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The Colorado Army National Guard hosted the 2021 Region VII Best Warrior Competition at the 168th Regional Training Institute, Fort Carson, Colorado, May 17-20, 2021. This regional event included the best NCO and Soldier from Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
The BWC is a time for Soldiers and Noncommissioned officers to show they are the best of the best both physically and mentally.
“To prepare for this competition you need to make yourself a well-rounded soldier because this gives you a better chance at representing yourself, it’s a compilation of a whole bunch of areas,” said U.S. Army Spc. Adam Barlow, Fire Control Specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard.