EABestSquad

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. Cara Castaneda

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U.S. Marines participate in Exercise Samurai 24.2 at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 30 - Oct. 4, 2024. Headquarters Battalion Samurai exercises are designed to train Marines from non-infantry marine occupational specialty backgrounds through small unit leadership and tactics challenges used in stressful situations where decision making and cohesion are key. The Marines are assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cara Castañeda)

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