Sgt. Melissa Woodruff, 296th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, throws sandbags off the back of a humvee during a team-building challenge as part of the NCO induction ceremony held, Dec. 31, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Warhorse. Soldiers were split into four groups and then sent around the base to perform four challenges before going through a pit of fire, water, and stones as a rite of passage, and then heading to a formal induction ceremony. NCOs are Welcomed into the 296th 240854

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