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    MARYLAND STATE BEST WARRIOR 2025

    Maryland State Best Warrior 2025

    Maryland State Best Warrior 2025    

    The Maryland National Guard’s State Best Warrior Competition is a multi-day marathon of physical and mental challenges, designed to test the tactical skill, endurance, and professionalism of the state’s top junior enlisted Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers. Competitors face events ranging from land navigation and marksmanship to ruck marches and formal boards—all reflecting the Army’s Warrior Ethos and commitment to excellence. Top performers advance to the Region II Best Warrior Competition.

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    MD State BWC 2025 Ruck March B-roll

    MD State BWC 2025 Ruck March B-roll
    04.04.25 | SPC Christina Chang | 29MPAD
    Competitors in the 2025 Maryland State Best Warrior Competition undertake a 12-mile ruck march along the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail in...
    2025 Maryland National Guard Best Warrior Competition Grand Finale

    2025 Maryland National Guard Best Warrior...
    04.04.25 | SGT Danyelle Lanford | 29MPAD
    Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers compete in a variety of physically and mentally demanding events during the 2025 Maryland State Best Warrior...
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    2025 Maryland National Guard Best Warrior Competition

    2025 Maryland National Guard Best Warrior...
    04.04.25 | SGT Allen Griffith | 29MPAD
    Competitors ruck on the NCR Trail during the Maryland National Guard Best Warrior Competition, April 4, 2025, in Phoenix, Maryland. The Maryland...
    2025 Maryland National Guard Best Warrior Competition

    2025 Maryland National Guard Best Warrior...
    04.04.25 | SGT Allen Griffith | 29MPAD
    Cadet Trevor Knight, an officer candidate with the 58th Expeditionary Intelligence Brigade, rucks on the NCR Trail during the Maryland National...
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    Joiner - Maryland State Best Warrior Competition 2025

    Joiner - Maryland State Best Warrior...
    04.02.25 | SPC Andrew Crowl | 29MPAD
    Sgt. Kevin Joiner, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) specialist with Joint Force Headquarters, during the 2025 State Best...