Sgt. Paul Merrill, the team leader assigned to 514th Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, performs Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services during preparations to respond to severe winter weather at the armory in Kinston, North Carolina, Feb. 20, 2020. The North Carolina National Guard coordinates with North Carolina Emergency Management to ensure public safety, assess damage and aid civilians adversely affected by the winter storm. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/Released)
Sgt. Paul Merrill, the team leader assigned to 514th Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, performs Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services during preparations to respond to severe winter weather at the armory in Kinston, North Carolina, Feb. 20, 2020. The North Carolina National Guard coordinates with North Carolina Emergency Management to ensure public safety, assess damage and aid civilians adversely affected by the winter storm. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/Released)
RALEIGH, N.C. – Soldiers from the 60th Troop Command, North Carolina Army National Guard, compete against one another in the brigade-level Best Warrior Competition held in and around Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 7-8, 2020.
The BWC is an annual event that challenges Soldiers’ knowledge of military operations, basic warrior tasks and physical fitness.
The BWC is an opportunity for Soldiers to represent not only their unit, but to showcase themselves as Soldiers, said U.S. Army Sgt. Jamal Tucker, a competitor with 732nd Forward Support Company.
“With this uniform on, I’m representing the National Guard, but with my skills and work ethic, I’m representing myself,” Tucker said. “I want to...
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina National Guard service members, friends, family members and distinguished guests attended the change of responsibility ceremony to welcome the new command sergeant major of 60th Troop Command at the Joint Force Headquarters here, Jan. 5, 2019.
