Sgt. Taylor Carstensen, a Cavalry Scout with the Minnesota National Guard’s B Troop, 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment performs weapons function checks on a variety of weapons as part of one of the challenges for the Minnesota's Best Warrior Competition. Fifteen Minnesota National Guard and two Croatian Soldiers that are currently competing in Minnesota’s Best Warrior Competition April 7-10, 2022, at Camp Ripley. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. Croatia and

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Sgt. Taylor Carstensen, a Cavalry Scout with the Minnesota National Guard’s B Troop, 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment performs weapons function checks on a variety of weapons as part of one of the challenges for the Minnesota's Best Warrior Competition. Fifteen Minnesota National Guard and two Croatian Soldiers that are currently competing in Minnesota’s Best Warrior Competition April 7-10, 2022, at Camp Ripley. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. Croatia and Minnesota have worked together for 25 years as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. Minnesota’s winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from states across the region at Camp Ripley in May. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette. Some photos have been altered for security purposes by blurring out select areas to protect identities.)

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