Day one: 2019 XVIII Airborne Corps NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition

Photo By Spc. Nathaniel Gayle | A U.S. Army Soldier sticks a tough landing on a rope obstacle in the 2019 XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year competition June 24, 2019 on Fort Bragg, N.C. The best-of-the-best Soldiers attend the week-long competition, embodying the Warrior Ethos and demonstrating their commitment to the Army Values. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nathaniel Gayle, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)  

FORT BRAGG, NC, UNITED STATES

06.24.2019

Story by Pvt. Nathaniel Gayle 

22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

Only the best of the best Soldiers across the XVIII Airborne Corps attend the week-long XVIII Abn. Corps Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year Competition held at Fort Bragg, N.C. It is an event where Soldiers test their merit and demonstrate their commitment to the Army values while promoting esprit de corps. On June 24, 2019, 24 Soldiers competed and completed an Army Combat Fitness Test, an Air Assualt Obstacle Course and several other events to help determine who will be named the XVIII Airborne Corps' Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year. The challenging events marked the first day of the competition and what would follow later in the week.

• Date Taken: 06.24.2019
• Date Posted: 06.24.2019 20:09
• Story ID: 328965
• Location: FORT BRAGG, NC, US
• Hometown: FAYETTEVILLE, NC, US
• Hometown: FORT LIBERTY, NC, US
• Hometown: HOPE MILLS, NC, US
• Hometown: RAEFORD, NC, US
• Hometown: SPRING LAKE, NC, US