Soldiers with the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, compete in the annual State-Wide Best Warrior Competition, at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont, April 11, 2021. The four soldiers competed in head to head events over the course of two days to find the outright winner. SSG Buckley of the Army Mountain Warfare School secured the prize for Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. SPC Deedra Irwin of 86th Troop Command handedly won the Soldier of the Year for 2021.

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