Best Warrior Competition

2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition

U.S. Army Soldier Staff Sgt. Shea Moody with Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 149th Infantry Battalion, 75th Troop Command, participates in the 2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition in Greenville, Ky., March 22, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Joynt)

Taken: 03.22.2026 | Video by Staff Sgt. Alan Royalty

View Video Page

2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition Obstacle Course

03.21.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Georgia Napier

Spc. Caleb Green with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Fires Brigade, 138th Operational Fires Command finishes the obstacle course...

Best Warrior Competition

03.22.2026 | Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane

Spc. Caleb Green, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Operational Fires Command, rushes toward the finish line of the ruck march at...

2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition Land Navigation

03.21.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Georgia Napier

Competitors’ patrol caps are laid out during the land navigation event of the Kentucky Best Warrior Competition at Wendell H. Ford Regional...

2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition AFT Event

03.20.2026 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Traylor

The top 20 Soldiers and Non-Commissioned Officers from Kentucky take part in the Army Fitness Test (AFT) for the 2026 Kentucky Best Warrior...

2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition

03.21.2026 | Photo by 1st Sgt. Scott Raymond

Soldiers compete in the obstacle course event of the Kentucky Best Warrior Competition, held at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center,...

2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition Qualification

03.21.2026 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Royalty

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers complete qualification at the M4 range during the Best Warrior Competition held at Wendell H. Ford Regional...

Best Warrior Competition

03.20.2026 | Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers Participate in the 2026 Best Warrior Competition at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenvile,...

Vardeman promoted to chief master sergeant

03.15.2026 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs

Newly promoted Chief Master Sgt. Jason Vardeman, senior enlisted leader of the 123rd Maintenance Operations Flight, speaks to the audience during...

More PAO-KNG Images

2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition

03.22.2026 | Video by Staff Sgt. Alan Royalty

U.S. Army Soldier Staff Sgt. Shea Moody with Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 149th Infantry Battalion, 75th Troop Command,...

2026 Kentucky Best Warrior Competition

03.22.2026 | Courtesy Video

U.S. Army Soldier Spc. Caleb Green, a fire support specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Operational Fires Command,...

KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 3: The Battle...

02.05.2026 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane

In Episode 3 of “Fix Bayonets,” U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Casey Cooper, operations sergeant major for the 75th Troop Command, Kentucky Army...

KYANG Airmen hone skills in Hawaii

08.01.2025 | Video by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton

More than 70 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing conducted annual field training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,...

KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 2: The Battle...

12.12.2025 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane

In Episode 2 of “Fix Bayonets,” Distinguished Service Cross recipient Sgt. Maj. Timothy Nein recounts the events of March 20, 2005, when he...

KYARNG G3 Podcast: Fix Bayonets | Ep. 1: Kentucky...

11.20.2025 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Lowe, a flight medic with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard, shares his firsthand account of...

Had to Ask: Suicide Prevention Training Video (NGB)

05.29.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Reno

This short film, produced by the Kentucky Army National Guard, supports suicide intervention training using the ACE method: Ask, Care, Escort. It...

Kentucky Air Guard civil engineers strengthen...

06.16.2025 | Video by Tech. Sgt. Chloe Ochs

Fifty members from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing completed annual training alongside their Portuguese counterparts at...

Kentucky surpasses expectations through ‘KEEP’,...

03.12.2026 | Story by Milt Spalding

In response to nationwide recruiting struggles, the Kentucky National Guard has implemented a successful new strategy. The Kentucky Enlistment...

Kentucky Guard answers the call for Winter Storm Fern

03.12.2026 | Story by Capt. Kaitlin Baudendistel

More than 2,200 Kentucky National Guard members were activated in late January 2026 to conduct statewide emergency response operations, providing...

Pence selected as Kentucky Air Guard’s top first...

03.08.2026 | Story by Philip Speck

Master Sgt. Josh Pence has been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s First Sergeant of the Year for 2026 and will be honored at the...

Greco, Bradshaw, Stoll named Airmen of the Year for...

03.08.2026 | Story by Philip Speck

Senior Airman Ethan Greco, Staff Sgt. Lucas Bradshaw and Senior Master Sgt. Dallas Stoll will be honored during a banquet in Louisville, Kentucky,...

Kentucky Air Guard to play key role in return of...

02.24.2026 | Story by Dale Greer

Historic flooding canceled Thunder Over Louisville in 2025, but officials promise an exciting air show and fireworks display for the return this...

Contingency Response Group earns Governor’s...

02.22.2026 | Story by Airman 1st Class Angelee Barnett

The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group has been recognized for exceptional achievement, earning the Kentucky...

‘You’re rock stars’: Military kids honored at...

02.19.2026 | Story by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane

Over one hundred kids attended this year’s Military Kids Day at the Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Feb. 19, 2027. Kentucky National Guard families,...

Kentucky Air Guard, Ecuador share C-130 expertise

02.06.2026 | Story by Senior Airman Annaliese Billings

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard and Ecuadorian Air Force conducted an aircrew subject matter expert exchange recently at Cotopaxi Air...

More PAO-KNG News

More PAO-KNG Audio

Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office

SHOW UNIT INFO

Current Personnel:

Content Online:

Awards:

Featured Video

Recent Images

Recent Videos

Recent News Stories

Recent Audio

Recent Publications

Podcasts

Graphics

DVIDS Control Center

Web Support

Customer Service

Links