Medics achieve ultimate award for competence

Pfc. Ryoma Nichols a medic with 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division waits for cadre to take accountability of his gear to ensure he finished with all his load at the end of the Expert Field Medical Badge's last test; a 12-mile road march April 17. Nichols was the youngest Soldiers to achieve the badge in this year's event. The EFMB is a Department of the Army special skill award for recognition of exceptional competence and outstanding performance by field medical personnel. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Miriam Espinoza-Torres, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)