From JB MDL to world stage: Army Reserve Soldiers selected to compete among NATO's best
U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Brandon Walp, movements officer, 257th Movement Control Battalion, negotiates an obstacle on the NATO obstacle course during the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) selection competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 1, 2026. Walp was one of seven officers and five noncommissioned officers selected from the competition, held March 30 - April 3, to represent the United States this summer in Europe at the 2026 CIOR Military Competition, where reserve forces from NATO nations will compete in challenges that test teamwork, endurance and combat skills. (U.S. Army photo by Steven Roussel)