Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pull a Humvee during a maintenance-focused section of the brigade's August Best Squad Competition conducted August 21 on Fo...

Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, left, and the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, right, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division assemble a cube from PVC piping during a cognitive testing stati...

A paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pulls a Humvee on August 21 while his partners push and steer as part of a maintenance-focused station during the brigade's August Best Squa...

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division complete a written test evaluating their historical and tactical knowledge during the brigade's Best Squad Competition cond...

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division change a Humvee tire at a maintenance-focused station during the brigade's August Best Squad Competition conducted August 2...

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division perform a test evaluating their physical fitness and cognitive skills provided by the Fort Bragg R2 Performance Cente...

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, left, and the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, right, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division assemble a cube from PVC piping during a cognitive testing stati...

Paratroopers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division recently vied for the honor of Best Squad in a competition held August 21 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Panther paratroopers completed maintenance-focus tasks like changing tires on a Humvee and performing vehicle recover before conducing a more than four-mile forced march to a FBNC range. At the range, paratroopers completed a written test evaluating their knowledge of Army regulations and operations before conducting a live-fire stress shoot.

The 3BCT paratroopers then completed team-focused cognitive test evaluating their mental agility to use PVC piping to build a cube a teammate could pass through. After completing the cognitive test, the 3BCT paratroopers completed the Best Squad Competition by conducting another forced march back to their starting point.

A squad of paratroopers from the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion emerged victorious from the competition. On average, the Cobalt paratroopers earned a better score on each station while finishing the forced-marches in competitive times.