U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jared Lollar, a drill sergeant with Alpha Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, listens to a question during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 12, 2026. As part of the competition, a board of sergeant majors tested each drill sergeant on their job proficiency, Army knowledge and military bearing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgts. from the 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, stand before a board during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 12, 2026. The 128th AB provided competitors with a chance to represent the unit at the Aviation Center of Excellence DSOY Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S Army Command Sgt. Maj. Susie Nuuvali, the command sergeant major of the 128th Aviation Brigade, inspects the uniform of Staff Sgt. Garrett Roselius, a drill sergeant with Foxtrot Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 12, 2026. The final day of the DSOY Competition challenged participants to give a decision brief, complete a uniform inspection and present themselves to a board, testing their professionalism, Army knowledge and military bearing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Gonzalez, a drill sergeant with Charlie Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, gives a brief during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 12, 2026. During the DSOY Competition, competitors presented a decision brief where they were challenged to brief a solution to an ongoing crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Gonzalez, a drill sergeant with Charlie Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, lays in the prone supported position during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 11, 2026. The competition included the Engagement Skills Trainer program, which simulated live weapons training, to test competitors’ proficiency with weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Garrett Roselius, a drill sergeant with Foxtrot Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, reassembles a radio during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 11, 2026. The competition tested competitors’ professional proficiency with field equipment by having them reassemble a radio and communicate with it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jared Lollar, a drill sergeant with Alpha Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, stands at the position of attention during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 11, 2026. Drill sergeants were evaluated on their ability to teach Soldiers drill movements by reciting pitches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jared Lollar, a drill sergeant with Alpha Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, runs on a track during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 11, 2026. The first part of the competition challenged participants to complete an Army Fitness Test that consisted of deadlifts, hand-release pushups, a sprint-drag-carry, planks and a two-mile run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jared Lollar, a drill sergeant with Alpha Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, holds a plank during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 11, 2026. Drill sergeants tested their physical capabilities in the competition by completing the Army Fitness Test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Gonzalez, a drill sergeant with Charlie Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, performs hand-release pushups during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 11, 2026. The first part of the competition challenged participants to complete an Army Fitness Test which consisted of deadlifts, hand-release pushups, a sprint-drag-carry, planks and a two-mile run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Garrett Roselius, a drill sergeant with Foxtrot Company, 1-222d Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade, performs a deadlift during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 11, 2026. Drill sergeants tested their physical capabilities in the competition by completing the Army Fitness Test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)

U.S. Army Maj. Alyssa Gray, a battalion S3 assigned to the 128th Aviation Brigade, gives opening remarks during the Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 11, 2026. The 128th AB provided competitors with a chance to represent the unit at the Aviation Center of Excellence DSOY Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte)