Spc. Adam Broden, a military firefighter with the Montana Army National Guard’s 1050th Engineer Company, holds on to the stern of a U.S. Coast Guard 45-foot medium-range boat as he finishes the 2024 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition swim competition on Aug. 6, 2024, at the waterfront in Burlington, Vermont. The Best Warrior Competition is a physically and mentally demanding five-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills. Winners are named the Army Guard Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and go on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Squad Competition, with other Soldiers from the Best Warrior Competition joining their squad’s ranks. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)