U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Warrior Competition

U.S. Army units from across Europe converge to compete for the title of Best Warrior. The week-long event tests Soldier skills, endurance, fortitude and resourcefulness as well as intellectual and problem-solving capabilities. Officers, noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers compete in separate categories and are evaluated on general military knowledge, physical fitness and common military tasks.

While some of the competition tasks are standard such as the Army Physical Fitness Test, written test, marksmanship, ruck march, land navigation and command sergeants major board; some of the challenges such as chemical defense and medical tasks - added to the stress of fitting everything into a few short days - makes the competition extra tough.

Winners in the NCO and junior enlisted categories will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the Army Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Virginia.

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The Competitors

2021 U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Warrior Competitors.

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Jon Runnels: MSU alumnus brings Mississippi virtues to emergency response on Maui

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District

Sept. 10, 2023 | 1:18

Jon Runnels, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, Power Planning and Response Team as a logistician, recently completed a stint working the swing shift, in support of the team's temporary emergency power to critical facilities mission. The team is supporting the Hawai'i Wildfires emergency response mission following fires Aug. 8 .

Runnels is from Pass Christian, Mississippi, and is a 2015 graduate of the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State. Runnels works as a project engineer for the Honolulu District Construction Branch when he's not participating in emergency operations.