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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EBWC Videos

Video by Senior Airman Manuel Zamora

C130j lands in Kanoya B-roll

374th Airlift Wing

Oct. 19, 2023 | 4:59

B-roll of C130J from Yokota Air Base, Japan landing in at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base to support the movement of the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron.

The MQ-9 is relocating to Kadena Air Base because of an agreement made between the United States and the Government of Japan that states that Kanoya Air Base would only house the unit for 1 year from the beginning of operations. This shift to operations out of Kadena Air Base will ensure continued U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance supporting operations and requests of our allies and partners in the region.

MQ-9s support Japan–U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance priorities throughout the Indo-Pacific, sending information they capture to the Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell on Yokota Air Base for review and processing by a combined U.S.-Japan team.