South Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. Kenneth Wingard, an information technology specialist with the 198th Signal Battalion, SCARNG Joint Force Headquarters, moves toward the mile marker during a ruck march at the Best Warrior Competition on McCrady Training Center in Eastover, , Jan. 29, 2017. The five-day event consisted of challenges that tested the participants’ knowledge, skills and perseverance. Events included a road march, physical fitness test and weapons qualification. The 2017 competition was also the first time the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency tryout


South Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. Kenneth Wingard, an information technology specialist with the 198th Signal Battalion, SCARNG Joint Force Headquarters, moves toward the mile marker during a ruck march at the Best Warrior Competition on McCrady Training Center in Eastover, , Jan. 29, 2017. The five-day event consisted of challenges that tested the participants’ knowledge, skills and perseverance. Events included a road march, physical fitness test and weapons qualification. The 2017 competition was also the first time the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency tryouts were incorporated into the competition. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos)


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