ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — APG leaders, Soldiers and family members gathered in the Myer Auditorium to attend the 2023 APG and U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command Best Warrior Competition Award Ceremony, May 12, 2023.
BWC is an event conducted annually by the U.S. Army Major Commands to select the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year, and to provide competitors for the Army-level competition. Tenant organizations select the most competent and best qualified NCOs and Soldiers to compete at the APG BWC. This event is designed to promote "esprit de corps" throughout APG and recognize NCOs and Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values and embody the warrior ethos.
Participating NCOs and Soldiers were graded for a cumulative score of 600 points in the following areas: weapons range, Army Combat Fitness Test, obstacle course, written exam, land navigation and administrative board.
CECOM Chief of Staff Col. Joshua Trimble hosted the event and provided opening remarks.
“If you were able to see all of the Soldiers out there this week, then you were reminded of why we’re here,” he said. “[The Army is] here to win and winning matters. There’s no computer simulation that is going to ensure that we can defeat our enemies. This week [Soldiers and NCOs] had to actually show up and compete against others who also wanted to win.”
Trimble ended his remarks with a final poignant statement, “We call these awards the Best Warrior Competition because it demonstrates our Army still has the best warriors.”
Winners of the Best Warrior Competition
CECOM Command Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Conaty presented the competition’s winners.
“The NCOs and Soldiers that competed represent the best of their unit and the best of our Army,” he stated. “They’ve given maximum effort throughout the competition. Win or lose—they are better for the experience. They deserve recognition for their efforts and for seeking an opportunity to challenge themselves. I challenge each of them to take back what they have learned to their units and inspire future competitors.”
Winners of the APG and CECOM Best Warrior Competition received the Army Commendation Medal and tokens of appreciation from APG and local leaders.
APG’s Best Warrior NCO is Sgt. 1st Class German Sanchez of the20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command.
APG’s Best Warrior Soldier is Spc. William Husley of the Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic.
CECOM’s Best Warrior NCO is Staff Sgt. Jose Joachin of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Command – Europe.
CECOM’s Best Warrior Soldier is Spc. Jason Riley of USAMMC-E.
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