Network Integration Evaluations (NIEs) are an adaptive and evolutionary approach to designing, integrating and maturing the Army’s tactical network.
NIEs are critical to executing the network strategy, and fielding the most current technology, while being fiscally responsible. Through the NIE process, potential network and non-network capabilities are assessed in a robust operational...
Best Warrior is a Sergeant Major of the Army-directed training and showcase event in which Soldiers and noncommissioned officers, known as NCOs, from the Army’s major commands test their skills against one another in subject areas that include field tactics and tasks, written exams, board interviews and the Army Physical fitness test.
The winner is scheduled to be announced at the...
More than 50 teams of military police will come to Fort Leonard Wood , Mo., for the 16th Annual Military Police Warfighter Challenge; a four-day event held, Sept. 15-18.
During the four-day event, three-Soldier teams from installations around the world will cover nearly 70 miles on foot while competing in numerous warrior tasks, battle drills and endurance tests. Most events are unknown to...
Soldiers from across the Army will descend on Fort Hood to determine the best fighters in the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship July 26-28. Combatives is an Army version of Mixed Martial Arts used to hone warrior skills in hand-to-hand combat. Competitor weigh-ins are July 25. Preliminary rounds are July 26. Semi-final Rounds are July 27. Championship rounds are July 28. Weight classes...
The U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition is premier showcase for Army Reserve Soldiers to demonstrate their technical and tactical skills to determine the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier from the 205,000 men and women serving as America’s Warrior-Citizens. The top NCO and Soldier represent the Army Reserve at the Department of the Army Best Warrior competition...
The Warrior Games showcase the resilient spirit of today's wounded, ill, or injured service members from all branches of the military. After overcoming significant physical and behavioral injuries, these men and women demonstrate the power of ability over disability and the spirit of competition.
Since 2010, nearly 200 wounded, ill, or injured service members and veterans have competed...
More than 170 Marines recently returned from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan will visit 16 wounded warriors from their unit who had to be evacuated for injuries sustained in theatre. The Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, nicknamed "BlackIron," served three consecutive combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom over the past three years.