AlliedSpirit

Allies Spirit

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Allied Spirit is a U.S. Army exercise for multinational partners, conducted at 7th Army Training Command training areas at Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels, Germany.

Unlike other USAREUR-AF exercises, which feature U.S. brigade combat teams in a lead role augmented by Allies and partners, Allied Spirit places an Allied unit as the main training audience. While U.S.-led, this exercise will develop and enhance NATO and key partner interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions.

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Video by Staff Sgt. Tim Andrews

South Carolina Army National Guard 2025 Best Warrior Competition - Day 4

South Carolina National Guard

Feb. 27, 2025 | 0:28

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the South Carolina National Guard complete the swimming portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB), obstacle course, and medical lanes during the South Carolina phase of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC), Columbia, South Carolina, Feb. 27, 2025. The BWC is a multi-day event, organized in state, regional, and national phases, promoting excellence and resiliency in the National Guard. In 2025, the South Carolina phase of the BWC is held from the 24th to the 28th of February. Throughout the event, all participants are challenged, both mentally and physically, on critical areas of emphasis encompassing individual combat-skills and doctrinal knowledge. The core-events common to all phases of the BWC are a ruck march, use and maintenance of weapons, combat medical-care, marksmanship, and land navigation. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Tim Andrews)