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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2021 U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Warrior Competitors.

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The AMEDD Effect Podcast | Episode 5: Duty. Honor. Country. A Leader Among Leaders Feat. Medical and Chaplain Recruiting Brigade Commander, (COL) Katrina E. Walters

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April 16, 2025 | 01:17:53

Episode 5: Duty. Honor. Country. A Leader Among Leaders Feat. Medical and Chaplain Recruiting Brigade Commander, (COL) Katrina E. Walters The AMEDD Effect had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Medical and Chaplain Recruiting Brigade Commander, (COL) Katrina E. Walters about her career in the U.S. Army. Before we got into COL Walters story, I wanted to acknowledge that March is “Women’s History Month” and give COL Walters the opportunity to recognize women who have done amazing things in the U.S. Army. COL Walters would go on to talk about knowing from a young age that she wanted to work in the medical field from a very young age. With a father in the Navy COL Walters grew up a “military brat” and traveled from different duty locations. While in high school COL Walters would begin to explore how she could attend college for medical school and stumbled upon the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. COL Walter applied and was accepted to attend the Academy. In 1998 COL Walters graduates and commissioned into the U.S. Army and begin the process to earn her Doctorate of Medicine from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in 2002 and was commissioned as a Captain in the Medical Corps. She holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. Throughout the years COL Walters would be assigned to Command Surgeon, United States Army Recruiting Command; Deputy Commander for Clinical Services for Weed Army Community Hospital, Fort Irwin, California; Department Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine for Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC), Fort Hood, Texas; Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship Program Director, CRDAMC, Fort Hood, Texas; Officer in Charge, Evans Family Medicine Clinic, Fort Carson, Colorado; Chief, Primary Care and Community Medicine, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Officer in Charge, Consolidated Aid Station Rustamiyah, while assigned to the 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08; Staff Family Physician, USA MEDDAC, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. COL Walters is currently the Medical and Chaplain Recruiting Brigade Commander at Fort Knox, KY. The overall mission is to recruit highly qualified and motivated healthcare professionals, chaplains, warrant officers, and special operators to serve as Soldiers. Press play and listen to the story of a leader among leaders in the U.S. Army. Music Provided By: Sunrise by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com (https://www.free-stock-music.com/) Winter by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Reels Tutorial by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US For more information visit the following websites: www.goarmy.com/amedd www.goarmy.com/hpsp www.goarmy.com/chaplain Follow us on Social Media: IG: @3rdmrb: • @theameddeffect • @nccrteam Facebook: (3rd MRB) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/3rd.MRB) (North Central Chaplain Recruiting, Chicago, IL) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NCCRTEAM/)