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Army Sgt. Ted Flick runs in a protective mask during the Best Warrior competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 28, 2015. Flick is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Winners of this competition will compete in Hawaii this summer for the chance to advance to the Department of the Army-level 2015 Army Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition.

Army Sgt. Ted Flick runs in a protective mask during the Best Warrior competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 28, 2015. Flick is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Winners of this competition will compete in Hawaii this summer for the chance to advance to the Department of the Army-level 2015 Army Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition.

Army Sgt. Ted Flick runs in a protective mask during the Best Warrior competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 28, 2015. Flick is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Winners of this competition will compete in Hawaii this summer for the chance to advance to the Department of the Army-level 2015 Army Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition.

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