Best Warrior Competition

b-roll of Best Warrior competitors arriving at La Crosse Airport in La Crosse, Wisconsin, who load their gear onto the bus to Fort McCoy, 40 miles away near Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin. Includes interview with Staff Sgt. Kevin Sharper from Daytona Beach, Fla. Available in high definition.

The Army Reserve is holding its annual Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis. Some Soldiers enjoy the competition so much that they return to pass on their hard earned knowledge. Includes interview with Cpl. Adam Lucas from Kalispell, Mont. and Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler from Helena, Mont. Available in high definition.

Army Reserve Soldiers participate in the Medical Simulation Training Center, various Battle Drills and Warrior tasks as part of the Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on July 17, 2012 in Fort McCoy, WI.

Soldiers and NCOs from 12 major commands compete in the 2012 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Virginia. Also available in high definition.

Soldiers and NOCs from 12 major commands compete in the 2012 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, VA. SSG Matthew Senna and SGT Saral Shrestha won the competition. Also available in high definition.

Texas Military Forces recently held their first joint-service “Best Warrior Competition” at the Texas Army National Guard’s Camp Swift, Texas. The three-day long event consisted of a 6-mile road march, an obstacle course, the use of combat arms, a land navigation exercise, proficiency in various warrior tasks, writing and essay and appearing before a military board. Story by Tech. Sgt. Matt Schwartz.

Soldiers from U.S. Army South's put their skills to the test for the chance to be called the best in the 2013 Army South Best Warrior Competition hosted by Army Installation Management Command Headquarters or imcom on Camp Bullis Texas. Available in high definition.

National Guard Soldiers recently competed to who was the best in the region when they took part in the Southeast Regional Best Warrior Competition. Story by SPC James Braswell

Soldiers from the 821st Troop Command Battalion participate in the Brigade Best Warrior Competition in Salem, Oregon. Story by SGT Aaron Ricca.

℠2014 - Six Soldiers put their skills to the test for a chance to advance at the 7th Army JMTC Best Warrior Competition at Graffenwoehr, Germany.

Once a year Camp Swift serves as battlegrounds for Texas military departments' Best Warrior Competition. Story by Tech. Sgt. Tamara Dabney.

Soldiers from the Arizona National Guard recently competed for the title of Best Warrior. Specialist Chris Alcocer has the story.

The Nevada Army Guard recently held its annual contest to name the Silver State's best warriors. Army Staff Sgt. Shane Klestinski reports.

When Army National Guardsmen from seven states and one territory compete for the same title, the competition is fierce. However, adversaries quickly became friends at the Region 7 Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Navaho, Arizona recently. Sgt. 1st Class Robert Freese reports.

Indiana National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2017

Stressful Situations show how the best soldiers deal with mind and body hardships. The Best Warrior Competition in Area IV Korea from April 5th thorugh the 8th show the extreme situations that they encounter.

Six non-commissioned officers and three Soldiers from around the world compete in the 2018 U.S. Army Medical Command Best Warrior Competition in San Antonio, Texas.

Six non-commissioned officers and three Soldiers from around the world competed in the 2018 U.S. Army Medical Command Best Warrior Competition June 23-28, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. Of the nine competitors, Sgt. Joshua Meyer, Medical Research and Materiel Command, and Sgt. Beatrice Clark, Regional Health Command-Central, were named the NCO and Soldier (respectively) 2018 MEDCOM Best Warrior of the Year.

Feature Story of the 2018 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition held at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. From 22 Jul to 28 Jul 2018, Army National Guard members compete against one another to determine who is the best, with 3 of those days in a row being the most grueling.

Soldiers from the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) complete the Combat Water Survival Test and Stress Shoot during their Best Leader Competition (BLC) at Abrams Gym and Blackwell Pistol Bravo Range in Fort Hood, Texas, February 15, 2023. BLC showcases the strength of Army leadership by demonstrating the adaptability of the best CRDAMC Soldiers. The competition focused on a range of tasks under extreme conditions in austere environments that challenged the Soldiers both physically and mentally.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Vermont National Guard compete in the annual Best Warrior Competition, in Jericho, Vermont, April 2, 2022. The Vermont National Guard hosts two non-commissioned officers and two junior enlisted soldiers for a chance at becoming the state representatives at regional Best Warrior Competition events.

HAWTHORNE, Nev. – Staff Sgt. Keahi Granstrom, a motor transport operator in the 1864th Transportation Company, and Sgt. Bryan Brown, a combat engineer in the 609th Engineer Company, took first in the 2022 Nevada Best Warrior Competition, March 10, 2022. The newly titled Nevada Army Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Nevada Soldier of the Year will travel to Guam in late May to compete with participants from Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Utah. Along with Nevada, they make up Region Seven of the Nationwide sections of the National Guard. The regional winners will compete with the top two of every region to move onto the All-Army competition later this year. (U.S. Army Video by Staff Sgt. Walter H. Lowell)