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 Army Sgt. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s Company D, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, waits to begin the first of three mystery events at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 8, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Army Sgt. Ryan Montgomery, center, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s Company D, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, and members of his team navigate the Leadership Reaction Course at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 8, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Army Staff Sgt. Devin Jameson Sr., a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), puts on his protective equipment before the first mystery event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 9, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Jameson represented the Army National Guard as its top noncommissioned officer of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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 Army Staff Sgt. Devin Jameson Sr., a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), prepares to scale a short wall at the warrior task and battle drill event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Jameson represented the Army National Guard as its top noncommissioned officer of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, emerges from the tree line towards a warrior task and battle drill lane at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepares to scale a short wall at a warrior task and battle drill event as part of the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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 Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, walks across a balance beam obstacle at the warrior task and battle drill event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, reads over his mission brief for the next warrior task and battle drill lane at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, checks his feet for injuries while waiting for the next event of the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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 Spc. Ryan Montgomery, right, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, takes a break before the next event of the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, reads over his mission brief for the next warrior task and battle drill lane at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, checks his feet for injuries while waiting for the next event of the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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 Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, moves towards the next event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, suffers a severe leg cramp at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Army Staff Sgt. Devin Jameson Sr., a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), evaluates a casualty during the warrior task and battle drill event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Jameson represented the Army National Guard as its top noncommissioned officer of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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 Army Staff Sgt. Devin Jameson Sr., a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), evaluates a casualty during the warrior task and battle drill event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Jameson represented the Army National Guard as its top noncommissioned officer of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Army Staff Sgt. Devin Jameson Sr., a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), evaluates a casualty during the warrior task and battle drill event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Jameson represented the Army National Guard as its top noncommissioned officer of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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            Army Staff Sgt. Devin Jameson Sr., a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), drags a mock casualty towards a medical evacuation point at the warrior task and battle drill event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Jameson represented the Army National Guard as its top noncommissioned officer of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau)(Released)
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 Spc. Ryan Montgomery, left, with the Arkansas Army National Guard, and Sgt. Jacob Weidow, an infantryman with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, cross the finish line after completing the ruck march portion of the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 16, 2014. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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            Spc. David Notti, an infantryman with the Montana Army National Guard's B Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment, rests after completing the ruck march portion of the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 16, 2014. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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            Competitors in 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition cross the finish line of the ruck march portion of the competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 16, 2014. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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 Competitors in the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition move out to their next event during the competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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            A competitor in the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition uses a radio during the competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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            Competitors in the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition move out to their next event during the competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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 Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Walker, a food service specialist with the Minnesota Army National Guard, low crawls through an obstacle course during the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. Walker is one of 14 competitors in the competition--which tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment--vying to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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            Army Staff Sgt. Cody W. Espinoza, with the Mississippi Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, carries five-gallon water cans through an obstacle course during the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. Routier is one of 14 competitors in the competition--which tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment--vying to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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            Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk W. Conley, left, command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, talks with Army Sgt. Benjamin T. Stocker, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer with the Colorado Army National Guard's Detachment 1, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, during the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. Espinoza is one of 14 competitors in the competition--which tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment--vying to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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 Spc. Robert Cunningham, with the West Virginia Army National Guard's 119th Engineer Company (Sapper) engages targets during the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. Cunningham is one of 14 competitors in the competition--which tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment--vying to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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            Army Sgt. Corbin D. Routier, an infantryman with the Minnesota Army National Guard's 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, moves a 'casualty' from a simulated downed aircraft  during the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. Routier is one of 14 competitors in the competition--which tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment--vying to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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            Sgt. 1st Class Scott Stimpson, a recruiter with the Oregon Army National Guard engages targets during the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. Stimpson is one of 14 competitors in the competition--which tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment--vying to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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 Soldiers competing in the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition move toward a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to be transported to their next event as part of the competition, July 15, 2014 at Camp Robinson, Ark. The competition tests the 14 competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally exhausting and challenging environment. Those who win will be named the Army Guard Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and move on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Amry Best Warrior Competition held later this year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer/ Released)				High resolution			Soldiers competing in the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition prepare to board a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to be transported to their next event as part of the competition, July 15, 2014 at Camp Robinson, Ark. The competition tests the 14 competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally exhausting and challenging environment. Those who win will be named the Army Guard Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and move on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Amry Best Warrior Competition held later this year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Fischman/ Released)				High resolution			Soldiers competing in the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition are seated in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to be transported to their next event as part of the competition, July 15, 2014 at Camp Robinson, Ark. The competition tests the 14 competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally exhausting and challenging environment. Those who win will be named the Army Guard Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and move on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Amry Best Warrior Competition held later this year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Fischman/ Released)				High resolution
 Competitors in the 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition pack their rucksacks and secure their gear prior to moving out to the next event during the competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 14, 2014. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer)
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