Ranger regiment completes Army competition trifecta with Best Squad win

75th Ranger Regiment completes Army competition trifecta, reclaiming Best Squad title with victory in the competition’s return. The 75th Ranger Regiment, representing Army Special Operations Command, is announced as the winner of the Best Squad Competition by the service’s vice chief of staff, Gen. Christopher LaNeve, and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer in Washington on Oct. 12, 2026. (Alexander Nieves/U.S. Army) First came Best Ranger, then Best Sapper. Now, the 75th Ranger Regiment has claimed its third major Army competition title of the year, completing the trifecta with a victory in the return of the Army’s Best Squad Competition, the service said Monday. The five-man team, representing Army Special Operations Command, secured the crown last month after outperforming 11 other squads from across major service commands during a grueling competition on their home turf of Fort Benning, Ga.

Two of the rangers also earned the service’s Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year honors. Staff Sgt. Colin Doyle, Sgt. William Masters, Cpl. Michael Shield, Spc. Marshall Garren and Spc. William Schaeffer made up the winning squad, with Doyle and Shield earning the respective top individual honors. “The 75th Ranger Regiment is a one-of-a-kind unit,” Doyle said in Monday’s statement. “We simply show up to work every day focused on marksmanship, small-unit tactics, medical training and