Staff Sgt. Justin Kolbeck, a South Dakota Army National Guardsman assigned to the 842nd Engineer Company works as a range safety NCO while his fellow South Dakota ARNG Soldier Sgt. Bailey Ruff, a horizontal construction engineer representing Region VI fires his SIG Sauer M17 pistol as part of a reflexive fire event at the Sportsfire Range Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 12, 2023.. The Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition tests the adaptiveness and lethality of our forces. National Guard Citizen-Soldiers remain ready and resilient to meet the nation’s challenges.
230712-Z-SR689-1015.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Seth LaCount

Elmendorf-Richardson, Ala. - Staff Sgt. Justin Kolbeck, a South Dakota Army National Guardsman assigned to the 842nd Engineer Company works as a range safety NCO while his fellow South Dakota ARNG Soldier Sgt. Bailey Ruff, a horizontal construction engineer representing Region VI fires his SIG Sauer M17 pistol as part of a reflexive fire event at the Sportsfire Range Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 12, 2023.. The Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition tests the adaptiveness and lethality of our forces. National Guard Citizen-Soldiers remain ready and resilient to meet the nation’s challenges. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)


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