Competitors for the 2019 Best Warrior Competition successfully
completed day three of competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia on March
6, 2019. This six-day event will evaluate soldier’s physical strength and
academic knowledge. Georgia National Guardsman, Sgt. Matthew Taylor, representing the
Columbus-based 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, low crawls
through the smoke during the Individual Movement Technique event.
Georgia National Guardsman, Cpl. Brian Cadenhead, representing the
Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, moves through the
Individual Movement Technique event.
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During the six-day competition, competitors were evaluated
knowledge and physical strengths.
completed a swim test, an Army Physical Fitness Test, weapons
and M-9 pistol – a military operations on urban terrain course and
an initial military training course.
“I have wanted to compete in this competition since I was a
private,” said Brisbay. “I have learned that a lot of things are not
given, but they are earned and if you want something you need to
earn it.”
Army Combat Fitness Test – including hand-release push-ups,
dead lift 240 lb., leg tuck, sled drag and a 3-mile run a 12-mile
board appearance.
“I have pushed myself farther than I ever have before,” said
Johnson. “We all worked really hard this entire week.”
Competitors motivated one another during the events and
pushed themselves to complete the tasks in an expeditious but
thorough manner. By the end of the week, competitors had built
the competition.
“There aren’t too many folks out there that serve a cause larger
than themselves,” said Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden, The Adjutant
General of Georgia.. “For you to come out and compete and lay it
all on the line makes you a winner. Thank you to our winners, you
took it to the next level.”
Georgia National Guardsman, Spc. Jonathan Florencio, representing
the Ellenwood-based 78th Troop Command, transports a casualty to
the extraction point during the Military Operations on Urban Terrain
evaluation.