Twenty-three service members from the Minnesota National Guard, along with NATO partners from Canada, Norway, and Croatia, are competing in Minnesota’s Best Warrior Competition April 25-27, 2024, at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength, and endurance of the top enlisted and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. This year, three of Minnesota’s longstanding partner nations, Canada, Croatia, and Norway have sent a total of eight competitors to participate. Minnesota’s winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from multiple states at the Region IV Best Warrior Competition, hosted by the Iowa National...
