Army Spc. Garfield Ferdinand, 651st Maintenance Company, Virgin Islands Army National Guard, demonstrates his strength and endurance while completing the six-mile ruck march with a full combat load on Fort Jackson during the Region 3 Best Warrior Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, , April 30, 2013. Each of the 10 states and territories in Region 3 have one Soldier and one noncommissioned officer competing in the four day event which will test their Soldiering skills, April 29 to May 2. The first-place winners in the NCO and enlisted Soldiers categories will advance

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Army Spc. Garfield Ferdinand, 651st Maintenance Company, Virgin Islands Army National Guard, demonstrates his strength and endurance while completing the six-mile ruck march with a full combat load on Fort Jackson during the Region 3 Best Warrior Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, , April 30, 2013. Each of the 10 states and territories in Region 3 have one Soldier and one noncommissioned officer competing in the four day event which will test their Soldiering skills, April 29 to May 2. The first-place winners in the NCO and enlisted Soldiers categories will advance to the National Guard Bureau, national-level competition to determine which Soldier will compete in the Army’s Best Warrior Competition. ( Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson/Released)

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