Citizen Soldiers vie to become National Guard Best Warrior 2019

Staff Sgt. Ryan Houk, left, member of the Missouri Army National Guard, and Spc. Kenneth Klett, right, member of the Michigan Army National Guard, race to finish the sprint-drag-carry event as part of the Army Combat Fitness Test during the Army National Guard Best Warrior competition at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma, July 17, 2019. The Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition is the culminating test for the top 14 noncommissioned officers and Soldiers from seven regions across the nation who compete in a week-long test of soldiering skills and abilities to take home the title of 2019 Army National Guard Soldier and NCO of the Year. (Oklahoma Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Emily White)