VNG Soldiers take to water during Warrior Stakes competition
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to multiple battalions in the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 329th Regional Support Group conduct water-borne operations during the 2023 Warrior Stakes squad competition June 14, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The squads navigated Barfoot Reservoir in combat rubber raiding craft and practiced capsize drills. Hosted by the Frederickburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th IBCT, the competition includes two squads from the 229th as well as squads from the Petersburg-based 276th Engineer Battalion and Danville-based 429th Brigade Support Battalion. Over the three days of Warrior Stakes, Soldiers will compete in a series of events to test their military skills, endurance and teamwork. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel)
VNG Soldiers take to water during Warrior Stakes competition
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to multiple battalions in the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 329th Regional Support Group conduct water-borne operations during the 2023 Warrior Stakes squad competition June 14, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The squads navigated Barfoot Reservoir in combat rubber raiding craft and practiced capsize drills. Hosted by the Frederickburg-based 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th IBCT, the competition includes two squads from the 229th as well as squads from the Petersburg-based 276th Engineer Battalion and Danville-based 429th Brigade Support Battalion. Over the three days of Warrior Stakes, Soldiers will compete in a series of events to test their military skills, endurance and teamwork. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel)