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Army Reserve Soldier Gets Back to Basics
February 26, 2021 — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed Sgt. Veronica Ygarza down, but she is not going to let it stop her. Ygarza joined seven of her fellow Army Reserve Soldiers in the 99th Readiness Division’s FY21 Best Warrior Competition Train-Up Feb. 22-26 at division headquarters here... MORE

Rising to the next challenge, Sapper-qualified NCO wins Best Warrior for Army Reserve
September 10, 2020 — Staff Sgt. Benjamin Latham rose from his chair on a cool, overcast September afternoon, and stood among his peers and superiors as they showered him in applause. As his teammates from the notorious “Team 7” chanted their trademark “Luck-y! Luck-y! Luck-y!” Latham approached the stage at the outdoor ceremony for the third time in rapid succession... MORE

Soldier endures week-long competition to win Army Reserve Best Warrior title
September 10, 2020 — A young Soldier from Sacramento, California, with ambitions of becoming a drill sergeant won the title of Soldier of the Year in the 2020 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, with winners announced at a ceremony Sept. 10... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve announces 2020 Best Warrior Competition Winners
September 10, 2020 — Staff Sgt. Benjamin L. Latham, a Sapper-qualified combat engineer from Joliet, Illinois, won the title of Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and Spc. Stanley T. Thompson, an indirect fire infantryman from Sacramento, California, won in the category of Soldier of the Year. ... MORE

Former wildland firefighter relishes challenge of Best Warrior Competition
July 1, 2019 — For Spc. Christopher McNally, a combat engineer with the 364th Engineer Company, the heat and stress brought on by the 2019 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition are nothing new. McNally is a former wildland firefighter, a job that involves battling wildfires, which can be miles away from any water sources... MORE

2019 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition

Army helps Soldier overcome personal fears
March 6, 2019 — Acrophobia, claustrophobia, galeophobia, electrophobia and aquaphobia are on a long list of fears Spc. Madison Glinski, a Best Warrior Competition participant and an Army Reserve Soldier in the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s 698th Quartermaster Company, 377th Theater Sustainment Command, jokingly claimed she has struggled with... MORE

Soldiering On: Hurricane Maria survivor competes with Army Reserve's best
June 11, 2018 — Puerto Rico has been a fixture in the national dialogue ever since Hurricane Maria devastated the island in Sept. 2017. Though recovery efforts continue, many Puerto Ricans are putting their lives back together and pressing forward each day. One individual is U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Carlos Fuentes, who serves as an information technology specialist with the 166th Regional Support Group, 1st Mission Support Command at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. He is one of two Soldiers representing the command this year in the U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition... MORE

Soldiering On: Hurricane Maria survivor competes at 2018 Army Reserve Best Warrior

ARMEDCOM Best Warrior 2018
May 2, 2018 — “I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in... MORE

Army Reserve Best Warriors Forged by Physical, Mental Competition
April 15, 2018 — How does an Army Reserve unit identify their best Soldiers? The 80th Training Command’s Best Warrior Competition answered this question by challenging 10 Army Reserve Soldiers from across the command here April 12-15, 2018... MORE

Staff Sgt. Ethan Kruger, with the Camp Parks Noncommissioned Officer Academy, 83rd U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center, 100th Training Division, makes jumping logs look easy as he maneuvers through the obstacle course at the 80th Training Command's 2018 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Knox, Kentucky, April 14, 2018. His sponsor (background) stays with Kruger throughout the entire competition. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Maj. Addie Leonhardt, 80th Training Command)

Competing and instructing goes hand-in-hand
April 15, 2018 — Husband, father, Soldier are three words that describe Staff Sgt. Paris Bledsoe, 5th Brigade Health Services, 94th Training Division – Force Sustainment, but Best Warrior is another coveted title that he hopes to add to his repertoire... MORE

Staff Sgt. Paris Bledsoe, assigned to the 5th Brigade Health Services, 94th Training Division – Force Sustainment, jumps over multiple raised logs in the obstacle course portion of the 80th Training Command's 2018 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Knox, Kentucky, April 14, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Maj. Addie Leonhardt, 80th Training Command)

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