Photo By Gen. Rajagau Tuan Lante | Spc. Keith Lewis, a mental health specialist with the 6253rd U.S. Army Hospital Mesa,...... read more read more
HELENA, Mont. - Spc. Keith Lewis, a mental health specialist with the 6253rd U.S. Army Hospital Mesa, Ariz., he is competing in the Army Reserve Medical Command’s prestigious Best Warrior Competition here Feb. 24-27, 2014.
Lewis, 27, a Gilbert native, is representing Western Medical Area Readiness Support Group from San Pablo, Calif.
“I chose to compete so I have the opportunity to perform at a highly competitive environment and to better myself as a soldier,” said Lewis.
He is one of 13 selected soldiers of approximately 9,500-strong ARMEDCOM warriors to be selected to compete for this honor.
Currently, he works as a property maintenance supervisor in Gilbert, Ariz., and is a 2005 Mesa High School graduate.
The Best Warrior Competition was developed by retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Jack Tilley in 2002, testing soldier’s physical endurance, military knowledge, and mental perseverance. The competition is an opportunity for warriors to highlight their military skills in a competitive environment.
The grueling four-day event competition taxes each soldier mentally and physically. It includes a timed written exam, physical fitness test, and a number of mentally and physically challenging exercises including day land navigation, urban orienteering courses, road march, weapons qualification on rifles and pistols, hand-to-hand combative tournament, tactical combat causally care, and mystery events
Lewis began the competition at unit level, rising to command level and continuing on to higher command intended to select the noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier of the Year for ARMEDCOM. The winner advances to train and prepare through U.S. Army Reserve Command, and upon winning will go on to represent the Army Reserve Command to the Army wide Best Warrior competition to be held later in the year.
The Army Reserve Medical Command has been represented at the top Army event in 2009 by Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, a medical logistics noncommissioned officer from Three Forks, Mont., at the Department of the Army-level competition.
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 02.24.2014 23:55 |
| Story ID: | 121076 |
| Location: | HELENA, MONTANA, US |
| Hometown: | GILBERT, ARIZONA, US |
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