412th, 416th TECs hold combined Best Warrior

Photo By Staff Sgt. Roger Ashley | 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 Best Warrior Competition April 28 to May 2 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The competitors will compete in marksmanship with the M4 rifle in day and night and the M9 pistol.  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

04.28.2014

Story by Staff Sgt. Debralee Lutgen 

412th Theater Engineer Command

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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• Date Taken: 04.28.2014
• Date Posted: 04.29.2014 18:25
• Story ID: 128134
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US