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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DCSA's Security Review Rating Process (SRP)

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

Sept. 29, 2021 | 37:58

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) role as the National Industrial Security Program cognizant security office is to provide Government Contracting Activities with assurance their contractors are eligible for access to classified information and maintain foundational security practices to safeguard classified information.

To provide these assurances, DCSA must understand a cleared contractor’s internal security processes associated with their classified contract performance as it relates to people, information, and technology. Once of the primary means of obtaining this knowledge is through contractor security reviews.

At the conclusion of each security review, DCSA rate a contractor’s security posture using our refined security rating process. This process is a compliance first model that eliminates enhancements, utilizes a whole company approach, analysis of management support from the top, employee awareness, and cooperation within the security community as outlined in the DCSA Category Reference Cards.

This video provides an overview of the security rating process. For additional information, visit the DCSA security review and rating website located at https://www.dcsa.mil/mc/ctp/srrp/.