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 Lance Cpl. Ruben Padilla

Spectrum warfare department use electronic systems to locate, intercept, and identify enemy and friendly radiated electromagnetic energy

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

Sept. 21, 2023 | 1:14

U.S. Marines assigned to Spectrum Warfare Department (SWD), Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, rehearsed using electronic systems to identify friendly and enemy frequencies during a training exercise near Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 23, 2023. The mission of SWD is to locate, intercept, and identify or localize sources of intentional and unintentional radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition, targeting, planning and conduct of future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ruben Padilla)