Soldiers compete in the Alaska Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition 2025 at Camp Carroll on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 20, 2025. Hosted by the AKARNG’s 207th Multi-Functional Training Regiment, the SBWC, is an annual, multi-day Soldiering contest that showcases the competitors’ readiness and lethality through a series of challenging mental and physical tests. These tests included, a variety of physical fitness tasks, a ruck march, a land navigation course, a live-fire stress shoot, an obstacle course, drill and ceremony, and a uniform inspection.
0:00-0:18: Swim event
0:18-2:35: 12-mile ruck march
2:35-3:12: Swim event
3:12-3:56-: 12-mile ruck march
(Alaska National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount)