Eight Soldiers receive Expert Field Medical Badges in 3rd annual USAR competition
Nebraska Army National Guard 1st Lt. Ledontrae Gooden, a dental specialist assigned to the Nebraska Medical Readiness Detachment, Lincoln, Neb., prepares to throw a sandbag as part of the Physical Fitness Assessment during the 2023 United States Army Reserve Expert Field Medical Badge competition in Fort McCoy, Wis., May 8, 2023. Hosted by Central Medical Area Readiness Support Group, an AR-MEDCOM MARSG out of Fort Sheridan, Ill., the two-week-long 2023 USAR EFMB featured 49 competitors that tested their mettle in a myriad Soldier and medical lanes in pursuit of the coveted and prestigious badge. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hernandez)