By Sgt. Kristina Kranz, Wyoming Joint Force Headquarters
CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. – Anticipation heated up when soldiers from the Wyoming Army National Guard started reporting for the Best Warrior Competition at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, Wyo., on April 8, 2021. After months of training, planning and logistics, the time had come. Soldiers, support staff and sergeants major gathered together to begin the competition.
Normally, there are around 25 participants, but his time around, only seven came to compete. The BWC is not for the faint of heart. It tests you physically and mentally. Participants are tested on their knowledge of warrior tasks and drills, everything from weapons and combatives, to land navigation. Competitors go non-stop with little sleep, moving from one event to the next with barely a break in between.
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8 SEMBACH, Germany – A group of Soldiers from Army dental clinics across Dental Health Command-Europe competed in the 2021 Best Warrior Competition held Mar. 22-26 in the Ansbach Training Area.
The winners of the 2021 Dental Health Command-Europe Best Warrior Competition by category were:
Junior Officer Category - Cpt. Dustin Connor, Baumholder Army Dental Clinic
Non-Commissioned Officer Category - Sgt. Jamal Fields, Vicenza Army Dental Clinic
Soldier of the Year Category - Pfc. Adam James, Vilseck Army Dental Clinic
The winners of this competition will go on to represent Dental Health Command-Europe at the Regional Health Command-Europe Best Warrior competition to be held in August 2021.
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21 The Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) recently held its Best Warrior Competition at Fort Custer Training Center. This competition, held March 28-31, is an annual event used to select MIARNG’s best Soldier of the Year (SOY) and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year (SNCOY).
MIARNG Soldier of the Year is Spc. Tyler Dean with the 1431st Engineer Company, 177th Military Police Brigade and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year is Staff Sgt. Landon Tompkins, with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, 272nd Regional Support Group.
Dean, who recently returned from a mobilization, had to beat out 12 other soldiers to be named Michigan Army National Guard’s top Soldier.