U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brandon Ferguson, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear specialist representing the Recruiting and Retention Battalion Detachment 1, participates in the stress shoot event during the 2025 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition held at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Kentucky, Nov. 4, 2024. This competition showcases the adaptiveness, resilience, and lethality of our forces, affirming the readiness of National Guard citizen-Soldiers to meet the nation’s challenges. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Destini Keene)