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

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SoSNIE Stringer and SOTs- Naval experiment; unmanned vessels and technology

Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic

March 26, 2025 | 4:00

A naval experiment in Charleston, South Carolina, tested state-of-the-art technologies on land, sea and air. The four-day experiment ran from March 17 to 20 and stress-tested technology used for a variety of essential Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities, including those connected with autonomous aircraft, vehicles and unmanned maritime vessels.

The annual technological experiment hosted by Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic is known as the System of Systems Naval Integration Experiment (SoSNIE). This is the seventh year the command has hosted an event that continues to grow its presence within the military technology community.

The 2025 SoSNIE consisted of approximately 45 systems using four unmanned surface vessels, five unmanned aerial systems, and manned aircraft, including a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache v6 attack helicopter from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, in Richland County, South Carolina, and a C-17A Globemaster from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston. NIWC Atlantic also received significant support from the 628th Air Base Wing at Joint Base Charleston through landing and refueling operations; and safety and security measures such as electromagnetic radiation calculations and bomb sweeps. The event attracted approximately 240 active participants and attendees, including several military distinguished visitors.