Maj. Gen. Gene LeBoeuf, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, awards Staff Sgt. Preston Hough, 335th Signal Command, the Expert Soldier Badge at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 18, 2023. Soldiers from all three U.S. Army components, reserve, national guard and active, earned Expert Soldier Badge by successfully completing various physical and mental tasks such as: an expert physical fitness assessment, day and night land navigation, Soldier tasks including weapons, medical and patrol procedures, and finally a ruck march. U.S. Army Reserve photos by Calvin Reimold