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Download full resolution image Best Warrior modified for COVID-19

Best Warrior modified for COVID-19

CAMP SMITH-New York Army National Guard Spc. Micheal Rivera an aircraft electrician assigned to Bravo Company 642 Aviation Support Battalion 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade wears a face mask as he applies a tourniquet to a training dummy during the Lane Training Exercise portion of the state Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site N.Y. July 25 2020.New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Ortiz an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment and the non-commissioned officer winner of the state Best Warrior Competition wears a face mask while taking the written test portion of the event at Camp Smith Training Site N.Y. July 25 2020. The annual Best Warrior event was redesigned and condensed to comply with COVID-19 health protocols and minimize exposure to the virus. It was held July 25-26 at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill New York.

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