Participants in the Best Warrior Competition sprint

Participants in the Best Warrior Competition sprint to finish a warrior task, March 15, 2018, at Lauderick Creek Military Reservation on the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Competitors endure a variety of warrior tasks to prove themselves, the best of the best.
The competition is a multi-day marathon of mental and physical trials, pushing these elite service members to their limits. This year’s competition is conducted at multiple locations throughout Maryland. This year’s competition includes junior enlisted, noncommissioned officers, and commissioned officers of the Maryland Army and Air National Guard as well as soldiers from the Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Estonian Defence Forces. (US Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Enjoli Saunders)