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HELENA, Mont. - Spc. Stephen O. Powell, a medical logistics specialist with the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital in Fort Harrison, Mont., is competing in the Army Reserve Medical Command’s prestigious "Best Warrior Competition” in Helena, Mont., Feb. 24 – 27, 2014.
“It means a great deal to me, to show my unit and peers that I can overcome obstacles and accomplish what I set my mind to do,” responded Powell when asked why he chose to compete. He is one of only 13 soldiers of approximately 9,500-strong ARMEDCOM Warriors to be selected to compete for this honor.
Powell, 23, a resident of Pinesdale, Mont., is representing Western Medical Area Readiness Support Group from San Pablo, Calif.
The Best Warrior Competition was developed by retired Sergeant Major of the Army Jack Tilley in 2002, testing soldiers' physical endurance, military knowledge, and mental perseverance. The competition is an opportunity for Warrior’s 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.
Powell 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 NCO from Three Forks, Mont., at the Department of the Army level competition.
| Date Taken: | 02.24.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 02.25.2014 09:49 |
| Story ID: | 121106 |
| Location: | HELENA, MONTANA, US |
| Hometown: | PINESDALE, MONTANA, US |
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