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 Staff Sgt. Brenden Delgado

Helocast!

2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

March 30, 2023 | 0:57

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines -- For the first time together, Soldiers of 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Lightning Academy and the Philippine Army jump from a CH-47 and UH-60s, 25 March 2023, during exercise Salaknib at Fort Magsaysay Reservoir during Helocast operations.

Helocasting is an airborne technique used extensively by the US Army's light infantry units to insert Soldiers into a maritime insertion point, where they will exit the aircraft and enter the water.

(U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Brenden Delgado, Staff Sgt. Joshua Hammock, Sgt. Dominic Purnell, Spc. Jorge Reyes, and Spc. Brandon Wright)