Command Sergeant Maj. John Swart, Senior Enlisted Leader for the North Carolina National Guard, center, stand with the winners of the North Carolina Best Warrior Competition near Camp Butner, March 5, 2014. Senior Airman Nathan Connolly, left, with the North Carolina Air Guard’s 118th Air Support Operations Squadron placed first in the enlisted category and Sgt. 1st Class Andres Valentin, a medical instructor at the North Carolina National Guard’s Regional Training Institute, placed first in the non-commissioned officer category, earning them the title of Best Warrior. NC Guard names one Soldi

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Command Sergeant Maj. John Swart, Senior Enlisted Leader for the North Carolina National Guard, center, stand with the winners of the North Carolina Best Warrior Competition near Camp Butner, March 5, 2014. Senior Airman Nathan Connolly, left, with the North Carolina Air Guard’s 118th Air Support Operations Squadron placed first in the enlisted category and Sgt. 1st Class Andres Valentin, a medical instructor at the North Carolina National Guard’s Regional Training Institute, placed first in the non-commissioned officer category, earning them the title of Best Warrior. NC Guard names one Soldier, Airman Best Warriors 150305-A-AS768-195

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