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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1433rd Combat Engineer Company-Infantry and 147th Aviation Regiment Execute Helocast Training in Camp Grayling
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July 2, 2024 | 5:47
U.S. Soldiers of the 507th Engineer Battalion, 1433rd Combat Engineer Company-Infantry and 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment execute helocast training from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during annual training at Camp Grayling, Mich., on June 11, 2024. A helocast is an airborne technique that allows forces to insert into an area by jumping directly from a helicopter into water. Annual training is typically a 15-day training period that allows Soldiers to execute complex training plans in order to increase proficiency in unit essential tasks. Service members of the Michigan National Guard train to strengthen their profession and maintain readiness to win our nation’s wars. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Drake Chandler)
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