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FORT WALKER, Va. – Staff Sgt. Tate Parmenter, who hails from Eugene, Oregon, is a Joint Targeting Analyst, assigned to D Company, 782nd Military Intelligence Battalion (Cyber), and recently represented his unit in the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber) Best Squad Competition (BSC), September 10 to 12.
Staff Sgt. Parmenter was the squad leader for the 782d MI Battalion (Cyber) Best Squad which won the 2025 Brigade Best Squad Competition (BSC) and received the Army Commendation Medal for his achievement from Col. Candy Boparai, the commander of the 780th MI Brigade (Cyber), September 12.
Additionally, Parmenter is the Brigade 2025 Best Warrior Noncommissioned Officer – a feat he earned for the 2d year in a row as he was the Brigade Best Warrior NCO in 2024 – and was the team leader on the winning 2024 Brigade Best Squad.
Day one of the BSC began with the Expert Soldier Badge Physical Fitness Assessment (ESBPFA). Soldiers start with a one-mile run; complete 30 hand-release pushups; sprint a 100-meters then lift 16 sandbags over a 66” tall platform; farmers carry two 40-pound water cans 50-meter carry; then a 25-meter high crawl; a 25-meter three-five second rush; and then finish with another one-mile run. The seven events that make up the EPFA must be completed within 30:00 minutes.
Following the ESBPFA, competitors completed Soldiers Tasks, and Day and Night Land Navigation.
| Date Taken: | 09.10.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 09.20.2024 15:36 |
| Photo ID: | 8654381 |
| VIRIN: | 240910-O-PX639-5696 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 8.68 MB |
| Location: | FORT WALKER, VIRGINIA, US |
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Best Squad Competition: Staff Sgt. Tate Parmenter, D Company, 782d MI Battalion (Cyber)
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