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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Las Vegas Army Reserve Soldier Encourages the Challenge of the Best Squad Competition
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March 29, 2025 | 0:43
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Todd Gottschall, a patient administration specialist with the Las Vegas, Nev. based 7243rd Medical Support unit, said meeting other Soldiers and performing warrior skills and tasks is an incredible experience at the Best Squad Competition hosted by the Pinellas Park, Fla. based Army Reserve Medical Command and Gillem Enclave, Ga. based 3rd Theater Medical Command, at Fort McCoy, Wis., on March 28, 2025. Soldiers from AR-MEDCOM and the 3rd TMC competed in a week-long series of events that included obstacle courses, an 18.6-mile Norwegian Foot March, simulated shoot houses, swim events, a physical fitness test and evaluation boards testing their physical and mental capabilities. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Jerry T. Zuetrong)
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