-5, 2025. In the platoon-level certification, Soldiers trained to destroy, defeat, or disrupt the enemy with integrated fires and enable maneuver commanders to dominate in unified land operations. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

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(00:00) Title Card
(00:06 - 00:18) Soldiers maintain security in the back of a light medium tactical vehicle
(00:19) Light medium tactical vehicle hauls a M777A2 howitzer
(00:24 - 00:44) Soldiers dismount the M777A2 from LMTV
(00:45 - 01:06) Soldiers set up M777A2 howitzer
(01:06 - 01:23) Soldiers dig spade pits at the rear of the howitzer
(01:23 - 01:43) Soldiers test the placement of the howitzer
(01:44 - 02:01) Soldiers place camouflage net over howitzer position
(02:01 - 02:38) Soldiers react to indirect fire
(02:39 - 02:59) Howitzer crew practices the motions of live fire
(03:00 - 03:51) Crew prepares 155mm artillery rounds for live fire
(03:52 - 04:05) Platoon live fire with the M777A2 and 155mm rounds
(04:06) 25% playback speed of the M777A2 firing
(04:13) Soldier clears howitzer chamber
(04:22) M777A2 firing
(04:26) 25% playback speed of the M777A2 firing
(04:33) M777A2 firing

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The Competitors 2024

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U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition team graphics for nine total teams representing 7th Army Training Command, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, V Corps, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, 2d Theater Signal Brigade, and 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. The teams will compete in the year's Best Squad Competition in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 31 - Aug. 9, 2024. Winners of this competition will advance to compete at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition.

U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition

U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition team graphics for nine total teams representing 7th Army Training Command, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, V Corps, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, 2d Theater Signal Brigade, and 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. The teams will compete in the year's Best Squad Competition in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 31 - Aug. 9, 2024. Winners of this competition will advance to compete at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition

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