Spc. Mack Anez, a Signal Support Systems Specialist with the Minnesota National Guard’s 324th Transportation Company, 1347th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion scales the obstacle course at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, on April 8, 2022, as part of the Minnesota 's Best Warrior Competition. Fifteen Minnesota National Guard and two Croatian Soldiers are competing in Minnesota’s Best Warrior Competition April 7-10, 2022, at Camp Ripley. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the stat


Spc. Mack Anez, a Signal Support Systems Specialist with the Minnesota National Guard’s 324th Transportation Company, 1347th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion scales the obstacle course at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, on April 8, 2022, as part of the Minnesota 's Best Warrior Competition. Fifteen Minnesota National Guard and two Croatian Soldiers are competing in Minnesota’s Best Warrior Competition April 7-10, 2022, at Camp Ripley. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers nominated by units across the state. Croatia and Minnesota have worked together for 25 years as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. Minnesota’s winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from states across the region at Camp Ripley in May. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette. Some photos have been altered for security purposes by blurring out select areas to protect identities.)


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