West Virginia, District of Columbia National Guard Members conduct swim event during the 2025 Best Warrior Competition [Image 19 of 19]

UMM SALAL MUHAMMED, QATAR

02.03.2025

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ariana Shuemake 

153rd Public Affairs Detachment

U.S. Army Pfc. Dakota Arthur, West Virginia Army National Guard, swims to the end of the pool after jumping from the diving platform after completing the first phase of the swim event during the Best Warrior Competition at the National Service Academy in Umm Salal Muhammed, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2025. 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. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ariana Shuemake)

• Date Taken: 02.03.2025
• Date Posted: 02.08.2025 11:53
• Photo ID: 8862484
• VIRIN: 250203-Z-QC446-2423
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 24.63 MB
• Location: UMM SALAL MUHAMMED, QA