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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Johnson demonstrates a technique to clear the "swing, jump and stop" within the obstacle course on Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Ore., May 21, 2010. Johnson is assigned to the 249 Regional Training Institute. The course was one of many events held during the 2010 Best Warrior Challenge, a competition between the best Oregon Army National Guard soldiers.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Johnson demonstrates a technique to clear the "swing, jump and stop" within the obstacle course on Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Ore., May 21, 2010. Johnson is assigned to the 249 Regional Training Institute. The course was one of many events held during the 2010 Best Warrior Challenge, a competition between the best Oregon Army National Guard soldiers.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Johnson demonstrates a technique to clear the "swing, jump and stop" within the obstacle course on Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Ore., May 21, 2010. Johnson is assigned to the 249 Regional Training Institute. The course was one of many events held during the 2010 Best Warrior Challenge, a competition between the best Oregon Army National Guard soldiers.

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