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Video by Cpl. Cesar Salazar Jr.

Wisconsin Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2023

112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

April 21, 2023 | 3:25

Spc. Christopher Kniprath, a Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, and Staff Sgt. Crystal Zacharias, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 426th Regiment, talk about their experiences leading to and during the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 2023 Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., Apr. 21. The Wisconsin Army National Guard's annual Best Warrior Competition is designed to recognize and reward Soldiers who demonstrate exceptional skills, leadership, and dedication through a variety of grueling tasks including a 12-mile road march, weapons qualifications, land navigation, and the Army Combat Fitness Test. The four-day competition culminates in the crowning of Wisconsin’s best Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year. (U.S. Army video by Cpl. Cesar Salazar)