3rd MCDS Best Warrior Competition
Spc. Aerial Poole with the 444th Medical Ground Ambulance Co., wins first place as the "3d MCDS Best Warrior Soldier 2021" and is awarded an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) presented by the 3d MCDS commanding general. The competition consisted of an Army Combat Fitness Test, day and night land navigation, tactical combat casualty care scenarios, rifle marksmanship, 12-mile foot march carrying a 35 pound backpack, along with a written essay and exam, held April 7-10, 2021 at Ft. McClellan, Ala.