Video by Officer Candidate Ayden Norcross, Sgt. Davis Rohrer and Senior Airman Kaden Salmons | 153rd Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
Closing video of the West Virginia National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition shown at the National Service Academy in Umm Salal Muhammed, Qatar Feb 5, 2025. The West Virginia Army National Guard is hosting its annual Best Warrior Competition in partnership with Qatar Armed Forces from February 2-5, 2025, at the National Service Academy in Doha, Qatar. This year’s competition is the first......
Video by Officer Candidate Ayden Norcross, Sgt. Davis Rohrer and Senior Airman Kaden Salmons | 153rd Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
The full documentary story of the West Virginia National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition, Feb. 5, 2025. The West Virginia Army National Guard is hosting its annual Best Warrior Competition in partnership with Qatar Armed Forces from February 2-5, 2025, at the National Service Academy in Doha, Qatar. This year’s competition is the first to be hosted jointly with a partner nation outside......
Video by Master Sgt. Amber Monio | National Guard Bureau | 02.04.2025
Nearly 70 service members from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guard and the Qatar Armed Forces participated in series of “range run” events at the National Service Academy in Doha, Qatar, as part of the first-ever Best Warrior Competition held outside the United States. The range run included a series of simulated combat tasks, such as grenade throwing, calling in a......
Video by Master Sgt. Amber Monio | National Guard Bureau | 02.03.2025
Nearly 70 service members from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guard and the Qatar Armed Forces participated in a 15-kilometer ruck march around the perimeter of the National Service Academy in Doha, Qatar, as part of the first-ever Best Warrior Competition held outside the United States. The march tested participants’ endurance and resilience, reinforcing the physical......
Video by Master Sgt. Amber Monio | National Guard Bureau | 02.03.2025
Nearly 70 service members from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guard and the Qatar Armed Forces participated in a series of water-based challenges at the National Service Academy in Doha, Qatar, as part of the first-ever Best Warrior Competition held outside the United States. The swimming event featured a range of physically demanding tasks, including a jump into the pool......
Video by Master Sgt. Amber Monio | National Guard Bureau | 02.03.2025
Service members from the West Virginia and D.C. National Guard joined the Qatar Armed Forces for the first-ever Best Warrior Competition held outside the United States, Feb. 2-5 at Qatar’s National Service Academy. The event tested military skills, built interoperability and strengthened partnerships through shared challenges and training. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Amber Monio)...
Video by Senior Airman Kaden Salmons | 130th Airlift Wing | 01.29.2025
Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard, West Virginia Air National Guard, and District of Columbia National Guard participate in pre-competition training for the 2025 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia, Jan. 29, 2025. This training included land navigation, weapons familiarization, tactical combat casualty care, and calling a nine line medical......