Staff Sgt. Stephen Escobar, Bravo Company 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard talks about the Norwegian Sharpshooter Badge qualification at Blum Military Reservation, Glen Arm, Maryland August 9, 2025. The Norwegian Sharpshooter Badge is a foreign military award presented for outstanding marksmanship. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tom Lamb)
BALTIMORE – After five days of intense competition, Sgt. Michael Fouts and Sgt. Luke Cloward were named the Army National Guard’s 2025 Best Warriors in the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer categories during a closing ceremony held in Annapolis, Maryland, on July 18, 2025.