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 Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 14 maintain AV-8B Harrier II aircraft (B-Roll)

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

Aug. 3, 2023 | 6:24

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 14 perform daily maintenance and flight operations with AV-8B Harrier II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 2023. This footage was captured for an event honoring the maintainers and their dedication to mission accomplishment and preserving the AV-8B Harrier legacy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)

This B-Roll package contains the following:
Slow-motion footage of flight operations and maintenance, video portraits, foreign objects debris walk, and a lightning storm silhouetting an AV-8B Harrier II.