Competitions

U.S. Soldiers and NATO partner soldiers perform Tactical Combat Casualty Care during European Best Medic Competition at Grafenwoehr, Germany Dec. 6, 2023.

USAREUR-AF Best Squad

U.S. Army Spc. Gabriel Romaguera, left, assigned to the 7th Army Training Command, high crawls during an Expert Physical Fitness Assessment as a part of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 8, 2024.

Europe Best Sniper Team

A German soldier fires at a long-range target during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa European Best Sniper Team Competition at the 7th Army Training Command's Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany, August 8, 2024.

Strong Europe Tank Challenge

British soldiers with the Queen’s Royal Hussars fire a Challenger II main battle tank during the defensive operations lane as part of the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, June 7, 2018.

7ATC-hosted Competitions and Challenges

7th ATC's unified command has the unique ability to host several U.S. Army Europe Competition and Challenge events throughout its footprint.

Interested in participating in a competition at 7th ATC?

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ODC TM coordinates your training requirements with 7th ATC and U.S. Army Europe.

Our Events

USAREUR-AF Best Drone Warfighter Competition
Multinational competition to test and showcase unmanned aerial system operator capabilities, and serve as a visible culmination of experimentation, readiness and transformational warfighting initiatives.

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USAREUR-AF European Best Sniper Team Competition

The annual multi-day competition, with approximately 30 events, tests multinational sniper squads on land navigation, advanced marksmanship, medical simulations and more.

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USAREUR-AF International Tank Challenge
Participating units will be tested on offensive and defensive operations as well as tasks including vehicle identification, battle damage assessment and maneuvers.

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USAREUR-AF Best Squad Competition
USAREUR-AF Best Medic Competition

Video by Sgt. Kammen Taylor

USAREUR-AF Band & Chorus Concert in Grafenwoehr (B-Roll)

7th Army Training Command

Dec. 15, 2025 | 5:07

U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Band & Chorus brought their holiday concert to the Soldiers and families as well as members of the German community while in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec. 12, 2025. The USAREUR-AF Band & Chorus performs more than 200 missions annually, and has appeared in over 32 European, Middle Eastern and African countries in the last decade. The Soldier musicians of the USAREUR-AF Band and Chorus continue to represent the best of the United States Army. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Kammen Taylor)