Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competitor Spc. Bernard Quackenbush rests with his arms locked out during the push-up event of the Army Physical Fitness Test portion of the contest, Oct. 3, 2011, on Ft. Lee, Va. The week-long competition kic...

Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competitors race down the track during the two-mile run event during the Army Physical Fitness Test portion of the competition, Oct. 3, 2011, on Ft. Lee, Va. The week-long competition kicked off at 0500 with a...

Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competitor Spc. Johnathan Melendez-Santiago lunges forward during the sit-ups event of the Army Physical Fitness Test, Oct. 3, 2011, on Ft. Lee, Va. The week-long competition kicked off at 0500 with a chilly a...

Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competitors listen to a brief prior to warming up for the Army Physical Fitness Test portion of the contest, Oct. 3, 2011, on Ft. Lee, Va. The week-long competition kicked off at 0500 with a chilly and wet APF...

Soldiers competing in the Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competition attend a media training brief conducted by Paula Smith in the Lee Club, Oct. 3, 2011, on Ft. Lee, Va. Smith is the executive media trainer for the Office of the Chief of P...

Soldiers competing in the Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 competition attend a welcome dinner in the Lee Club, on Ft. Lee, Va., Oct. 3, 2011. The dinner, which was hosted by the Association of the United States Army and Sergeant Major of the...

Department of the Army Best Warrior 2011 Challenge competitors attend the Best Warrior NCO/Soldiers Board given at The Lee Club on Fort Lee, Va., Oct 4, 2011. The warriors are questioned on their Army knowledge, facing movements, and appearance. (U.S...

Twenty-six motivated Soldiers began their pursuit of prestigious Army titles at Fort Lee, Va. as they completed the challenges of the 2011 Best Warrior Competition.