Sgt. Richard Carlson of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, a Health Care Specialist with the Minnesota National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment (left) and Spc. Nathaniel Miska (right) of Oakdale, Minnesota, a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist with the Minnesota National Guard’s 850th Engineer Company stride through the 12-mile ruck on May 15, 2022 during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition. They are part of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual compe


Sgt. Richard Carlson of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, a Health Care Specialist with the Minnesota National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment (left) and Spc. Nathaniel Miska (right) of Oakdale, Minnesota, a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist with the Minnesota National Guard’s 850th Engineer Company stride through the 12-mile ruck on May 15, 2022 during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition. They are part of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guard’s competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)


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