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Home : Features : 2021 : Best Warrior Competition

The Army National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition is a physically and mentally challenging three-day competition that tests competitors on a variety of technical and tactical skills. From land navigation, marksmanship and weapons skills, to urban operations, an assault course, a written essay and an appearance before a board of sergeants major, competitors employ a range of skills relevant to today’s operating environment.

The competition promotes espirit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos. Winners are named the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year. There, they’ll compete against Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the Year.

 

Army Guard finds its best warriors in the Grand Canyon State
By late morning of the second day of the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, Spc. Addison Smith, assigned to the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment, admitted he was a little worn down...
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Tennessee Guardsman wins Soldier of Year competition
Sgt. William Lukens, a tactical generator mechanic in the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 208th Area Support Medical Company in Smyrna, won the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo, Arizona...
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Competitors

#### SPC Adam B. Barlow

##### Utah Army National Guard

13J Fire Control SpecialistHHB, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, UTARNGYears of Service: 3 yearsAge: 21Hometown: Lindon, UTMilitary Schools: Fire Control Specialist School

#### SPC Henry J. Brucken

##### Indiana Army National Guard

11B InfantrymanDelta Company, 1-151 Infantry, INARNGYears of Service: 4.5 yearsAge: 22Hometown: Lynnville, INMilitary Schools: Air Assault Course

#### Staff Sgt from the Utah National Guard

##### Utah Army National Guard

#### SPC Aiden N. Carroll

##### Wyoming Army National Guard

12N Horizontal Construction EngineerDelta Company, 1-151 Infantry, INARNGYears of Service: 2 yearsAge: 20Hometown: Hillsdale, WYMilitary Schools: Airborne School

#### SFC Ryan M. Corcoran

##### Rhode Island Army National Guard

79th Recruiting and RetentionRhode Island Recruiting and Retention Battalion, RIARNGYears of Service: 14 yearsAge: 31Hometown: Westerly, RIMilitary Schools: Anti-Terrorism Officer Course, Common Faculty Development-Instructor Course, Basic Military Police Course, Ranger School, Air Assault School

#### SGT Jakob N. Ellingson

##### Minnesota Army National Guard

88M Motor Transport Operator114th Transportation Company, MNARNGYears of Service: 3 yearsAge: 26Hometown: Minnetonka, MNMilitary Schools: Air Assault

#### SGT Alexander M. Graverly

##### West Virginia Army National Guard

68W Combat MedicHHB 1-201st Field Artillery Battalion, WVARNGYears of Service: 2 yearsAge: 22Hometown: Virginia Beach, VAMilitary Schools: Combat Medic School (AIT)

#### SGT William T. Lukens

##### Tennessee Army National Guard

91D Tactical Power Generation Specialist208th MCAS, TNARNGYears of Service: 3 yearsAge: 22Hometown: Murfreesboro, TNMilitary Schools: Air Assault School

#### SGT James V. McGill

##### Maryland Army National Guard

68P Radiology Specialist29th CAB, MDARNGYears of Service: 8 yearsAge: 29Hometown: Warwick, NYMilitary Schools: Airborne School

#### CPL Dakoatah M. Miller

##### New York Army National Guard

11B InfantrymanHHC 2/108 IN; 27TH IBCT; 42D ID; NYARNGYears of Service: 3.7 yearsAge: 21Hometown: Cortland, NYMilitary Schools: Army Air Assault School

#### SPC Addison J. Smith

##### Texas Army National Guard

19D Cavalry ScoutA-Troop, 1-112th Cavalry RegimentYears of Service: 1 year, 9 monthsAge: 20Hometown: Richmond, TXMilitary Schools: Cavalry Scout School

#### SSG Stepen C. Southerlin

##### Texas Army National Guard

11B InfantrymanC-Troop, 1-124th CAV, 56th IBCT, 36th Infantry DivisionYears of Service: 12 yearsAge: 30Hometown: Waco, TXMilitary Schools: Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course, Ranger School, Airborne School, Rappel Master, Air Assault

#### SSG Brandon T. Wendland

##### North Dakota Army National Guard

12C Bridge Crewmember957th Engineer Company MRBCYears of Service: 6 yearsAge: 30Hometown: Balaton, MNMilitary Schools: Rappel Master, Air Assault

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