U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Macias, an infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, discusses the significance of physical fitness during the 2025 Best Squad Competition (BSC) held at Lightning Academy, Wahiawa, Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2025. The BSC challenged competitors with a modified Ranger Physical Assessment, land navigation tasks, and various warrior tasks and battle drills. The winning team will be announced during Tropic Lightning Week. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Duke Edwards)
The recently completed JPMRC 26-01, which took place from November 3-17, 2025, was a large-scale, 15-day training event held primarily in the Hawaiian island chain and served as the certifying exercise for the 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th ID. The key event of the exercise focused on the critical task of moving troops across maritime environments, with the 25th CAB demonstrating this capability by successfully transporting troops 200 miles across...
