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405th AFSB LOGCAP officer victorious at Norwegian Foot March competition in Romania
July 28, 2023 — Crossing the finish line might have seemed like just another small victory for 1st Lt. Katy Voss, but it was a big win for her team and the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. Voss recently completed a Norwegian Foot March competition in Romania, and her team of 405th AFSB Logistics Civil Augmentation Program professionals said they’re very proud of her. ... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier challenges self with Norwegian and Bataan marches
June 16, 2021 — A noncommissioned officer challenged himself with two tests of hiking endurance, the Norwegian Foot March and the Bataan Memorial Death March. "The reason I did the Norwegian Foot March was to test my abilities," said Army Reserve Sgt. Jonathan Windborne, with the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, based 1185th Deployment Distribution Support Battalion, under the 595th Transportation Brigade, a surface deployment and distribution capabilities brigade with its headquarters here... MORE

Inspired to Inspire
March 31, 2021 — Usually, a conversation that begins with “what are you doing at 3 a.m. Friday morning” sounds suspiciously like trouble, but when it is asked by Sgt. 1st Class Kristen Bell, Civil Affairs Team Sergeant, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), it’s advance notice that she is about to add one more accomplishment to an already impressive resume... MORE

Despite having completed an 18.6 mile march carrying a 31 pound rucksack, Sgt. 1st Class Kristen Bell, Civil Affairs Team Sergeant, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), is all smiles. Her time of 4 hours, 38 minutes earned her the Norwegian Foot March badge for wear on her Army Service Uniform.

Camp Arifjan deployed Soldiers earn Norwegian Foot March badge under desert sun
March 24, 2021 — Army Reserve Col. Garrett Kolo, deployed with the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), was the top finisher in the Norwegian Foot March competition held here March 7 and March 14. Kolo outpaced the other 461 participants who attempted the 18.6-mile course with a 25-pound ruck under their age groups’ time limit. ... MORE

Army Reserve Col. Garrett Kolo, 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), holds his Norwegian Foot March certificate presented to him by Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Justin Swanson, the commanding general of the 310th ESC, at the March 21, 2021 recognition ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Kolo, was the top finisher in the NFM when he crossed the finish line completing the 18.6-mile course with a 25-pound ruck in 2 hours and 52 minutes. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Neil W. McCabe)

Deployed Duluth Soldier earns Norwegian skill badge
July 26, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Nicole Verdugo of Duluth, Minn., recently earned the prestigious Norwegian armed forces skill badge for completing a grueling 18.6-mile foot march at Erbil Air Base, Iraq... MORE

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