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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South Carolina Guard helicopters conduct missions on North side of Table Rock Mountain
South Carolina National Guard
March 28, 2025 | 0:31
U.S. Army Soldiers from the South Carolina National Guard’s 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, deployed from McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and joined with two CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command located at Donaldson Center in Greenville, South Carolina for fire suppression missions, March 28, 2025. The aircraft filled helicopter buckets at Atagahi Lake and dropped the water at the north side of Table Rock Mountain. The South Carolina National Guard is partnering with state and local agencies for this firefighting mission. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Elizabeth A. Schneider, South Carolina National Guard)
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