2016 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition
2016 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor Staff Sgt. Orval Emery, a combat engineer with the 2nd Brigade, Pacific Division, 75th Training Command, shares some laughs with his peers as they inprocess and receive personal equipment at the Brig. Gen. William S. McArthur Reserve Center, Fort Bragg, N.C., May 2. This is Emery’s third attempt at earning the U.S. Army Reserve Noncommissioned Officer of the Year title. This year’s Best Warrior Competition will determine the top NCO and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the U.S. Army Reserve in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christina M. Dion / Released)