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

Photo By Spc. Nathaniel Gayle | Spc. Nicholas Callahan, left, assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Whitney, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Divsion, stand as the 2019 XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year competition winners June 28, 2019 on Fort Bragg, N.C. The best-of-the-best Soldiers attend the 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

06.28.2019

Story by Pvt. Nathaniel Gayle 

22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

On the fifth and final day of the 2019 XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year Competition, the final nine competitors braved their last challenge; the XVIII Abn. Corps board. The board is a mental test designed to test a Soldier's military bearing and knowledge when under the intense pressure of senior NCOs. Staff Sgt. Matthew Whitney, 3rd Infantry Division and Spc. Nicholas Callahan, 44th Medical Brigade, won the competition. The board and award ceremony for the winners took place at Fort Bragg, N.C. June 28, 2019.

• Date Taken: 06.28.2019
• Date Posted: 06.29.2019 00:05
• Story ID: 329758
• Location: FORT BRAGG, NC, US
• Hometown: FAYETTEVILLE, NC, US
• Hometown: FORT LIBERTY, NC, US
• Hometown: RAEFORD, NC, US
• Hometown: SPRING LAKE, NC, US