National Guard Tank Crew is the Best Tank Crew in U.S. Army

摘要

On 6 May 2016 Brigadier General Scott McKean, 49th Chief of Armor, and General (Ret) Gordon Sullivan, Chief of Staff of the Army, crowned the C11 tank crew of the 1st Battalion, 252d Armor Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard the Army's best tank crew, taking first place in the biennial Sullivan Cup Precision Gunnery Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia. For the crew members simply competing was an honor. "Competition is going to bring out the best in everybody," said Army 1LT John Dupre, the tank commander of the winning crew. "All the crews here have earned the privilege to compete. They won an internal competition or selected by their units because they are outstanding in their field."