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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National JROTC All-Service Aerial Drone Championship | 2024

U.S. Army Cadet Command (Army ROTC)

April 8, 2024 | 5:18

Cadets from JROTC programs from across the country competed in the first ever National JROTC All-Service Aerial Drone Championship at the Batesville Civic Center April 5-6, 2024. During this two-day competition teams competed in a series of events testing their ability to pilot drones, communicate as a team, program an autonomous flight, and properly document flights. Interviews start at 03:00 Army JROTC cadet Azzy Pittman, the battalion commander for Camdenton High School Army JROTC. The Camdenton High School Army JROTC drone team was named the National Army JROTC Champion at the National JROTC All-Service Aerial Drone Championship, Batesville, Miss., April 6, 2024. Capt. (Ret.) Roy Roby, the senior army instructor at Poudre High School, in Fort Collins, Co. Poudre High School Army JROTC is a new program that started in the fall of 2023 and recently started its drone team. Army JROTC cadet Owen Guzik, from Ida S. Baker High School, in Cape Coral, Fla. Guzik is one of the drone pilots on his Army JROTC program’s drone team as a freshman. Christian Campbell, a senior from Perry County Central High School, in Hazard, Ky. Campbell is not in Army JROTC, but joined the drone team to gain experience as he aims to become a civil engineer and use drones in his future career.