Artillery Training Operations

Soldiers engage in artillery and sniper training exercises, demonstrating teamwork and tactical skills during military operations across various locations.

Sgt. Christian Stafford of Monroe, Ohio, an Infantryman with the Ohio National Guards A Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment takes on the weapons stakes lane during day three of the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 13, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)
Sgt. Christian Stafford of Monroe, Ohio, an Infantryman with the Ohio National Guards A Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment takes on the weapons stakes lane during day three of the Region IV Best Warrior Competition on May 13, 2022. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)