Photo By Staff Sgt. Marnie Jacobowitz | Sgt. Jacob M. Lane, a combat medic with Detachment 1, 4224th U.S. Army Hospital in...... read more read more
HELENA, Mont. - Sgt. Jacob M. Lane, a combat medic with Detachment 1, 4224th U.S. Army Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is competing in the Army Reserve Medical Command’s prestigious "Best Warrior Competition” held here Feb. 24 – 27, 2014.
Lane, a native Algona, is representing the Central Medical Area Readiness Support Group from Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
“The reason why I decided to compete in this year Best Warrior Competitions is to put all the abilities and knowledge, that I have obtained during my time in the Army, to the test,” said Lane. He is one of 13 soldiers of approximately 9,500-strong ARMEDCOM Warriors to be selected to compete for this honor.
Currently, he works at DuPoint Pioneer Production Plant as a Treater Assistant in Algona, and has volunteered in the physical therapy and rehabilitation department in St. Luke’s hospital. Lane earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, in 2013.
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
Lane 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 12:17 |
| Story ID: | 121119 |
| Location: | HELENA, MONTANA, US |
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