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 Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton
USAF, USMC, JASDF take over the skies for Keen Sword 25
18th Wing
Nov. 1, 2024 | 3:08
U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors assigned to the 525th Fighter Generation Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagles assigned to the 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, takeoff in support of Keen Sword 25 at JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Oct. 29, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)
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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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