Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, left, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, looks over at the members of the Army National Guard squad selected to compete in the 2024 Department of the Army Best Squad Competition after they were announced during a ceremony in Burlington, Vermont, Aug. 8, 2024. Squad members are, from left, Staff Sgt. Kirtley Finnell, Alabama Army National Guard; Sgt. Hunter Grunhard, Montana Army National Guard; Sgt. Peter Fillion, New York Army National Guard; Sgt. Trace Thompson, Missouri Army National Guard, and Spc. Andrew Nakamura, Hawaii Army National Guard. Squad members were selected after competing in the 2024 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, a physically and mentally challenging five-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills. Fillion and Finnell wont he competition and were named the Army Guard Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Squad Competition, with other Soldiers from the Best Warrior Competition filling out the ranks of their squad. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
Date Taken: | 08.08.2024 |
Date Posted: | 08.09.2024 15:41 |
Photo ID: | 8581778 |
VIRIN: | 240808-A-WU705-2405 |
Resolution: | 5976x3984 |
Size: | 9.28 MB |
Location: | BURLINGTON, VERMONT, US |
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