La. Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete in regional competition
La. Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete in regional competition
Pictured clockwise from top are Spc. Drake Vidrine, a light wheel mechanic with the 1022nd Engineer Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, navigating the obstacle course. Staff Sgt. DeVanté Benoit, a recruiter with the 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion, disassembling a weapon. Spc. Drake Vidrine and Staff Sgt. DeVanté Benoit competing in a 16-mile ruck march. Oklahoma National Guard Photos by Spc. Brooklyn Clark and Sgt. Haden Tolber
Two Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard competed in the Region V Best Warrior competition on May 12-15, at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma. Staff Sgt. DeVanté Benoit and Spc. Drake Vidrine represented the Pelican State at the competition. Louisiana is part of Region V, which consists of six states, including Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Each state se...
