3rd BCT medic trains for 82nd Airborne Division Best Medic competition

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Hewitt | Sgt. Roberto Sanchez, a paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division checks the pulse on a medical training dummy during training at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 1, 2015. Sanchez is one of five medics in the 82nd Abn. Div. competing to be named the Best Medic and have the honor of representing the division at the Army-wide Best Medic Competition in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Anthony Hewitt/Released)  

FORT BRAGG, NC, UNITED STATES

09.03.2015

Story by Sgt. Anthony Hewitt 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

FORT BRAGG, N.C.—Sgt. Roberto Sanchez, a paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division is currently training to compete in the 82nd Abn. Div. Best Medic competition at Fort Bragg.

Sanchez, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is one of five medics assigned to the 82nd Abn. Div. competing.

To get to the division-level competition, Sanchez first competed at the brigade-level. The Paratrooper also completed a Ranger Physical Fitness Test and graduated the Fort Bragg Pre-Ranger Course.

Extensive training is the focus for Sanchez during the month of September. He will continue to undergo long classroom hours, physical training, warrior task, and consistent medical training scenarios under strenuous conditions at the Taylor Medical Training Facility.

The winner of the division’s Best Medic Competition slated for Sept. 25, will travel to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and will have a chance compete against other division winners from around the Army to be named the Best Medic of 2015.

• Date Taken: 09.03.2015
• Date Posted: 09.03.2015 15:52
• Story ID: 175202
• Location: FORT BRAGG, NC, US
• Hometown: GREEN BAY, WI, US