412th, 416th TECs kick-off inaugural combined Best Warrior competition

By Staff Sgt. Roger Ashley, 412th TEC Public AffairsApril 30, 2014

412th, 416th TECs kick-off inaugural combined Best Warrior competition
1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An Army Reserve Soldier fires at his pop-up targets in the kneeling position at the M4 rifle marksmanship range during the 412th and 416th Theater Engineer Commands' Combined Best Warrior Competition April 28 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Twenty-seven Army Res... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
412th, 416th TECs kick-off inaugural combined Best Warrior competition
2 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Spc. Hector Calagua, a petroleum supply specialist and "best warrior" competitor from the 533rd Brigade Support Battalion, 302d Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, completes a 100-question exam as part of the 41... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
412th, 416th TECs kick-off inaugural combined Best Warrior competition
3 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Spc. Logan Lariscy of 375th Engineer Company, 467th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, pins on his number during the 416th and 412th TECs' Combined Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., Ap... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
412th, 416th TECs kick-off inaugural combined Best Warrior competition
4 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Spc. Shaun Marshall, a combat medic and "best warrior"competitor from the 207th Digital Liaison Detachment, 412th Theater Engineer Command, performs pushups during the Army Physical Fitness Test for the 412th and 416th TECs' Combined Bes... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
412th, 416th TECs kick-off inaugural combined Best Warrior competition
5 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Spc. Nathan Eilenfeldt, a combat medic and "best warrior" competitor from the 463rd Engineer Battalion, 411th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, completes the run portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test far ahead of the ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
412th, 416th TECs kick-off inaugural combined Best Warrior competition
6 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Reserve Pfc. Jorge Arciniegas, a combat medic and "best warrior" competitor with the 841st Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, makes sight adjustments on an M4 rifle during the 416th and 412th TEC Combined... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
412th, 416th TECs kick-off inaugural combined Best Warrior competition
7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An Army Reserve Soldier, competing in the 412th and 416th Theater Engineer Commands' Combined Best Warrior event, fires at his pop-up targets in the unsupported prone position during the M4 rifle marksmanship range at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 28. The ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- The 412th and 416th Theater Engineer Commands are conducting a combined Best Warrior Competition here from April 27 to May 1.

Twenty-seven Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from throughout the country are competing for the chance at a spot in the U.S. Army Reserve Command's Best Warrior competition slated for June. One enlisted Soldier and one NCO from each TEC will be chosen to represent the engineers at that level.

"Last year, at the USARC competition it was decided to combine the events to one place with more integration throughout the engineers to provide more support for commands working together," said Master Sgt. Cory Chartier, operations noncommissioned officer, 479th Engineer Battalion and one of the primary planners for the TECs' BWC.

Competitors will participate in a variety of Soldier skill tasks including weapon marksmanship with an M4 rifle and M9 pistols, an Army Physical Fitness Test, Urban Orienteering, a timed, six-mile foot march with a weighted rucksack, day and night land navigation courses, an exam and essay, Army Warrior Task stations, Army Combatives, an appearance in front of a sergeants major board and three mystery events.

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