U.S. Soldiers competing in the Army’s first-ever Best Squad Competition prepare to enter a room on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army's Best Squad Competition consists of five soldiers; a squad leader, which is a sergeant first class or staff sergeant; a team leader, which is a sergeant or corporal; and three squad members in the ranks of specialist or below.

U.S. Army Spc. Conner Crisafi (left), Sgt. Garret Paulson, (center), Spc. Paulo Dasilva (right) and Soldiers of Squad 9, representing the U.S. Army Medical Command work together to escort a casualty during the first ever best squad competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct 4, 2022. Each squad competing in the Army Best Squad Competition consists of five soldiers; a squad leader, which is a sergeant first class or staff sergeant; a team leader, which is a sergeant or corporal; and three squad members in the ranks of specialist or below.

U.S. Army Soldiers, representing U.S. Army Special Operations Command, recieves transportion to thier next testing location during the first-ever Best Squad Competition, held on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition succeeds the Army Best Warrior Competition and extends the competing element from the individual level to the squad level, as Soldiers never fight alone.

U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Brooks of Squad 7, representing the U.S. Army Reserve, attempts to assemble an M240L machine gun during the Army’s first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

Spc. Nathaniel Miska of Squad 6, representing the U.S. Army National Guard, assembles a weapon during a night mystery event for the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition on Salerno Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events, evaluating their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

A competitor representing U.S. Army Medical Command fires a M136E1 AT4-CS confined space light anti-armor weapon during the first-ever Best Squad Competition, held on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition succeeds the Army Best Warrior Competition and extends the competing element from the individual level to the squad level, as Soldiers never fight alone.