Participants of the South Carolina Army National Guard's

Participants of the South Carolina Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition fire M4 carbine rifles for the individual weapons qualification portion of the competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., Feb. 1. Ten U.S. Soldiers from units across the South Carolina Army National Guard participated in the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson and the McCrady Training Center, in Eastover, S.C. The state-level competition spans from Jan. 30-Feb. 3 with one Soldier being chosen as the Best Warrior noncommissioned officer and one Soldier being chosen as the Best Warrior junior enlisted. Tasks included an essay, an exam, an Army Physical Fitness Test, Military Operations in Urban Terrain, obstacle course, individual weapons qualification on the M4 carbine and M9 Beretta pistol, a stress shoot event, a road march of a distance unknown to the competitors, land navigation, a Soldier's board of review and a mystery event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jessica Donnelly/Released)