Panther Paratroopers Compete for August Top Squad

By Maj. Thomas Cieslak (82nd Airborne)August 23, 2018

Panther Paratroopers Compete for August Top Squad
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Paratroopers Compete for August Top Squad
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Paratroopers Compete for August Top Squad
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Paratroopers Compete for August Top Squad
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6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Paratroopers Compete for August Top Squad
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Paratroopers Compete for August Top Squad
8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 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... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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.