U.S. Army Spc. Ray A. Pallatta, 508th Military Police Company, 42nd Regional Support Group, New Jersey Army National Guard, high crawls through under a wire obstacle on the 500-meter NATO Standard Obstacle Course – the first event of the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 5, 2026. During the competition, the Soldiers demonstrate their adaptiveness, resilience, lethality, and the readiness to respond to future threats. Ten Soldiers and 10 noncommissioned officers, along with seven soldiers from the Republic of Albania and the Republic of Cyprus – New Jersey’s State Partnership Program partners, will compete May 5-8, 2026, with the top Soldier and NCO going on to challenge seven other states’ winners at the Region I Best Warrior Competition in Rhode Island June 8-12, 2026. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
| Date Taken: | 05.05.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.06.2026 20:35 |
| Photo ID: | 9667557 |
| VIRIN: | 260505-Z-AL508-3417 |
| Resolution: | 4271x2860 |
| Size: | 2.78 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, US |
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