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 Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez
B-Roll: US, Morocco conduct joint medical mission at African Lion 2025
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
May 21, 2025 | 0:45
U.S. and Moroccan military medical teams kicked off a joint humanitarian mission in Anzi, Morocco, May 11-23, as part of African Lion 2025 (AL25). Led by the 151st Medical Group, Utah Air National Guard, in partnership with the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco, the mission delivered essential care to local communities while strengthening medical readiness and multinational cooperation. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez)

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(00:00:00) LONG SHOT: U.S. military members entering humanitarian civic assistance
(00:00:09) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Military members entering humanitarian civic assistance
(00:00:20) LONG SHOT: Outside humanitarian civic assistance male patients waiting to enter
(00:00:28) MEDIUM SHOT: Outside humanitarian civic assistance male patients waiting to enter
(00:00:38) LONG SHOT: Outside humanitarian civic assistance female patients waiting to enter
(00:00:45) CLOSE SHOT: HCA footprint signage
(00:00:52) LONG SHOT: Pan of HCA footprint
(00:01:05) MEDIUM SHOT: Pan of patients outside of medical tents
(00:01:12) LONG SHOT: U.S. Military members meeting inside humanitarian civic assistance
(00:01:15) LONG SHOT: U.S. Military members unloading equipment at humanitarian civic assistance
(00:01:18) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Military members unloading equipment at humanitarian civic assistance
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The Competitors 2024

U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition Winners 2024

 

2d CR Team

 

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