Washington and Parker Named Best Warriors in Mississippi National Guard Competition

JACKSON, MS, UNITED STATES

03.06.2018

Story by 2nd Lt. Rachel Henson 

Joint Force Headquarters - Mississippi National Guard

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi National Guard is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Best Warrior Competition that was held February 26 to March 1, 2018, at the Camp McCain Training Center near Elliott, Mississippi.
The title of Soldier of the Year was awarded to Purvis native Spc. Darrell Washington of the 3656th Maintenance Company, 298th Support Battalion, 184th Sustainment Command headquartered in Laurel.
The title of Noncommissioned Officer of the Year was awarded for the first time to an Air National Guardsman - Pass Christian native Tech. Sgt. Joshua Parker of Gulfport's Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airman Center.
Both were honored Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the National Guard Association of Mississippi’s annual noncommissioned officer convention at the Hilton in Jackson.
Washington, a wheeled vehicle mechanic at the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, will now advance to the regional Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition in Tennessee. If he wins at the regional level, he will compete at the national level.
Parker is a member of the security forces in his unit at the CRTC-BAC and works as a state trooper for the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Since Parker is a member of the Mississippi Air National Guard, he will not advance to compete in the regional Army competition.
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• Date Taken: 03.06.2018
• Date Posted: 03.06.2018 16:09
• Story ID: 268330
• Location: JACKSON, MS, US
• Hometown: BILOXI, MS, US
• Hometown: GULFPORT, MS, US
• Hometown: HATTIESBURG, MS, US
• Hometown: PASS CHRISTIAN, MS, US
• Hometown: PURVIS, MS, US