South Carolina Army National Guard Spc. Valetta Burgess, a communications security radio equipment repairer with the 59th Aviation Troop Command, shoots a M16A2 during the 2017 Best Warrior Competition at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, , Jan 30, 2017. The five-day event consisted of a road march, physical fitness test, and weapons qualification events, among others. Participants competed as individuals with an enlisted and non-commissioned officer winner being announced Feb. 1, 2017.

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