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U.S. Army photo by PFC Dong Hyun Kim

U.S. Army photo by PFC Dong Hyun Kim ()

Spc. Hwui Yoo smiles after finishing the 12-mile foot march at AFN Humphreys on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea Aug. 25, 2020. The Rochester Hills, Michigan native is a language analyst assigned to Company A, 719th Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, Eighth Army, who completed the 12-mile foot march as part of the U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior Competition 2020. The USARPAC BWC 2020 is an annual week-long competition including competitors from across the Pacific. This year, due to COVID-19, the competition takes place across the Indo-Pacific with competitors conducting events at their home station and participating in a virtual knowledge board presided by the USARPAC Command Sergeant Major. The noncommissioned officers and junior-enlisted competitors are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

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