SGT Joshua Kirkpatrick of the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, North Carolina National Guard, tests his blood sugar following an event of the NCNG Best Warrior Competition on March 7, 2017, where he won NCO Warrior of the Year. As a Type 1 diabetic, Kirkpatrick was the top NCO competing to be named Best Warrior in the North Carolina National Guard's Best Warrior Competition at Camp Butner National Guard Training Center, March 4-10, 2017.

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