Staff Sgt. Joshua Schneider, a 19D and recruiter with Recruiting and Retention Battalion, navigates the obstacle course during the 2009 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier and Non-Commissioned officer or the year competition held at Camp Ripley, Minn.
Staff Sgt. Joshua Schneider (left), a 19D in Recruiting, grapples with Staff Sgt. Bradley Williams, a 13F with 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artilley, during the Combatives phase of the 2009 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year competition held at Camp Ripley, Minnesota.
Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Helmers of the 257th Military Police Company reaches for the top of an obstacle during the confidence course phase of the competition.
Pfc. Chelsey Skarka of the 257th Military Police Company reaches for a rung during the Confidence Course phase of the 2009 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier and Non-Commissioned officer or the year competition held at Camp Ripley, Minn., April 15-19.
Sgt. Richard Sieber of the 347th Regional Support Group gets a weapons range brief during the Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier and Non-Commissioned officer or the year competition held at Camp Ripley, Minnesota.
Spc. David Warner and Staff Sgt. Bradley Williams engage targets April 16 during the 2009 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year competition held at Camp Ripley, Minn., April 15th through 19th.
Staff Sgt. Bradley Williams, a 13F with the 1-125 FA, aquires a target during the weapons qualification phase of the 2009 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier and Non-Commissioned officer or the year competition held at Camp Ripley, Minnesota.
Spc. Warner sets a good pace during the 12 mile road march.
Spc. Adam Minette, a 21B with the 849th Mobility Augmentation Company, pushes for the extra sit-up during the APFT phase of the 2009 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier and Non-Commissioned officer or the year competition held at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. Minette maxed the PT phase of the competition.
Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Mills pushes Staff Sgt. Williams as he leads the way April 18 during the 12 mile road march phase of the 2009 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier and Non-Commissioned officer or the year competition held at Camp Ripley, Minnesota.
Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard, congratulates Staff Sgt. Bradley Williams, a fire support specialist with HHB Det., 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, on becoming the Minnesota Army National Guard Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year 2009 at Ceremonies held at Camp Ripley, Minnesota.
Spc. David Warner, a cav scout with B Troop, 1-94 Cavalry, is the Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier of the Year for 2009. Warner was sponsored by Staff Sgt. Craig Reitan and shakes hands here with Minnesota's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito.
