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 Pfc. Joshua Linfoot
Warriors Wanted. Warriors Found. US and Finnish soldiers compete in a friendly fitness competition
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Aug. 4, 2022 | 2:02
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to "Viper Company", 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (101st ABN DIV (AASLT)), contested against Finnish Army Jaeger Brigade soldiers in a five-event physical fitness challenge at Sodankyla, Finland, July 22, 2022. Soldiers from 101st ABN DIV (AASLT), under command and control of V Corps—America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe—began the combined training with Jaeger Brigade in order to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Joshua Linfoot.)
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The Competitors 2024

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

 

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