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.

EBWC - Imagery

EBWC Videos

Video by Daisuke Sato

Furoshiki Workshop

U.S. Army Garrison - Japan

Dec. 12, 2023 | 2:15

Furoshiki Workshop

Narration:
Laughter echoed through the Camp Zama Library at the first-ever workshop held there for furoshiki, traditional Japanese cloths that are used to wrap and transport goods.

Maribel Sikes, a youth volunteer at the library, and Mikako Yano, a librarian there, led the program by teaching the class the basics on how to use furoshiki.

Interview: Maribel Sikes, Volunteer

Narration:
The participants first learned how to tie two different knots, known in Japanese as mamusubi and hitotsumusubi, which are the two knots primarily used to secure the cloth when wrapping an item.

Next, Ms. Sikes and Ms. Yano demonstrated a variety of wrapping methods while the class members followed along and tried their hand at wrapping items such as books, bottles, candies, a ball, and more.

Interview: Angela Heck, Participant

Interview: Vacari Dickerson, Participant

Narration:
The workshop was devised as a one-time event, but the instructors said they are hoping to offer it again in the future if the demand is there.

Interview: Maribel Sikes, Volunteer

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