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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 Lance Cpl. Thomas Vu

CLR-3 Relief and Appointment Ceremony and SgtMaj Soto Jr retirement ceremony

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Sept. 18, 2024 | 5:27

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Robert Alvarez, the incoming sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, relieves Sgt. Maj. Ruben Soto Jr., the outgoing sergeant major of CLR-3, during the CLR-3 relief and appointment ceremony at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 11, 2024. The relief and appointment ceremony represented the official passing of responsibilities from Soto Jr. to Alvarez. CLR-3 also held a retirement ceremony for Soto Jr., who enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1996 and retired after 28 years of honorable and faithful service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Thomas Vu)

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