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Best Warrior competitors must search for four points, over 5 km of rough terrain in three hours using only a Defense Advance GPS Receiver, (DAGR) the military's satellite positioning system, a map, compass, protractor, dead reckoning and terrain association, all part of their military training to maneuver the day and night land navigation course portion of the Best Warrior competition. Because of obstructions inhibiting satellite reception or malfunctions, Soldiers had to equally adept at using a map and compass to find their points. The 36 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 412th and 416th Theater Engineer Commands met at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 25-29 to represent their command in the 2015 Combined TEC Best Warrior Competition. One noncommissioned officer and one enlisted from each command will compete at the next level, the U.S. Army Reserve Command competition on May 3. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Roger Ashley)
| Date Taken: | 04.27.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 04.28.2015 23:19 |
| Photo ID: | 1903454 |
| VIRIN: | 150427-A-DM336-109 |
| Resolution: | 2707x2128 |
| Size: | 1.6 MB |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WI, US |
| Web Views: | 12 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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