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Army Staff Sgt. Michael Bautista maneuvers through the weaver portion of the Warrior Training Center's obstacle course during the Best Warrior Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 1, 2012. Bautista is assigned to the Idaho Army National Guard. Due to extreme heat, the soldiers were allowed to unblouse their boots and roll their sleeves to keep cool. The competition tests soldiers in various areas, such as stress hooting, urban operations, obstacle courses and land navigation.

Army Staff Sgt. Michael Bautista maneuvers through the weaver portion of the Warrior Training Center's obstacle course during the Best Warrior Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 1, 2012. Bautista is assigned to the Idaho Army National Guard. Due to extreme heat, the soldiers were allowed to unblouse their boots and roll their sleeves to keep cool. The competition tests soldiers in various areas, such as stress hooting, urban operations, obstacle courses and land navigation.

Army Staff Sgt. Michael Bautista maneuvers through the weaver portion of the Warrior Training Center's obstacle course during the Best Warrior Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 1, 2012. Bautista is assigned to the Idaho Army National Guard. Due to extreme heat, the soldiers were allowed to unblouse their boots and roll their sleeves to keep cool. The competition tests soldiers in various areas, such as stress hooting, urban operations, obstacle courses and land navigation.

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