Photo by Sgt. Fabrice Bodjona | 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 10.03.2025
On October 3rd 2025, a 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Soldier participated in the E2B competition during the 12-mile event with a 35lb ruck. Rucking during E2B simulates the physical and mental stress of combat, testing a Soldier's ability to perform critical infantry tasks under load and fatigue. It enforces endurance, readiness, and leading from the front....
Photo by Sgt. Fabrice Bodjona | 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 10.03.2025
Two U.S Army Soldiers from the 1st Styker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, celebrate the distance they've covered so far during the 12-mile ruck march during the E2B testing. Rucking tests a Soldiers mental and physical capabilities....
Photo by Sgt. Fabrice Bodjona | 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 10.03.2025
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team proudly pose with their hard-earned E2B badges. Soldiers from across the Korean peninsula tested their proficiency and resilience during the E2B event, completing a series of physically and mentally demanding tasks that assessed their mastery of core Soldier skills. E2B challenges participants to demonstrate tactical competence,......
Photo by Sgt. Fabrice Bodjona | 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 10.03.2025
1LT Wesley Sololmon, assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, crosses the finish line as the first-place winner of the 12-mile ruck march during the E2B. The rucking potion demands grit, endurance, and physical fitness in order to succeed within the 3 hour time limit....
Photo by Sgt. Fabrice Bodjona | 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 10.03.2025
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team finishes the last part of a 12-mile ruck march during the E2B competition. The soldier carried a 35 lb rucksack while walking and running the entire distance, testing both physical strength and mental toughness....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tanisha Karn | 18th Military Police Brigade | 10.01.2025
U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Jackson, an information technology specialist assigned to 102nd Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, applies camouflage during Expert Soldier Badge testing at the Baumholder Military Operations in Urban Terrain site on U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, Germany, Oct. 2, 2025. The task measures a Soldier’s readiness to operate effectively in combat conditions. (U.S. Army......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tanisha Karn | 18th Military Police Brigade | 10.01.2025
U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Jackson, an information technology specialist assigned to 102nd Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, applies camouflage during Expert Soldier Badge testing at the Baumholder Military Operations in Urban Terrain site on U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, Germany, Oct. 2, 2025. The task measures a Soldier’s readiness to operate effectively in combat conditions. (U.S. Army......
Photo by Sgt. Alexander Knight | 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division | 10.01.2025
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, walk up to the land navigation course start point during Expert Infantry and Soldier Badge testing week at Rodriguez Life Fire Complex, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2025. The E2B tests Soldiers’ physical and mental abilities through rigorous tasks, aiming to enhance readiness, efficiency and proficiency in their......
