U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jonathon Chacon, a civil affairs specialist with the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, Upland, Calif., directs from the ground as his team, Spc. Jackson W. Daab, a civil affairs specialist with the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Buckeye, Ariz., Staff Sgt. Marco Campos, a wheel vehicle mechanic with 410th Civil Affairs Battalion, El Paso, Texas, and Spc. Timothy Lowitzer, 1001st Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Training Company, Trenton, N.J., work to successfully conquer the final wall during the confidence course portion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., held April 8-11. Competitors navigated the course as a team, relying on each other to successfully complete certain sections of the course as well as contributing individually to the timed event. The USACAPOC (A) BWC enhances basic Soldier skills and individual readiness tasks needed to adapt to the ever-changing operational environment. The top Soldier and Non-commissioned Officer who earn the title of "Best Warrior" will go on to represent USACAPOC(A) at the U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition later this summer at Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin.
210409-A-VY746-356.JPG Photo By: Sgt. 1st Class Lisa Litchfield

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FORT JACKSON, S.C. - U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jonathon Chacon, a civil affairs specialist with the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, Upland, Calif., directs from the ground as his team, Spc. Jackson W. Daab, a civil affairs specialist with the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Buckeye, Ariz., Staff Sgt. Marco Campos, a wheel vehicle mechanic with 410th Civil Affairs Battalion, El Paso, Texas, and Spc. Timothy Lowitzer, 1001st Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Training Company, Trenton, N.J., work to successfully conquer the final wall during the confidence course portion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., held April 8-11. Competitors navigated the course as a team, relying on each other to successfully complete certain sections of the course as well as contributing individually to the timed event. The USACAPOC (A) BWC enhances basic Soldier skills and individual readiness tasks needed to adapt to the ever-changing operational environment. The top Soldier and Non-commissioned Officer who earn the title of "Best Warrior" will go on to represent USACAPOC(A) at the U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition later this summer at Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin.


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