[B-Roll] National Best Warrior Competition 2024

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Video by Sgt. Lianne Hirano

[B-Roll] National Best Warrior Competition 2024

117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii)

Aug. 8, 2024 | 1:00

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers participate in the final day of the the 2024 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, which concluded with a 12 mile ruck event at the Army Mountain Warfare School, Jericho, Vermont, Aug. 6, 2024. The Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition is a five-day event composed of 14 competitors representing the regional winners; the competition tests Soldiers’ physical and mental prowess with a series of events with the overall winners receiving either Soldier of the Year or Non-commissioned Officer of the Year recognition. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Lianne M. Hirano)