U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Nicholas, assigned to B Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Nicholas, assigned to B Company, Allied Forces South Europe Battalion, conducts the Team Reaction Lane during the 2015 European Best Warrior Competition at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 14, 2015. Some 22 candidates are participating in the intense, grueling annual weeklong competition, the most prestigious competitive event of the region. Event organizers will announce the year’s top junior officer, noncommissioned officers and Soldier during a concluding ceremony slated for Friday, Sept. 18. (U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)