Photo By Maj. Derek Cobb | Winners of the 451 ESC 2025 Best Warrior, Best Squad Competition in Fort Sill,...... read more read more
FORT SILL, Oklahoma - The 451 ESC concluded its 2025 Best Warrior Competition, Best Squad Competition (BWBSC) on March 7, 2025.
14 Soldiers traveled across the Midwest to compete, 12 made it to the end, but only two could receive the titles.
The 2025 BWBSC entailed several events to test the competitors’ physical fitness, marksmanship, combat lifesaver skills, and general Army knowledge. Competitors came from both subordinate commands and the 451 ESC headquarters company.
The 451 ESC Best NCO of the competition was Sgt. Johniel Morera-Arroyo of the HHC, 451 ESC and the Best Soldier was Pvt. 1st Class Jacob Benson of the 89th Special Troops Battalion (89 STB).
The standard squad for the competitions is made up of five or six Soldiers, including a squad leader who usually holds the rank of sergeant first class or staff sergeant, a team leader who is a sergeant or corporal, and three squad members who are at the rank of specialist or lower.
451 ESC’s best squad consists of:
(Squad Leader) Sgt. Morera-Arroyo – HHC, 451 ESC
(Team Leader) Sgt. John Larkin – 394th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (394 CSSB)
Spc. Christopher Carr – 89 STB
Spc. Adan Guerra – 821st Transportation Battalion
Pvt. 1st Class Benson – 89 STB
Pvt. 1st Class Samuel Prey – 394 CSSB
The other competitors for the competition included:
SPC Elijah Delaney, HHC, 451 ESC, Staff Sgt. Luke Bailey, 329th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Sgt. Brian Koepp, 484th Movement Control Battalion, Sgt. Ian Leggoe, 620th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Sgt. Jorge Gonzalez, 339th Movement Control Team, Sgt. Carla Cuadra, 423rd Transportation Company, Pvt. 1st Class, Damian Jimenez, 423rd Transportation Company, and Pvt. 1st Class Nathan Lenzen, 903rd Inland Cargo Transportation Company.
Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners and competitors. Consider asking them about their experience. We encourage all eligible Soldiers to consider competing next year. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get back to the core of what the Army Reserve does and challenge oneself. You’ll never know what you are capable of until you try.
| Date Taken: | 05.06.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.06.2025 11:55 |
| Story ID: | 497136 |
| Location: | LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, US |
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