335th Signal Command (Theater) 2024 Best Warrior Competition
Army Reserve Spc. Austin Gillespie, a Network Communication Systems Specialist with C Company, 324th Signal Battalion, 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, fires a short burst of rounds from the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) as he participates in the machine gun qualification event of the 335th Signal Command (Theater) 2024 Best Warrior Competition, at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, NJ, May 15, 2024. The Best Warrior Competition is an Army-wide annual event where Soldiers compete against each other in a variety of different basic Soldier challenges that showcase their physical fitness, technical proficiency, leadership ability, and warrior ethos to win the title of “Best Warrior.” (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Reginald Harvey)