BEST SQUAD COMPETITION 

The U.S. Army Reserve Best Squad Competition has wrapped up at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and the competition was fierce. Soldiers from across the command gave everything they had, from physical demands to tactical skills, representing their units with pride. Those who earned their place at the top now move on to the Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) level competition. About the U.S. Army Reserve The U.S. Army Reserve provides trained, equipped and ready Soldiers and units with critical combat support and combat service support capabilities necessary to support national strategy during peacetime, contingencies and war. America's Army Reserve, the most capable, combat ready and lethal federal reserve force in the history of the nation. Learn more at https://goarmy.com/s/AAx (Video by Capt. Tyler Rickenbach)
Squad goals, achieved! Five Soldiers. One title. Congratulations to the 807th Theater Medical Command's Squad 20, your FY26 Army Reserve Best Squad champions. Staff Sgt. David Kratky Spc. Grace Libby Spc. Campbell King Pfc. Aidan Chilson Pfc. Joseph Varcoe A special salute to this year's individual standouts: Noncommissioned officer (⁠NCO) of the Year: Staff Sgt. David Kratky, 807th Theater Medical Command Soldier of the Year: Spc. Grace Libby, ⁠807th Theater Medical Command Top Marksmen: Staff Sgt. Eduardo Lemos-Mederos, ⁠377th Theater Sustainment Command. #BSC2026 #ArmyBestSquad
Congratulations to the 807th Theater Medical Command's Squad 20, your FY26 Army Reserve Best Squad champions. • Staff Sgt. David Kratky • Spc. Grace Liby • Spc. Campbell King • Pfc. Aidan Chilson • Pfc. Joseph Varcoe
Army Reserve Best Squad Competition 2026 Soldier of the Year: Spc. Grace Liby, ⁠807th Theater Medical Command. Noncommissioned officer (⁠NCO) of the Year: Staff Sgt. David Kratky, 807th Theater Medical Command. Top Marksman: Staff Sgt. Eduardo Lemos-Mederos, ⁠377th Theater Sustainment Command
Seventy-five Reserve Soldiers from around the nation compete in the 2025 Best Squad Competition, an annual event bringing together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of "Best Warrior" and "Best Squad" among their peers. This series offers behind-the-scenes highlights of the competitors, offering their perspectives as they progress throughout the competition. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)
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Rosende earns second star as Army Reserve Staff, Chief of Staff
Maj. Gen. Alberto C. Rosende, Army Reserve Staff, Chief of Staff, presents roses to his wife, Martha, during his promotion ceremony at the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters, June 20, 2019, at Fort Bragg, NC. Rosende has served for 35 years in multiple staff positions at all echelons, including the Division and Major Command levels. Rosende has also deployed twice; his first was to Afghanistan from April 2005 through April 2006 while serving as the Battalion Commander of the 391st Combat Engineer Battalion (Light), based in Greenville, South Carolina. He also deployed to Iraq from May 2008 until February 2009 as the Brigade Operations Officer (S3) of the 926 Engineer Brigade. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Timothy L. Hale)

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