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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The 18th Force Support Squadron's Kadena Information, Tickets and Travel office sponsor Department of Defense members and their families to attend the Yonabaru Great Tug-of-War Festival at Yonakohama Park in Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 4, 2024. Hundreds gathered at the festival to partake in live music, eisa folk dancing, food, and tug-of-water a 5-ton, 90-meter long handmade rope. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Audrey Martinez)
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U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition Winners 2024

 

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