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Best Warrior Competition

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Avila, an infantryman assigned to the 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade, acts as a sqaud leader and gives a soldier direction during the Counter Improvised Explosive Device event of the 2017 Forces Command Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 22, 2017. Army photo by Sgt. Jazmin Jenkins

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