SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii " Spc. Timothy Anderson, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division won the division Soldiers of the Year competition May 9 after a week of intense physical and mental testing here. The Soldier of the Year must compete and win at the battalion and brigade levels against many peers before progressing to this point to earn the title Soldier of the Year.

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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Spc. Timothy Anderson, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division won the division Soldiers of the......READ MORE

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"Warriors!

Great job and well done to the entire Brigade Combat Team during the execution of Exercise Warrior Spear! As CSM Crosby and I circulated the battlefield, we saw some great things done by every one of you. Seeing you giving 110% to get the mission accomplished was simply amazing.

You conducted the first Company-level Combined Arms Live Fires done here at Schofield Barracks in some time. All 9 Infantry Companies and 3 Cavalry Troops executed a complex live fire to a high standard with all of the weapon systems we have organic to our unit and with the support of 155mm Artillery from the batteries of 2-11 Field Artillery.

You exercised many "block and tackle" skills with a host of enablers from Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs, to Female Engagement Teams, to Human Intelligence Collection Teams, to Engineers, to Air Assault and sling load operations with aircraft from the Hawaii National Guard to U.S. Navy Search and Rescue aircraft conducting MEDEVAC training and on and on… All done as part of two demanding situational training exercises also part of Warrior Spear done here at Schofield Barracks and in the Kuhuku Training Area on the North Shore of Oahu. You set a new standard for what training can be here in the 25th Infantry Division.

You trained almost every muscle group in every War Fighting Function in this BCT from mission command with our Tactical Operations Centers to sustainment activities by our Brigade Support Battalion making this exercise a success. We got better every day that we executed Warrior Spear and we were ready to move forward and train at the National Training Center.

The opening of our training schedule now offers us new opportunities to build upon what we have learned individually and as a team. We will take the opportunity to slow our pace and increase the quality of our training, FOCUS and to truly master the basics of our profession (physical fitness, marksmanship, medical skills, communications skills and small unit battle drills), give ourselves a predictable but challenging training schedule that gives back to our families and continue to grow and develop as a Team of Teams.

In the coming weeks we will take care of ourselves, our equipment and plan for our future training in the coming months. We are extremely proud of what all of you have accomplished and we are confident in saying the Warrior Brigade is ready for whatever is in store for us next. The focus and core mission of the brigade remains consistent. We will continue to conduct tough, realistic training within our capacity and if called upon, we will be ready. Thank you all for your continued service and dedication."

Tropic Lightning! WARRIORS!

Col. Thomas H. Mackey Brigade Commander

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