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    Qatar National Service Academy weapons instructor demonstrates proper weapons assembly

    UMM SALAL MUHAMMED, QATAR

    02.02.2025

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ariana Shuemake 

    153rd Public Affairs Detachment

    Steve Metcalf, a weapons instructor at the Qatar National Service Academy, demonstrates the proper way to assemble and disassemble the general purpose machine gun during a familiarization block of instruction at the National Service Academy in Umm Salal Muhammed, Qatar on Feb. 2, 2025. The West Virginia Army National Guard is hosting its annual Best Warrior Competition in partnership with Qatar Armed Forces from February 2-5, 2025, at the National Service Academy in Doha, Qatar. This year’s competition is the first to be hosted jointly with a partner nation outside the continental United States, and the first time that partner nation’s military members have competed alongside U.S. service members. The competition features a multitude of core competencies ranging from the Army Combat Fitness Test and weapons lanes; to a foot march and detailed individual warrior tasks and battle drills. The West Virginia National Guard and Qatar Armed Forces partnered in 2018 through the State Partnership Program, the National Guard’s flagship international affairs and security cooperation initiative. Years of combined training and development of enduring relationships between the militaries has led to this event, meant to foster more capable and interoperable partners and pursue shared objectives.

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    Date Taken: 02.02.2025
    Date Posted: 02.08.2025 08:49
    Photo ID: 8860020
    VIRIN: 250202-Z-QC446-4008
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 15.3 MB
    Location: UMM SALAL MUHAMMED, QA

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