Purcell native wins Oklahoma National Guard’s Best Warrior

Photo By Staff Sgt. Jordan Sivayavirojna | Spc. Josue Olguin, a horizontal engineer with 3120th Engineer Support Company, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard, climbs a rope during the obstacle course portion of the 2018 Oklahoma Best Warrior Competition at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma, Nov. 10, 2018. This rigorous and physically demanding course challenges Soldiers from across the state in events such as physical fitness, land navigation, warrior tasks, essay writing and weapons qualification. The hand-picked participants start at the battalion level and then compete against other Soldiers from across the state for the chance to represent Oklahoma at the regional and national level. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jordan Sivayavirojna)  

BRAGGS, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES

11.11.2018

Story by Spc. Jordan Sivayavirojna 

145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

BRAGGS, Okla. – Purcell, Oklahoma native, Spc. Josue Olguin, horizontal engineer with 3120th Engineer Support Company, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard won the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 2018 Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Gruber Training Center Nov. 9-11.

Soldiers selected for the 2018 Best Warrior Competition engage in a three-day event, challenging and assessing each competitor’s abilities through rigorous and physically demanding obstacles, which are designed to assess them in the areas of physical fitness, land navigation, warrior tasks, essay writing and weapons qualification.

Olguin was selected amongst many other Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers within his unit to compete in the competition. Olguin’s proficiency in all portions of the competition earned him the title of the 2018 Oklahoma National Guard Soldier of the Year.

“It’s a great experience knowing that all that hard work paid off,” Olguin said. “I didn’t want to let down all the NCO’s (noncommissioned officers) who helped me get here.”

Olguin will advance to the regional Best Warrior Competition later this year. Winners of the regional competition will then move onto the nationwide Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Gruber Training Center in Summer 2019.

• Date Taken: 11.11.2018
• Date Posted: 11.14.2018 12:13
• Story ID: 299563
• Location: BRAGGS, OKLAHOMA, US