Staff Sgt. Luke Katz pulls his teammate, Sgt. 1st Class Troy Conrad, up a structure at the Darby Queen obstacle course in Fort Benning, Ga. The Darby Queen was one of the 26 tasks that made up the Best Ranger Competition, which was held April 7-9. Katz, a member of the Nebraska Army National Guard, competed for his second consecutive year and finished 10th overall. (Nebraska National Guard

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