Best Ranger competition team 35 (left to right) Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Steven Sparks and Kentucky Army National Guard Capt. Ryan Hubbs cross the finish line after completing the final Buddy Run event at Fort Benning, Ga., on April 13, 2014. Team 35 placed 17th out of 51 competing teams that took part in the 2014 Best Ranger competition. Best Ranger dates back to 1982 and was limited to Ranger qualified instructors serving in the Army Ranger Department. The competition has since grown to allow Ranger qualified Soldiers in all Army units to compete. The 2014 competitio


Best Ranger competition team 35 (left to right) Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Steven Sparks and Kentucky Army National Guard Capt. Ryan Hubbs cross the finish line after completing the final Buddy Run event at Fort Benning, Ga., on April 13, 2014. Team 35 placed 17th out of 51 competing teams that took part in the 2014 Best Ranger competition. Best Ranger dates back to 1982 and was limited to Ranger qualified instructors serving in the Army Ranger Department. The competition has since grown to allow Ranger qualified Soldiers in all Army units to compete. The 2014 competition had four Army National Guard teams consisting of Soldiers from Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin taking part in the event. (Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Downen ) Best Ranger 2014 team 35 Army National Guard 140413-Z-CD729-001


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