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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Whitmire Honors Decades of Service with Dedication Ceremony
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Maj. Gen. Robin B. Stilwell, adjutant general of South Carolina was one of the former Soldiers gathered at the Whitmire Armory to honor its historic legacy and the citizen-Soldiers who trained within its walls, Whitmire, South Carolina, June 14, 2025. Family members, friends, along with community members and local officials attended. In 1961, Company C, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, consisted of 102 men. Today, Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Billy Rhodes from Clinton and Private 1st Class Billy Joe Tankersley from Greenwood are the only living representatives from the 1961 "Whitmire Guard" unit that once called the Whitmire Armory home. The occasion marked the dedication of a commemorative plaque recognizing the generations of service members who have passed through the armory since 1961. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Maj. Karla N. Evans)
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