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Competitors in the Dental Command Best Warrior Competition

Competitors in the Dental Command Best Warrior Competition

Competitors in the Dental Command Best Warrior Competition execute the sit-up event of the Army Physical Fitness Test July 15, at Fort Bliss, Texas.

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's Sgt. 1st

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's Sgt. 1st

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's Sgt. 1st Class Brian Eisch fires at targets during the Alternate Firing Event. He was one of 24 Soldiers competing in the 2008 Department of the Army Noncommissioned Of... More

Voices from Past Pre-Retirement Trainings
“I never

Voices from Past Pre-Retirement Trainings “I never

Voices from Past Pre-Retirement Trainings “I never knew there was so much I didn’t know.” “Thank you for turning on many lights on these subjects.” “I missed many benefits because of ignorance. Please continue ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Parker, a finance Soldier for

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Parker, a finance Soldier for

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Parker, a finance Soldier for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), rappels off a wall during a confidence-building obstacle course, May 16.

Sgt. Adam Kourelis (202) and Spc. Joshua McDowell race

Sgt. Adam Kourelis (202) and Spc. Joshua McDowell race

Sgt. Adam Kourelis (202) and Spc. Joshua McDowell race to a close finish in the 2-mile run during Army Physical Fitness Test at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 26, 2010.... More

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher L. Bender, infantryman and

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher L. Bender, infantryman and

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher L. Bender, infantryman and observer/controller/trainer for the 70th Divison, goes over information with his sponsor, Staff Sgt. Joseph Henderson, to prepare himself for the Non-Commis... More

Sgt. David W. Rider, a health care specialist with

Sgt. David W. Rider, a health care specialist with

Sgt. David W. Rider, a health care specialist with B Company, 256th Combat Support Hospital in Twinsburg, Ohio, answers questions posed by his wife and sponsor, Sgt. Alicia Rider, who is also a health care spec... More

Sgt. David Rider completes the Night/Day Land Navigation

Sgt. David Rider completes the Night/Day Land Navigation

Sgt. David Rider completes the Night/Day Land Navigation course at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 27, 2010. Rider, representing the 807th Medical Deployment Support Com... More

First Sgt. Blaine Huston, the enlisted adviser for

First Sgt. Blaine Huston, the enlisted adviser for

First Sgt. Blaine Huston, the enlisted adviser for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Reserve Command talks to the competitors about expectations for the next event during day four of the 2010 Arm... More

Sgt. David W. Rider of Strongsville, Ohio, drags a

Sgt. David W. Rider of Strongsville, Ohio, drags a

Sgt. David W. Rider of Strongsville, Ohio, drags a casualty away from danger during the Warrior Tasks portion of the Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, Fort McCoy, Wis., July 27. Rider is representing the ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Sides, non-commissioned

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Sides, non-commissioned

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Sides, non-commissioned officer-in-charge for the Warrior Tasks portion of the U.S. Army Reserves Best Warrior Competition, gives a quick brief to the competitiors about their tasks for t... More

After finishing a 10-kilometer ruck march for the 2010

After finishing a 10-kilometer ruck march for the 2010

After finishing a 10-kilometer ruck march for the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, Sgt. Thomas F. Williams (left), a military policeman from Princeton, Texas, assigned to the 302nd Military Police Co... More

Spc. Daniel Canales engages a target during the M4

Spc. Daniel Canales engages a target during the M4

Spc. Daniel Canales engages a target during the M4 Rifle Night Qualification at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., Wednesday, July 28. Canales, representing 807th Medical Deploy... More

2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor Spc. Kenneth

2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor Spc. Kenneth

2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor Spc. Kenneth Miller, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to 96th Sustainment Brigade, puts his boots on as he prepares for the ruck march event. Miller hails from Midvale, Utah.

A lane safety noncommisioned office gives the green

A lane safety noncommisioned office gives the green

A lane safety noncommisioned office gives the green light for Pfc. Sarina Schmeling, an intel analyst Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 311th Signal Command at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to get in the prone sup... More

Staff Sgt. Jason Fiedler has his feet treated at the

Staff Sgt. Jason Fiedler has his feet treated at the

Staff Sgt. Jason Fiedler has his feet treated at the conclusion the 10km road march at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 28, 2010. Fiedler, representing the 416th Theater ... More

Sgt. Thomas Williams engages a target during the Reflexive

Sgt. Thomas Williams engages a target during the Reflexive

Sgt. Thomas Williams engages a target during the Reflexive Fire event at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Williams, representing the 200th Militar... More

Sgt. Anthony Mitchell moves out from the landing zone

Sgt. Anthony Mitchell moves out from the landing zone

Sgt. Anthony Mitchell moves out from the landing zone during a helicopter insertion at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 29.

2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition - Modern Army Combatives

2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition - Modern Army Combatives

Spc. Joel Hughes, bottom, and Spc. Derek Michael struggle for position during the Modern Army Combatives at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Thursday, July 29.

Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor Sgt. 1st Class

Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor Sgt. 1st Class

Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueline Craig, a career counselor assigned to the Army Reserve Careers Division, negotiates an obstacle during the confidence course event at Fort McCoy, W... More

Staff Sgt. Mark Mercer (bottom), an X-ray specialist

Staff Sgt. Mark Mercer (bottom), an X-ray specialist

Staff Sgt. Mark Mercer (bottom), an X-ray specialist and drill sergeant from Edmond, Okla., assigned to the 95th Infantry Divsion, attempts to establish a choke hold on Sgt. Adam C. Kourelis (top), a civil affa... More

Sgt. Thomas F. Williams, a military policeman from

Sgt. Thomas F. Williams, a military policeman from

Sgt. Thomas F. Williams, a military policeman from Princeton, Texas, assigned to the 302nd Military Police Company, takes a gnarly bite from a banana for breakfast at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competit... More

Staff Sgt. Eric W. White, a combat engineer assigned

Staff Sgt. Eric W. White, a combat engineer assigned

Staff Sgt. Eric W. White, a combat engineer assigned to the 340th Engineer Company in New Kensington, Pa., leads chalk one off a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter after landing near the confidence course during the 20... More

Two soldier at the Best Warrior Competition.

Two soldier at the Best Warrior Competition.

Two soldier at the Best Warrior Competition.

Sgt. David Rider, a practical nurse assigned to B Company,

Sgt. David Rider, a practical nurse assigned to B Company,

Sgt. David Rider, a practical nurse assigned to B Company, 256th Combat Support Hospital, along with his wife, Alicia, talks to the cameras after being named the 2010 Army Reserve non-commissioned officer of the year.

Sgt. David Rider, a practical nurse assigned to B Company,

Sgt. David Rider, a practical nurse assigned to B Company,

Sgt. David Rider, a practical nurse assigned to B Company, 256th Combat Support Hospital, with his wife, Alicia, talks to the cameras after being named the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior non-commissioned office... More

Sgt. David W. Rider (left),a health care specialist

Sgt. David W. Rider (left),a health care specialist

Sgt. David W. Rider (left),a health care specialist from Strongsville, Ohio, assigned to the 256th Combat Support Hospital, the winner of the noncommisioned officer "Best Warrior," stands with his wife, Alicia,... More

Spc. Robert Busch, a combat medic assigned to the 979th

Spc. Robert Busch, a combat medic assigned to the 979th

Spc. Robert Busch, a combat medic assigned to the 979th Engineer Company, gets his issued gear together in preparation for turn-in at the end of the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition. Busch is a native... More

Staff Sgt. Mark Mercer, x-ray specialist/drill sergeant

Staff Sgt. Mark Mercer, x-ray specialist/drill sergeant

Staff Sgt. Mark Mercer, x-ray specialist/drill sergeant for the 3rd Battalion, 378th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 95th Infantry Division in Norman, Okla., who is originally from Edmond, Okla., shoots in a kneeling po... More

2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition - Night/Day Land Navigation

2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition - Night/Day Land Navigation

Spc. Aaron Thomas completes the Night/Day Land Navigation course at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 27. Thomas, representing the 99th Regional Support Command, is a nati... More

Spc. Robert Busch, left, and Spc. Walter Smith lock

Spc. Robert Busch, left, and Spc. Walter Smith lock

Spc. Robert Busch, left, and Spc. Walter Smith lock up during the Modern Army Combatives at the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Thursday, July 29, 2010.

Spc. Kyle Christensen, of Williston, N.D., and a member

Spc. Kyle Christensen, of Williston, N.D., and a member

Spc. Kyle Christensen, of Williston, N.D., and a member of 818th Engineer Company (Sapper), based out of Williston, applies a submission maneuver on his opponent during the Modern Army Combatives tournament at ... More

Final competition to determine the Army's 'Best Warriors'

Final competition to determine the Army's 'Best Warriors'

Army Staff Sgt. Adam Little, Michigan National Guard, replaces his sling as part of his equipment check during the 2010 Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 18-22 at Fort Lee, Va. Little became the National Guar... More

Spc. Marshall Porter, a motor transport operator with

Spc. Marshall Porter, a motor transport operator with

Spc. Marshall Porter, a motor transport operator with the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, is graded by a drill sergeant while competing in the 96th Sustainment Brigade's Best Warrior Competition March 4.

Sgt. Josiah S. Pierpont, a Transportation Management

Sgt. Josiah S. Pierpont, a Transportation Management

Sgt. Josiah S. Pierpont, a Transportation Management Coordinator with the 743rd Transportation Company, conducts sit-ups during the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command's Best Warrior Competition physical fi... More

Spc. Carl Best, a 35F/Intelligence Analyst with the

Spc. Carl Best, a 35F/Intelligence Analyst with the

Spc. Carl Best, a 35F/Intelligence Analyst with the 378th Military Police Battalion, engages targets during the live shoothouse mystery event at the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy... More

Spc. Yasutaka Dote of the 383rd Engineer Mobile Augmentation

Spc. Yasutaka Dote of the 383rd Engineer Mobile Augmentation

Spc. Yasutaka Dote of the 383rd Engineer Mobile Augmentation Company in Jonesboro, Ark., receives his body armor for the 2011 Regional Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition here at Fort McCoy. Dotes lives in Ro... More

Spc. Lefate Jones of the 78th Training Division at

Spc. Lefate Jones of the 78th Training Division at

Spc. Lefate Jones of the 78th Training Division at Fort Dix, N.J., competes in the two-mile run portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test, May 2, during the Regional Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition here. ... More

Spc. John Fell of the 301st Maneuver Expeditionary

Spc. John Fell of the 301st Maneuver Expeditionary

Spc. John Fell of the 301st Maneuver Expeditionary Brigade at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., plots his azimuth during the Night Land Navigation event at the 2011 Regional Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition... More

Sgt. 1st Class Arthur J. Odgers from Regional Training

Sgt. 1st Class Arthur J. Odgers from Regional Training

Sgt. 1st Class Arthur J. Odgers from Regional Training Center - West, 91st Division, Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., plots his next point, during the Regional Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition here May 3. (U.S... More

Sgt. 1st Class Arthur J. Odgers (left) with the 91st

Sgt. 1st Class Arthur J. Odgers (left) with the 91st

Sgt. 1st Class Arthur J. Odgers (left) with the 91st Division Regional Training Center West at Fort Hunter-Liggett, Calif., Staff Sgt. Conrad H. Nazar Jr. (center) with the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy at ... More

A flare shoots into the air as soldiers participating

A flare shoots into the air as soldiers participating

A flare shoots into the air as soldiers participating in the Regional Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition fire their assigned weapons during the night fire event May 4.

Sgt. Jacob Probst of the B Company 3/329th Small Arms

Sgt. Jacob Probst of the B Company 3/329th Small Arms

Sgt. Jacob Probst of the B Company 3/329th Small Arms Readiness Group in Milwaukee, Wis., crawls under the low crawl obstacle at the confidence course event during the Regional Army Reserve Best Warrior Competi... More

Grading the PT test is serious business when it comes

Grading the PT test is serious business when it comes

Grading the PT test is serious business when it comes to the Best Warrior Competition. Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations soldiers from around U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Comman... More

Pfc. Justin Arrington, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion,

Pfc. Justin Arrington, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion,

Pfc. Justin Arrington, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion, 352nd Civil Affairs Command. Winner of the soldier category for U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition.

Soldier takes title of Best Warrior at USACAPOC(A)'s Best Warrior Competition

Soldier takes title of Best Warrior at USACAPOC(A)'s Best Warrior Comp...

Pfc. Justin Arrington, 350th CACOM competitor, navigates his way up an obstacle during USACPOC(A)'s Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on May 12, 2011. The four day competition began with 14 Civil Af... More

Staff Sgt. Conrad H. Nazar Jr., of the 88th Regional

Staff Sgt. Conrad H. Nazar Jr., of the 88th Regional

Staff Sgt. Conrad H. Nazar Jr., of the 88th Regional Support Command out of Fort McCoy, Wis., listens to the Army Reserve's Command sergeant major give a speech during the No Host Social, an event to welcome co... More

2011 Army Reserve Best Warrior. U.S. Army Reserve Command

2011 Army Reserve Best Warrior. U.S. Army Reserve Command

Spc. Ryan Barger, representing the 200th Military Police Command, scans his sector during the M4 rifle night fire qualification event at the 2011 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis. on Wed... More

Two Best Warrior candidates grapple with each other

Two Best Warrior candidates grapple with each other

Two Best Warrior candidates grapple with each other during the Modern Army Combatives tournament at the 2011 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy on Thursday, June 23.

Soldiers competing in this year’s III Corps Non-Commissioned

Soldiers competing in this year’s III Corps Non-Commissioned

Soldiers competing in this year’s III Corps Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year Best Warrior Competition, receive their APFT briefing prior to the start of the event which took place Ju... More

Spc. Brian Quinonez of the 224th Sustainment Brigade,

Spc. Brian Quinonez of the 224th Sustainment Brigade,

Spc. Brian Quinonez of the 224th Sustainment Brigade, Long Beach, Calif., performs sit-ups during an early morning Army Physical Fitness Test at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., Sept. 12, 2011. The APFT was the fi... More

Soldiers competing in the Department of the Army Best

Soldiers competing in the Department of the Army Best

Soldiers competing in the Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competition attend a media training brief conducted by Paula Smith in the Lee Club, Oct. 3, 2011, on Fort Lee, Va. Smith is the executive media... More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler and distinguished

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler and distinguished

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler and distinguished guests dine at the Command Table during the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition 2011 welcome dinner in the Lee Club, on Fort Lee, Va., Oct... More

Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competitor

Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competitor

Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competitor Sgt. Guy Mellor answers questions during an interview by 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) Soldier Spc. Walter Reeves, after completing the Army Physical Fi... More

U.S. Army 2011 Best Warrior competitors  receive a

U.S. Army 2011 Best Warrior competitors receive a

U.S. Army 2011 Best Warrior competitors receive a safety brief from Logistics Non- Commissioned Officer Academy cadre prior to taking the Army Physical Readiness Training test on Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 3, 2011. T... More

U.S. Army 2011 Best Warrior competitors  stand at the

U.S. Army 2011 Best Warrior competitors stand at the

U.S. Army 2011 Best Warrior competitors stand at the position of attention in a three-file formation prior to starting the Army Physical Readiness Training test at Williams Stadium on Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 3, 20... More

Spc. Casey Hargaden assigned to, 1st Battalion, 3rd

Spc. Casey Hargaden assigned to, 1st Battalion, 3rd

Spc. Casey Hargaden assigned to, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Va., leads soldiers through physical training and a stretching routine during the 2011 Department of the Army Be... More

Department of the Army Best Warrior

Department of the Army Best Warrior

Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 Challenge competitors participate in an M4 range qualification on Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 5, 2011. Warriors must successfully fire M4 rifles at a set number of targets under... More

U.S. Army Best Warrior 2011 competitor provides medical

U.S. Army Best Warrior 2011 competitor provides medical

U.S. Army Best Warrior 2011 competitor provides medical aid to a casualty during the Mystery Event on Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 7, 2011. The Warriors were surprised attacked by mortars then treated and evacuated casualties.

The Army Best Warrior Competition 2011 double-elimination

The Army Best Warrior Competition 2011 double-elimination

The Army Best Warrior Competition 2011 double-elimination combatives tournament hosted on Fort Lee, Va., is filmed and streamed live on the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System website, Oct. 7, 2011. The... More

Spc. Dennis Yi with Bravo Troop, 1-144th Field Artillery

Spc. Dennis Yi with Bravo Troop, 1-144th Field Artillery

Spc. Dennis Yi with Bravo Troop, 1-144th Field Artillery Battalion, California Army National Guard, pulls the lanyard on an old cannon during the Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo at Joint Forces Training Base Los ... More

In this image released by the Texas Military Forces,

In this image released by the Texas Military Forces,

In this image released by the Texas Military Forces, Army National Guard soldiers compete in the state-level Best Warrior competition Feb. 3-5, 2012, at Camp Swift, Bastrop, Texas. The annual event, now in its ... More

Sgt. Stanley G. Garrastazu, 4th Joint Communication

Sgt. Stanley G. Garrastazu, 4th Joint Communication

Sgt. Stanley G. Garrastazu, 4th Joint Communication Squadron, Joint Communication Support Element (Airborne), McDill Air Force Base, Fla., completes the 10-kilometer during the 335th Signal Command (Theater) Be... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Whatmough (left), Ohio Army

Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Whatmough (left), Ohio Army

Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Whatmough (left), Ohio Army National Guard state command sergeant major and an Akron, Ohio, native, pins an Army Commendation Medal, March 11, 2012, on Staff Sgt. Keith Robinson, a medi... More

Brig. Gen. Therese M. O'Brien, 311th Sustainment Command

Brig. Gen. Therese M. O'Brien, 311th Sustainment Command

Brig. Gen. Therese M. O'Brien, 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), commanding general (left) congratulates Spc. Jonathan Chacon, 163rd Ordnance Company, 311th ESC, upon taking junior-enlisted honors at t... More

Pfc. Tiffany Richards, with Oregon Army National Guard

Pfc. Tiffany Richards, with Oregon Army National Guard

Pfc. Tiffany Richards, with Oregon Army National Guard Medical Command, low crawls under ropes at the obstacle course on Camp Rilea, March 17, in Warrenton, Ore., during the Oregon Army National Guard's Best Wa... More

Alaska Army Guardsmen Compete in 2012 Best Warrior Competitio

Alaska Army Guardsmen Compete in 2012 Best Warrior Competitio

Spc. Joey Kelly, a competitor representing 1-207th Aviation, Alaska Army National Guard, completes the written essay portion of the Best Warrior Competition on Camp Denali March 17. The competitors had to compl... More

Spc. Caleb A. Roberts, Hattiesburg, Miss., of the

Spc. Caleb A. Roberts, Hattiesburg, Miss., of the

Spc. Caleb A. Roberts, Hattiesburg, Miss., of the Waynesboro-based Detachment 1, 3656th Maintenance Company, competes in the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 2012 Best Warrior Competition, held, March 21-23 at... More

Staff Sgt. Karen Ardon, Headquarters, Headquarters

Staff Sgt. Karen Ardon, Headquarters, Headquarters

Staff Sgt. Karen Ardon, Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment, 79th Sustainment Support Command, financial management technician, pens her written essay during HHD, 79th SSC's Best Warrior competition at Joint ... More

Luis Jorge Alonso, 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, checks

Luis Jorge Alonso, 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, checks

Luis Jorge Alonso, 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, checks his map before the land navigation portion of the 350th Civil Affairs Command Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, March 24, 2012. Alonso is f... More

Soldiers came to compete in a combatives tournament

Soldiers came to compete in a combatives tournament

Soldiers came to compete in a combatives tournament at Camp Arifjan’s Zone 1 gym, March 28, 2012. The tournament was the first open tournament here, available to any soldier willing to participate. “Soldiers ha... More

Spc. Christopher P. Fitt, 439th Quartermaster Company,

Spc. Christopher P. Fitt, 439th Quartermaster Company,

Spc. Christopher P. Fitt, 439th Quartermaster Company, programs a Single Channel Ground to Air Radio during an Army Warrior Task at the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command 2012 Best Warrior competition. Fit... More

Soldiers fight to prevail during 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command annual Best Warrior competition

Soldiers fight to prevail during 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Comma...

Sgt. Henryk W. Bender (right), 334th Quartermaster Battalion, gets assistance from Spc. Christopher Fitt prior to the Appearance Board at the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command 2012 Best Warrior competitio... More

Sgt. Steven Rhyne, 422nd Civil Affairs Bn., maps out

Sgt. Steven Rhyne, 422nd Civil Affairs Bn., maps out

Sgt. Steven Rhyne, 422nd Civil Affairs Bn., maps out his course during a morning land navigation event on Fort Meade, Md., April 3, 2012.

Col. James Shields, the logistics adviser for the Army's

Col. James Shields, the logistics adviser for the Army's

Col. James Shields, the logistics adviser for the Army's Western Regional Medical Command, and those in attendance applaud Staff Sgt. John Ahern, April 6, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., recognizing him as ... More

Spc. Jonathan Chacon, 163rd Ordnance Company, 311th

Spc. Jonathan Chacon, 163rd Ordnance Company, 311th

Spc. Jonathan Chacon, 163rd Ordnance Company, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, readies himself for the Army Physical Fitness Test, the first event of the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Western Regional Best War... More

Spc. Jonathan Chacon, 163rd Ordnance Company, 311th

Spc. Jonathan Chacon, 163rd Ordnance Company, 311th

Spc. Jonathan Chacon, 163rd Ordnance Company, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, radios in a spot report after his squad received indirect fire during a battle drill on the Advanced Warrior Tasks portion ... More

Non-commissioned officers from the 364th Expeditionary

Non-commissioned officers from the 364th Expeditionary

Non-commissioned officers from the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, an Army Reserve unit from Marysville, Wash., conduct an Army physical fitness test as the first challenge for competitors in the Best ... More

Staff Sgt. Karina Skiffington, 300th Army Band, 63rd

Staff Sgt. Karina Skiffington, 300th Army Band, 63rd

Staff Sgt. Karina Skiffington, 300th Army Band, 63rd Regional Support Command, waits for her soldiers to pass by during the road march event of the 79th Sustainment Support Command Best Warrior Competition at F... More

Judges take notes as soldiers competing in the Best

Judges take notes as soldiers competing in the Best

Judges take notes as soldiers competing in the Best Warrior competition at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, prepare to move a casualty in the Military Operations in Urban Terrain portion of the competition. The 364th Exp... More

A Korean Augmented to the United States Army Sgt. Son

A Korean Augmented to the United States Army Sgt. Son

A Korean Augmented to the United States Army Sgt. Son Young-seo, 302nd Brigade Support Battalion, 210th Fires Brigade, from Seoul, South Korea, finished among the division's best warriors in the 2012 Best Warri... More

Staff Sgt. James Severin of Griffin, Ga., strains for

Staff Sgt. James Severin of Griffin, Ga., strains for

Staff Sgt. James Severin of Griffin, Ga., strains for a pushup, May 15, during the physical training test portion of First Army’s 2012 Best Warrior Competition. Severin, the non-commissioned officer competitor ... More

New Yorkers compete in Best Warrior Contest

New Yorkers compete in Best Warrior Contest

New York Army National Guard Spc. Brian Lekhmus, from Salt Point, N.Y., and Sgt. David Martinson, from Troy, take a break, May 16, while competing in the Northeast Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition b... More

Sgt. Imelda Aregbe, Headquarters and Headquarters Company

Sgt. Imelda Aregbe, Headquarters and Headquarters Company

Sgt. Imelda Aregbe, Headquarters and Headquarters Company U.S. Army NATO Brigade, performs push-ups under the watchful eye of her grader during the Army Physical Fitness Test. The APFT kicked off the Brigade’s... More

Specialist Sixto Rosado a finance clerk with the U.S.

Specialist Sixto Rosado a finance clerk with the U.S.

Specialist Sixto Rosado a finance clerk with the U.S. Army NATO Brigade’s Allied Forces North Battalion receives a practice grenade during familiarization training at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoeh... More

Sgt. Davyon Burroughs of 4th Battalion, 5th Air & Missiles

Sgt. Davyon Burroughs of 4th Battalion, 5th Air & Missiles

Sgt. Davyon Burroughs of 4th Battalion, 5th Air & Missiles Defense Regiment shoots a M16 rifle during the zero and targeting event of the “Best Warrior” NCO/Soldier of the Year competition at Camp Buerhing, Kuw... More

Sgt. Misty Avila collects rounds for the weapons zeroing

Sgt. Misty Avila collects rounds for the weapons zeroing

Sgt. Misty Avila collects rounds for the weapons zeroing and qualification event at Camp Buehring June 5, 2012. Five non-commissioned officers and three soldiers participated in the "Third Army/USARCENT 2012 N... More

A soldier from the U.S. Army NATO Brigade prepares

A soldier from the U.S. Army NATO Brigade prepares

A soldier from the U.S. Army NATO Brigade prepares to experience a simulated roll over in the HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer on Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany. The trainer teaches soldiers the proper proce... More

A soldier from the U.S. Army NATO Brigade fires the

A soldier from the U.S. Army NATO Brigade fires the

A soldier from the U.S. Army NATO Brigade fires the M203 grenade launcher at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany. The soldiers have come together from as far away as Spain and the Netherlands ... More

Sgt. Bertin Salgado, SHAPE Battalion U.S. Army NATO

Sgt. Bertin Salgado, SHAPE Battalion U.S. Army NATO

Sgt. Bertin Salgado, SHAPE Battalion U.S. Army NATO Brigade performs a functions check on an M240 B machine gun during training for the 2012 NATO Brigade Best Warrior Competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Are... More

Sgt. Olivia Jackson, Allied Forces North Battalion,

Sgt. Olivia Jackson, Allied Forces North Battalion,

Sgt. Olivia Jackson, Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade scales the leaning rope wall on the obstacle course at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr Germany. The course was the second... More

Staff Sgt. Michael R. Bautista of Charlie Troop, 2nd

Staff Sgt. Michael R. Bautista of Charlie Troop, 2nd

Staff Sgt. Michael R. Bautista of Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 116th Cavalry Regiment, from Idaho Falls, Idaho, is seen at the finish line of the competition APFT run.

Sgt. Anthony Mitchell, a broadcaster of the 3rd Medical

Sgt. Anthony Mitchell, a broadcaster of the 3rd Medical

Sgt. Anthony Mitchell, a broadcaster of the 3rd Medical Deployment Support command, studies prior to the 2012 Best Warrior Competition. Mitchell was champion of the combatives portion of the 2010 Best Warrior C... More

Sgt. Stanley Garrastazu, a satellite operator and

Sgt. Stanley Garrastazu, a satellite operator and

Sgt. Stanley Garrastazu, a satellite operator and maintenance specialist assigned to the 4th Joint Support Command, 335th Signal Command, studies, July 15, before the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competi... More

Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, the 2009 U.S. Army Reserve

Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, the 2009 U.S. Army Reserve

Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, the 2009 U.S. Army Reserve Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, quizzes Cpl. Adam Lucas, the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, at Fort McCoy,... More

Sgt. Donovan J. Brunkalla, an ammunition specialist,

Sgt. Donovan J. Brunkalla, an ammunition specialist,

Sgt. Donovan J. Brunkalla, an ammunition specialist, from Covina, Calif., assigned to the 163rd Ordinance Company, 79th Support Sustainment Command, writes life assessments to continue to grow as a leader. Brun... More

Cpl. Adam Lucas, a 68A/Biomedical Equipment Specialist

Cpl. Adam Lucas, a 68A/Biomedical Equipment Specialist

Cpl. Adam Lucas, a 68A/Biomedical Equipment Specialist with 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Harrison, Mont., waits to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the helicopter lift mystery event at the 2012 U.S... More

Staff Sgt. Phillip Elliott, a 35M/Human Intelligence

Staff Sgt. Phillip Elliott, a 35M/Human Intelligence

Staff Sgt. Phillip Elliott, a 35M/Human Intelligence Collection Specialist with Bravo Company, 377th Military Intelligence Battalion, takes advantage of a little downtime during the helicopter lift mystery even... More

Junior enlisted soldiers prepare for a helicopter to

Junior enlisted soldiers prepare for a helicopter to

Junior enlisted soldiers prepare for a helicopter to their next event, July 16, during the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis. The helicopter flying the competitors did some comb... More

USAR 2012 Best Warrior Competition

USAR 2012 Best Warrior Competition

A soldier works on a life-like casualty dummy in the dark during the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, at Fort McCoy Wis., July 17. This was one of several mystery events that took place during t... More

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