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Spc. Thomas Boyd, Army Soldier of the Year, and Staff

Spc. Thomas Boyd, Army Soldier of the Year, and Staff

Spc. Thomas Boyd, Army Soldier of the Year, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Croslin, Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year, speak with "Go Live" host Jenny Dell about their experiences in the Army while at the 201... More

Spc. Lyubomir Mironenko, 151st Expeditionary Signal

Spc. Lyubomir Mironenko, 151st Expeditionary Signal

Spc. Lyubomir Mironenko, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Bravo Company, trains for the state-level Best Warrior Competition during drill, Jan. 10, at the Bravo Company armory in Hodges, S.C.

Pfc. Shawn Christensen, of the 420th Chemical Battalion,

Pfc. Shawn Christensen, of the 420th Chemical Battalion,

Pfc. Shawn Christensen, of the 420th Chemical Battalion, does pushups during the first day of the Washington National Guard's 2015 Best Warrior competition, March 6, which was held at Camp Murray and Joint Base... More

U.S. Army Spc. Cruser Barnes, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry

U.S. Army Spc. Cruser Barnes, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry

U.S. Army Spc. Cruser Barnes, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG), pulls a litter across a training course during a combat army readiness test as part of the 2015 Hawaii Ar... More

Arizona Army National Guard Spc. Caylee Baker, a military

Arizona Army National Guard Spc. Caylee Baker, a military

Arizona Army National Guard Spc. Caylee Baker, a military police specialist with the 860th Military Police Company, performs a rapid-fire shooting drill during the Best Warrior competition at the Florence Milit... More

Staff Sgt. Christian Hager, New York Army National

Staff Sgt. Christian Hager, New York Army National

Staff Sgt. Christian Hager, New York Army National Guard, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, participated in a stress shoot during the Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site.

Staff Sgt. Eric Rosser, the medical operations

Staff Sgt. Eric Rosser, the medical operations

Staff Sgt. Eric Rosser, the medical operations noncommissioned officer in charge with 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, runs during the Army Physical Fitness Test portion of Lightning Warrior Week March 30, o... More

Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Yave Canela, 84th Training

Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Yave Canela, 84th Training

Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Yave Canela, 84th Training Command, Fort Knox, Ky., briefs the 84th Training Command/11th Aviation Command/Army Reserve Careers Division Combined Command Best Warrior competitors befor... More

Army Reservist Sgt. Vincent C. Schimke, 86th Training

Army Reservist Sgt. Vincent C. Schimke, 86th Training

Army Reservist Sgt. Vincent C. Schimke, 86th Training Division, Fort McCoy, Wis., was among the 19 competitors of the 84th Training Command/11th Aviation Command/Army Reserve Careers Division Combined Command B... More

Sgt. Caleb Gross, of B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th

Sgt. Caleb Gross, of B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th

Sgt. Caleb Gross, of B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fires his M4 rifle during the 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 10. Throughout the four-d... More

Pfc. Kevin Ayala, Soldier with the Special Operations

Pfc. Kevin Ayala, Soldier with the Special Operations

Pfc. Kevin Ayala, Soldier with the Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion, struggles to get one extra push-up during the Army physical training test portion of the 2015 160th Special Operations Aviation... More

Staff Sgt. Keeton Tucker crosses a bridge during the

Staff Sgt. Keeton Tucker crosses a bridge during the

Staff Sgt. Keeton Tucker crosses a bridge during the 10K road march. U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior competitors continue their jam-packed third day of tasks w... More

Candidates of the 1st Armored Division Artillery Soldier

Candidates of the 1st Armored Division Artillery Soldier

Candidates of the 1st Armored Division Artillery Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition starts off with marksmanship qualification, April 15, 2015 at Fort Bliss, Texas. All candidates were ... More

Spc. Elizabeth Caulder, healthcare specialist, 4th

Spc. Elizabeth Caulder, healthcare specialist, 4th

Spc. Elizabeth Caulder, healthcare specialist, 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, right, performs pushups during the Top Notch Brigade Soldier of the Year com... More

Soldiers from across the 8th Theater Sustainment Command

Soldiers from across the 8th Theater Sustainment Command

Soldiers from across the 8th Theater Sustainment Command begin their Army Physical Fitness Test two-mile run for the 8th TSC 2015 Best Warrior Competition, May 5, at Area X-Ray here. The Best Warrior Competitio... More

Spc. Timothy Phadungthin, scales a rope at the beginning

Spc. Timothy Phadungthin, scales a rope at the beginning

Spc. Timothy Phadungthin, scales a rope at the beginning of the confidence course, a challenging obstacle course that tested Soldiers' physical strength and mental toughness at Camp Edwards, Mass., May 13. The ... More

Spc. Allante Gay, center left, a Fort Bliss CONUS

Spc. Allante Gay, center left, a Fort Bliss CONUS

Spc. Allante Gay, center left, a Fort Bliss CONUS Replacement Center Soldier, poses for a picture with First Army Division West commanding general Maj. Gen. Jeffrey N. Colt, left, Division West NCO of the Year ... More

Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participate in the M9 event of the Brigade Soldier of the Year Competition during annual training at Camp Atterbury, June 1. (Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. ... More

Spc. Drummond Smithson, an air defense battle management

Spc. Drummond Smithson, an air defense battle management

Spc. Drummond Smithson, an air defense battle management system operator with Company A, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, disassembles an M18A1 Claymore mine during the 3rd Army Best Warrior S... More

Fort Hood top Soldier - Three men in military uniforms holding a plaque

Fort Hood top Soldier - Three men in military uniforms holding a plaqu...

(U.K.) Brig. Gen. Tim Lai (left), deputy commanding general for support, III Corps and Fort Hood, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alonzo Smith (right), III Corps and Fort Hood, congratulate Spc. Austin Edwards June 26 fo... More

Soldiers fight to win Warfighter Competition

Soldiers fight to win Warfighter Competition

Pfc. Nicholas B. Moss, Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Griffin, and 2nd Lt. Micah H. Welch pose for a photo with their awards after being announced as the winners of the Military Police Warfighter Competition 2015 at... More

Kentucky Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher C. Jones,

Kentucky Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher C. Jones,

Kentucky Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher C. Jones, an infantryman assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, disassembles a M4 rifle during Army Warrior Task competition Nov. 6, at the Wende... More

Kentucky National Guard Sgt. Christopher Martin, a

Kentucky National Guard Sgt. Christopher Martin, a

Kentucky National Guard Sgt. Christopher Martin, a supply sergeant assigned to Joint Force Headquarters, disassembles a M249 machine gun during Army Warrior Task competition Nov. 6, at the Wendell H. Ford Regio... More

(From Left) Sgt. Memory Moyo, Sgt. Robert Balcombe,

(From Left) Sgt. Memory Moyo, Sgt. Robert Balcombe,

(From Left) Sgt. Memory Moyo, Sgt. Robert Balcombe, Sgt. Duyer Primera, Spc. Darrell Spence, Spc. Emilio Saenz and Spc. Blake Miller, competitors for William Beaumont Army Medical Center’s Noncommisioned Office... More

Soldiers competing in the Florida Army National Guard's

Soldiers competing in the Florida Army National Guard's

Soldiers competing in the Florida Army National Guard's state-level Soldier of the Year competition push each other in the last leg of Friday morning's six-mile ruck march. The march served as the beginning of ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Owayne Henri (blue belt) and Spc. Stuart

U.S. Army Spc. Owayne Henri (blue belt) and Spc. Stuart

U.S. Army Spc. Owayne Henri (blue belt) and Spc. Stuart Hodge, assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion, wrestle during the Best Warrior competition, in the Activity Center building, on Chièvres Air Base, Belg... More

Spc. Tycjan Sieradzki of Algonquin, Illinois, a Soldier

Spc. Tycjan Sieradzki of Algonquin, Illinois, a Soldier

Spc. Tycjan Sieradzki of Algonquin, Illinois, a Soldier with the 244th Digital Liaison Detachment based in Chicago, works his way through the confidence course at Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illin... More

Sgt. Ian Hustvet, winner of the 2016 4th Military

Sgt. Ian Hustvet, winner of the 2016 4th Military

Sgt. Ian Hustvet, winner of the 2016 4th Military Information Support Group Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition, representing the Group’s 7th Military Information Support Battalion, demonstrates how... More

Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard

Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard

Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard engage targets on the Fire Arms Training Simulator while in full chemical-protective ensemble during the first event of the Best Warrior Competition, April 20,... More

1st Sgt. Joseph Ingle, first sergeant of 22nd Engineer

1st Sgt. Joseph Ingle, first sergeant of 22nd Engineer

1st Sgt. Joseph Ingle, first sergeant of 22nd Engineer Clearance Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, fires during weapons qualification as part of the I Corps First Sergeant of the Year c... More

Noncommissioned officers and Soldiers conduct sit-ups

Noncommissioned officers and Soldiers conduct sit-ups

Noncommissioned officers and Soldiers conduct sit-ups during the Army Physical Fitness Test as part of the 2016 I Corps Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 23. The competition was d... More

Fourteen Soldiers faced off in temperatures nearing

Fourteen Soldiers faced off in temperatures nearing

Fourteen Soldiers faced off in temperatures nearing 120 degrees at the 2016 U.S. Army Central Command Best Warrior Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year Competition, 19-21 June, at Camp Buehring, Kuwa... More

Staff Sgt. Travis Ugarte perfoms situps during the

Staff Sgt. Travis Ugarte perfoms situps during the

Staff Sgt. Travis Ugarte perfoms situps during the APFT event on day 1 of the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition held at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass. As a mystery challenge, competitors ran 5 miles... More

Spc. Dayanna Sanchez, a radiology specialist with the

Spc. Dayanna Sanchez, a radiology specialist with the

Spc. Dayanna Sanchez, a radiology specialist with the 53rd Head and Neck Surgical Team assigned at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and native of Havana, Cuba, examines an X-ray at the hospital on base June 28, 2016. Sanc... More

U.S. Army Graphic Illustration displaying current and

U.S. Army Graphic Illustration displaying current and

U.S. Army Graphic Illustration displaying current and past Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter and Year winners for the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. (U.S.... More

Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief, National

Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief, National

Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with Air Force Maj. Gen. Seven Cray, adjutant general, Vermont National Guard, befrore a ceremony honoring one of Cray's Soldiers, Arm... More

PFC Ibrahim Toure (second from left) displays his award

PFC Ibrahim Toure (second from left) displays his award

PFC Ibrahim Toure (second from left) displays his award for USAMRIID “Soldier of the Year” during a ceremony in October. (Photo Credit: USAMRIID Public Affairs)

Fort Jackson Soldier of the Year

Fort Jackson Soldier of the Year

Spc. Amanda Reuter, a chaplain's assistant with 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment adjusts the sights on an M16A2 rifle during the marksmanship portion of the 2016 Drill Sergeant of the Year/Platoon Sergeant... More

081516-A-ZN169-057, US Army Photo

081516-A-ZN169-057, US Army Photo

Spc. Amanda Reuter, a chaplain’s assistant with 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, adjusts the sights on an M16A2 rifle during the marksmanship portion of the 2016 Drill Sergeant of the Year/Platoon Sergean... More

An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier high-crawls through

An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier high-crawls through

An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier high-crawls through a portion of the obstacle course at Camp Rilea, August 19, during Oregon's Best Warrior Competition in Warrenton, Oregon. Soldiers competed to earn a sp... More

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Orozco, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Orozco, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Orozco, assigned to U.S. Army Reserve Command, participates in the sit-up event as part of the Army Physical Fitness Test at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 26, 2016. The APFT was part of the ... More

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Garcia, assigned

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Garcia, assigned

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Garcia, assigned to U.S. Army Material Command, verifies the results of his grouping at an M4 carbine range on Day 1 of the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition, at Fort A.P... More

U.S. Army Spc. Alan Ibarralepe, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Alan Ibarralepe, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Alan Ibarralepe, assigned to U.S. Army Forces Command, demonstrates his marksmanship capabilities by zeroing and grouping his M4 carbine during the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) a... More

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Broam, assigned to National Guard

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Broam, assigned to National Guard

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Broam, assigned to National Guard Bureau, performs sit-ups during the Army Physical Fitness Test as part of the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 26, 20... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Mitchell Keeton, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Sgt. Mitchell Keeton, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Sgt. Mitchell Keeton, assigned to U.S. Army Material Command, performs push-ups during the 2016 Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 26, 2016. The competition is a week-long event th... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller, assigned to

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller, assigned to

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller, assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve Command, finishes his two-mile run during the Army Physical Fitness Test; on Day one of the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition at ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Trey Castor, assigned to U.S. Army Special

U.S. Army Spc. Trey Castor, assigned to U.S. Army Special

U.S. Army Spc. Trey Castor, assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, demonstrates his tactical capabilities on a land navigation course during the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Miller, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Miller, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Miller, assigned to U.S. Army Pacific, participates in the land navigation portion portion of the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 27, 2016. The ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Alan Ibarra-Lepe, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Alan Ibarra-Lepe, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Alan Ibarra-Lepe, assigned to U.S. Army Forces Command, participates in the obstacle course event on Day 2 of the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 27, 2... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Bahme, assigned to U.S.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Bahme, assigned to U.S.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Bahme, assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, jumps to complete an obstacle during the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 27, 201... More

A Soldier is seen competing in the 2016 Best Warrior

A Soldier is seen competing in the 2016 Best Warrior

A Soldier is seen competing in the 2016 Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 28, 2016. The 2017 competition, which starts Sept. 30, is a weeklong contest that will test 22 Soldiers from the Ar... More

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Orozco, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Orozco, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Orozco, assigned to U.S. Army Reserve Command, reloads an M249 squad automatic weapon during the U.S. Army 2016 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 28, 2016. The ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson moves through the confidence

Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson moves through the confidence

Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson moves through the confidence course during the Kentucky Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky. Oct. 27, 2... More

The 2015 U.S. Army Soldier of the Year Sgt. Jared Tansley,

The 2015 U.S. Army Soldier of the Year Sgt. Jared Tansley,

The 2015 U.S. Army Soldier of the Year Sgt. Jared Tansley, Illinois native, pauses for a photo before the Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks game at the United Center, Nov. 4, 2016. Tansley attended the game as ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller, U.S. Army Reserve drill

Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller, U.S. Army Reserve drill

Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller, U.S. Army Reserve drill instructor and the 2016 U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, participates in a marketing photo shoot organized by the Office of the Chief of Army... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Woods, assigned to Alpha

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Woods, assigned to Alpha

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Woods, assigned to Alpha Company, 29th Brigade Support Battalion, Hawaii Army National Guard, takes a deep breath as he nears the midway point of a twelve mile road march during the H... More

Spc. Ryan Baur, team leader with Alpha Company, 3rd

Spc. Ryan Baur, team leader with Alpha Company, 3rd

Spc. Ryan Baur, team leader with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, pulls a litter to a collection point during the brigade Soldier of... More

Sgt. Tanner Kress, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s

Sgt. Tanner Kress, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s

Sgt. Tanner Kress, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, tests his map skills during Army Medicine Regional Health Command-Central’s Best Warriors competition, held April 1... More

Sgt. Eva Sapp, Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital,

Sgt. Eva Sapp, Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital,

Sgt. Eva Sapp, Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., checks navigation points during one of the battle drills in the Army Medicine Regional Health Command-Central’s Best Warriors competi... More

Army Medicine’s Central Region names Best Warriors

Army Medicine’s Central Region names Best Warriors

Spec. Ashley Conlon from Reynolds Army Community Hospital, Fort Sill, Okla., tackles the barbed wire crawl during one of the nine obstacles facing competitors during Army Regional Medical Command-Central's Best... More

Hustling through obstacles

Hustling through obstacles

Sgt. Juan Fernandez, Dental Command, Fort Bliss, Texas, hustles to his next challenge during the obstacle course of the 2017 Army Medicine Regional Health Command-Central's Best Warrior competition, held April ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shane Wilkinson, with Headquarters

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shane Wilkinson, with Headquarters

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shane Wilkinson, with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, is named the 2017 SDARNG Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, April 22, ... More

Sgt. Marc Doss with the Mississippi National Guard

Sgt. Marc Doss with the Mississippi National Guard

Sgt. Marc Doss with the Mississippi National Guard low crawls during the National Guard Region III Best Warrior Competition at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., April 24, 2017. Th... More

Soldiers competing to become the 3rd Infantry Division

Soldiers competing to become the 3rd Infantry Division

Soldiers competing to become the 3rd Infantry Division Soldier and noncommissioned officer of conduct sit-ups during an army physical fitness test April 26, 2017 at Fort Stewart, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Staff S... More

Sgt. 1st Class Francis Reyes, 2017 U.S. Army Human

Sgt. 1st Class Francis Reyes, 2017 U.S. Army Human

Sgt. 1st Class Francis Reyes, 2017 U.S. Army Human Resources Command Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, rests after completing the 2-mile run during the APFT portion of the HRC Best Warrior Competition held a... More

The 8th Theater Sustainment Command officially kicked

The 8th Theater Sustainment Command officially kicked

The 8th Theater Sustainment Command officially kicked off its Best Warrior Competition May 8 at Schofield Barracks. Today's events consisted of a TA-50 layout, media training and media interviews. Participating... More

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Richard Torres, assigned to

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Richard Torres, assigned to

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Richard Torres, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), participates in a briefing as a part of the 2017 NETCOM Best Warrior... More

Hawaii - In process, Schofield barracks, Hawaii

Hawaii - In process, Schofield barracks, Hawaii

The competitors of the 2017 Best Warrior Competition in-process the event at the post conference room on Schofield Barracks June 11. The competition will determine who the U.S. Army Pacific Soldier of the Year ... More

Cpl. Joseph Garback, a cannon crewmember with B Co.,

Cpl. Joseph Garback, a cannon crewmember with B Co.,

Cpl. Joseph Garback, a cannon crewmember with B Co., 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey National Guard, moves himself over a rung on the second obstacle on the confiden... More

Cpl. Joseph Garback (12), a cannon crewmember with

Cpl. Joseph Garback (12), a cannon crewmember with

Cpl. Joseph Garback (12), a cannon crewmember with B Co., 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey National Guard, runs beside Sgt. Michael Cohen (23), an infantryman with th... More

U.S. Army 2017 Best Warrior Competition

U.S. Army 2017 Best Warrior Competition

U.S. Army Spc. Isaias Santiago, assigned to U.S. Army Medical Command, puts on his gas mask during a scenario-based lane at the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) in Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 3, 2017. The BWC is an... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Quigley, assigned to U.S.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Quigley, assigned to U.S.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Quigley, assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, calls up his site assessment after clearing a chemical laboratory while competing in the 2017 Best Warrior Competition on ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Taylor, assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Taylor, assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Taylor, assigned to U.S. Army Medical Command, calls up a Spot Report during a Best Warrior Competition (BWC) scenario-based lane at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 3, 2017. The B... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Johnathon Renteria, assigned to U.S.

U.S. Army Sgt. Johnathon Renteria, assigned to U.S.

U.S. Army Sgt. Johnathon Renteria, assigned to U.S. Army Europe, takes notes as he gathers information, while clearing a simulated chemical laboratory during the 2017 Best Warrior Competition at Fort A. P. Hill... More

U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Henriksen, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Henriksen, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Henriksen, assigned to U.S. Army Europe, calls up a Situation Report during the Best Warrior Competition scenario base lane at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 4, 2017. The BWC is an annual week-l... More

U.S. Army Spc. Johnny Long, right, and Sgt. Kevin Beuse,

U.S. Army Spc. Johnny Long, right, and Sgt. Kevin Beuse,

U.S. Army Spc. Johnny Long, right, and Sgt. Kevin Beuse, left, assigned to U.S. Army Cyber Command, fires Glock 19s during the Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 5, 2017. The BWC is an annual... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brendon Shannon, assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brendon Shannon, assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brendon Shannon, assigned to U.S. Army Forces Command, fires an M500 (Mossberg M500) 12-gauge shotgun from the kneeling supported position during the 2017 Best Warrior Competition at Fo... More

Sgt. Nate Carpenter, orthopedic technician, William

Sgt. Nate Carpenter, orthopedic technician, William

Sgt. Nate Carpenter, orthopedic technician, William Beaumont Army medical Center, marches toward the finish line of a timed 12-mile ruck march, one of many competitions during WBAMC’s 2017 Noncommissioned Offic... More

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky -- Competitors from Blanchfield

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky -- Competitors from Blanchfield

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky -- Competitors from Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s NCO/Soldier of the Year Competition wait to hear who will be named the winners during an award ceremony Jan. 19. Blanchfield’s c... More

Sgt. Jennifer Reeves and Spc. Brady Rogotzke, both

Sgt. Jennifer Reeves and Spc. Brady Rogotzke, both

Sgt. Jennifer Reeves and Spc. Brady Rogotzke, both assigned to B Company, 205th Military Intelligence Battalion (MI Bn, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater pose for a photo with Lt. Col. Wayne Prince, c... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacobus Wood, and Spc. Matthew White,

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacobus Wood, and Spc. Matthew White,

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacobus Wood, and Spc. Matthew White, both assigned to the U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Military Police, compete for the garrison's Best Warrior Competition in the swimming pool at the Supreme Head... More

The ‘Best’ Warriors of the 316th ESC test themselves on tough terrain

The ‘Best’ Warriors of the 316th ESC test themselves on tough terrain

Thirteen competitors from the 316th ESC’s subordinate units and its headquarters’ company compete in Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dawson, West Virginia Mar. 4-9.

Thirteen competitors from the 316th ESC’s subordinate

Thirteen competitors from the 316th ESC’s subordinate

Thirteen competitors from the 316th ESC’s subordinate units and its headquarters’ company compete in Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dawson, West Virginia Mar. 4-9. Pictured left to right are; 316th ESC Comman... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Obed Alago, with the Regional

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Obed Alago, with the Regional

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Obed Alago, with the Regional Cyber Center, Europe, 2nd Theater Signal Brigade, walks during the ruck march, for the unit’s Best Warrior Competition on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 13,... More

Spc. William Ailey, of Normal, Illinois, a Soldier

Spc. William Ailey, of Normal, Illinois, a Soldier

Spc. William Ailey, of Normal, Illinois, a Soldier with Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment based in Pontiac, Illinois, attempts to clear a jumping obstacle on the confidence course at Marseilles Trai... More

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas J. Sobel, 567th Inland Cargo

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas J. Sobel, 567th Inland Cargo

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas J. Sobel, 567th Inland Cargo Transportation Company, 53rd Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) cargo specialist, talks over a radio Soldiers at Joint Base Langley-Eustis... More

Soldiers from across 25th Infantry Division continued

Soldiers from across 25th Infantry Division continued

Soldiers from across 25th Infantry Division continued to strive for the title of Best Warrior by participating in an eight-mile ruck march, preparing a weapon for close combat and an essay about what it means t... More

Eustis awards NCO, Soldier of the Year

Eustis awards NCO, Soldier of the Year

U.S. Army Sgt. Tiphine T. Tobo, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 10th Battalion, 7th Transportations Brigade (Expeditionary) battalion school NCO in charge, fires an M-16 rifle at Joint Base Langley-Eus... More

Soldier Spotlight - Spc. Justice Wallace

Soldier Spotlight - Spc. Justice Wallace

Spc. Justice Wallace, an automated logistical specialist with the 252nd Quartermaster Company, qualifies on an M4 carbine rifle at Fort Indiantown Gap. Wallace was selected as the 213th Regional Support Group S... More

Cpl. Janelle Travis (left), of Headquarters and Headquarters

Cpl. Janelle Travis (left), of Headquarters and Headquarters

Cpl. Janelle Travis (left), of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Spc. Michael Clark, of C Compa... More

Spc. Sevon Blakney, a radio and communication security

Spc. Sevon Blakney, a radio and communication security

Spc. Sevon Blakney, a radio and communication security repairer with 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, drags a sked during a simulated casualty evacuation as ... More

Pfc. Jamie Martinez-Feliciano (right), a fire support

Pfc. Jamie Martinez-Feliciano (right), a fire support

Pfc. Jamie Martinez-Feliciano (right), a fire support specialist assigned to 3rd Infantry Division Artillery, reassembles an M9 pistol during the 3rd ID’s Best Warrior Competition, May 2, 2018, at Fort Stewart,... More

Sgt. Nickolas Rocha, an infantryman assigned to 3rd

Sgt. Nickolas Rocha, an infantryman assigned to 3rd

Sgt. Nickolas Rocha, an infantryman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division performs a pushup during an Army Physical Readiness Test as part of the... More

Cpl. Janelle Travis, a combat medic assigned to 2nd

Cpl. Janelle Travis, a combat medic assigned to 2nd

Cpl. Janelle Travis, a combat medic assigned to 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, reassembles an M249 squad automatic weapon while being t... More

10th Mountain Division Noncommissioned of the Year,

10th Mountain Division Noncommissioned of the Year,

10th Mountain Division Noncommissioned of the Year, Staff Sgt. Cain Pavlak, a cavalry scout for 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and the 10th Mountain Division Soldier of the Year, ... More

NETCOM Best Warrior winners.  Earning the title as

NETCOM Best Warrior winners. Earning the title as

NETCOM Best Warrior winners. Earning the title as Soldier of the Year was Spc. Tyler Gadapee (left), from the 7th Signal Command (Theater), Fort Gordon, Ga., and earning the title of NCO of the Year was Sgt. 1... More

APG Soldier of the Year - Public domain photogrpaph

APG Soldier of the Year - Public domain photogrpaph

Aberdeen Proving Ground Soldier of the Year, Spc. Kayla Riehl, is presented with the Army Commendation Medal by Brig. Gen. Jim Bonner, commander, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives... More

Soldier Spotlight: Spc. Dawit Baye

Soldier Spotlight: Spc. Dawit Baye

Spc. Dewit Baye, a finance specialist in the 828th Finance Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, serves as an assistant-gunner for fellow unit member Pvt. Xiomarie Tomecek.... More

Spc. Christian Caudle, an infantryman assigned to

Spc. Christian Caudle, an infantryman assigned to

Spc. Christian Caudle, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division shoots his azimuth duri... More

US Army Reserve soldier, performs the Strength Dead

US Army Reserve soldier, performs the Strength Dead

US Army Reserve soldier, performs the Strength Dead Lift event during the Army Combat Fitness Test while competing in the 2019 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. June 23. This year’s... More

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