Second annual Best Redleg Competition helps Soldiers adapt to contemporary warfare

Soldiers Claim Top Honor at Best Redleg Competition

MAY 12, 2026 — Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, earned top honors during the U.S. Army’s Best Redleg Competition at Fort Sill, May 4-8, 2026. Representing the division against artillery units from across the Army, the Arctic Angels secured first place in both the M777 Howitzer section and fire direction center categories, showcasing technical expertise, teamwork and lethality u…

Second annual Best Redleg Competition helps Soldiers adapt to contemporary warfare

To bolster lethality and better prepare its field artillery units for modern war, the Army incorporated more complex combat scenarios into its annual Best Redleg Competition at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, May 4-May 8.