Die Bundeswehr won the European Best Squad competition of 2015

Die Bundeswehr Squad in the Award ceremony. 22.October 2015 ©US Army Europe/1st Lt. Megan Burmeister, 110th Public Affairs Detachment, Rhode Island Army National Guard

The European Best Squad Competition is a Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC) event that test the capability of each US-European Squads in completing over 30 Military tasks including transportation of equipment, Medical evacuation, NATO knowledge, Weapon qualifications.

The Bundeswehr’s  Squad as the Winner of 2015:  Soldiers from the Parachute Regiment 26 from Zweibrücken October 2015 © U.S Army/Caleb Barrieau

The Competition was executed in a three day time-frame and hosted by the US Army Europe. The 17 presented Squads were from Armed-Forces of Albania, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, UK and the United States.

News from the Bundeswehr