Staff Sgt. Austin Sturtz, assigned to Charlie Company, Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, completes a fitness challenge event during the first full day of the Virginia Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition April 1, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The four-day event also included Army Warrior Tasks, a written exam, the Air Assault obstacle course, land navigation, a ruck march, a 3-gun event and an appearance board. Sturtz was named Best Warrior at the NCO level and will represent the Virginia National Guard at the regional-level competition later in 2022. (U.S. National Guard photo by A.J. Coyne)