The 2025 U.S. Army Europe and Africa European Best Sniper Team Competition has 35 teams of two service members, from 22 countries, competing in 16 Sniper skill-level tasks over six days at 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr, Germany.
The USAREUR-AF EBST Competition is held annually at 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area and builds military readiness through realistic and challenging training scenarios, fosters military partnership and esprit des corps, and promotes NATO interoperability with Allied and Partner nations.
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jessica R. Orr Flinchum, incoming senior enlisted advisor of the 307th Military Intelligence Battalion (307th MIB), renders a salute during the battalion’s change of responsibility ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 16, 2025. The ceremony, officiated by Maj. Gen. Andrew C. Gainey, commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and Lt. Col. Daniel S. Richard, commander of the 307th MIB, welcomed Orr Flinchum as the command’s incoming senior enlisted advisor and bid farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron N. Shrock, who had served in the position for the last two years. The ceremony reinforced senior enlisted authority in the Army and highlighted the support they provide to the chain of command. (U.S. Army Photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
