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 Sgt. Kylejian Francia

B-Roll: Soldiers navigate obstacle course during Best Squad Competition in Italy

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

April 10, 2025 | 1:17

U.S. Soldiers plan and navigate an obstacle course during the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Best Squad Competition (BSC) at Caserma Del Din, Italy, April 8, 2025. The three-day SETAF-AF BSC assesses each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team. The top squads will represent SETAF-AF in the U.S. Army Europe and Africa BSC. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Kylejian Francia)

Shot List
(00:00:00) LONG SHOT: U.S. Soldiers plan their obstacle course
(00:05:15) CUT IN SHOT: U.S. Soldiers plan their obstacle course
(00:09:14) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. Soldiers plan their obstacle course
(00:13:14) LONG SHOT: U.S. Soldiers maneuver through obstacle 15 “Hip Hip”
(00:19:03) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Soldiers maneuver through obstacle 15 “Hip Hip”
(00:24:21) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. Soldiers maneuver through obstacle 15 “Hip Hip”
(00:30:13) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Soldiers maneuver through obstacle 15 “Hip Hip”
(00:36:13) LONG SHOT: U.S. Soldiers run toward obstacle 14 “Cargo Net”
(00:41:14) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Soldiers scale obstacle 14 “Cargo Net”
(00:45:25) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Soldiers scale obstacle 14 “Cargo Net”
(00:49:16) LONG SHOT: U.S. Soldiers scale obstacle 14 “Cargo Net”
(00:56:03) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. Soldiers scale obstacle 14 “Cargo Net”
(00:59:06) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Soldiers crawl through obstacle 13 “Tunnel Crawl”
(01:04:25) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. Soldiers crawl through obstacle 13 “Tunnel Crawl”
(01:10:12) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Soldiers crawl through obstacle 13 “Tunnel Crawl”