Winners of the recent North Dakota National Guard Best Warrior Competition display their North Dakota National Guard State Meritorious Service Medal citations in recognition of their achievement on Aug. 18, 2019. Sgt. Joao Valenzuela (left), of the Grand Forks-based Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was the winner in the noncommissioned officer category. Spc. Grant Schafer of the Dickinson-based 816th Military Police Company, took top honors in the Soldier category of the competition. The Best Warrior Competition was held Aug. 15-18 at Camp Grafton Training Center, near Devils Lake, North Dakota. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Krystal Heth, 116th Public Affairs Detachment/Released)