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A soldier kneeling on a sunlit field fires a recoilless rifle, and fire shoots out the back of the weapon. Two other soldiers are nearby and weapons are on the ground.

Aiming for Gold

Army Spc. Riley Ladanne, assigned to the 62nd Medical Brigade, fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle during the U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 22, 2026. The annual five-day event features 16 squads from units across the Pacific region, testing individual soldier readiness and squad-level cohesion.

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