Spc. Kevin Raftery, Hattiesburg, Miss., a member of

Spc. Kevin Raftery, Hattiesburg, Miss., a member of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, crosses a water obstacle as part of a timed confidence course during the 155 BCT's Best Warrior competition, recently held at Camp McCain, Miss. Over a three day period, 32 Soldiers from throughout the MSARNG were challenged by an Army physical fitness test, land navigation course, combatives (hand-to-hand combat), six-mile road march with 30 lb. rucksack, individual weapon qualification, confidence course, written test, and an interview panel composed of brigade command sergeants major. First place and runner-up winners in the Soldier of the Year and Non-Commissioned Officer of the year categories from each major command will compete in the Mississippi Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition to be held Feb. 18-22, 2013, at the Camp McCain Training Site. (Photo by Capt. Andy Thaggard, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard)(Released)