The 2026 U.S. Army Best Squad Competition will take place at Fort Benning, Georgia, September 11 - 19 2026.
The most influential level of leadership is at the Squad — where the majority of our Soldiers reside. "Squad" extends beyond a traditional infantry squad to any small-unit group of Soldiers, connected by a squad leader, who has the most direct impact on their lives. Soldiers never...
U.S. Army Special Operations Command hosted squads from 1st Special Forces Command, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare and Schools, U.S. Army Special Aviation Operations Command and 75th Ranger Regiment in this year’s competition. The Army’s Best Squad Competition is an opportunity to test Soldiers’ physical and mental readiness as well as their ability to come together as a squad...
USARIEM holds a Change of Command/Relinquishment of Responsibility between outgoing commander COL Sharon Rosser and incoming COL Benjamin Ingram. MSG Dominic Marconi relinquished responsibility of USARIEM as the Senior Enlisted Leader.
TechNet 26 is a three-day opportunity enabling collaboration across industry, academia and military leaders to highlight the exciting Army NextGen transformation story in Cyber, Signal, and Electromagnetic Warfare. The CCoE is focusing on more than an infrastructure upgrade; it’s the modernization of our warfighting foundation. We’re building the platform that generates the most lethal...
Congressional Funeral support for Senator Lindsey O. Graham
The U.S. Army will execute Project Convergence-Capstone 6 from July 20 to July 29 at Fort Irwin, California. Directed by Lt. Gen. Michael McCurry, commanding general of the Army Futures and Concepts Command, PC-C6 aims to rigorously experiment with future technologies by significantly expanding the scope, scale and complexity of operations previously tested at the 4th Infantry Division’s Ivy...
The West Virginia Army and Air National Guard, members of the Connecticut National Guard, the U.S. Army and Navy are supporting the event by joining the WVNG in providing logistics, transportation, security, medical, communications and public affairs support.
Historically, Army Medicine recognized exceptional Soldiers through the individual Best Warrior Competition. That legacy evolved into the Best Leader Competition before becoming today's Army Direct Reporting Unit (DRU) Team 12 Best Squad Competition, reflecting the Army's emphasis on teamwork, physical readiness, tactical proficiency, and combat-ready formations.
From July 20-24, the Army DRU...
