Capt. Ryan Slaughter, a logistics officer with the 70th Regional Training Institute, reassembles a M249 light machine gun, during the 2021 Maryland Best Warrior Competition at H Steven Blum Military Reservation in Glen Arm, Maryland, on March 11, 2021. The competition is a multi-day marathon of mental and physical trials, pushing these elite Service members to their limits. This year’s competition took place from March 11-14. Extensive sanitary safety precautions made sure the competitors could safely display the best of their skills.

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