Day 2: 2019 XVIII Airborne Corps NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition

Photo By Spc. Nathaniel Gayle | Pfc. Mark Ferido, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Wahiawa, Hawaii native, checks and seals his protective mask in response to a simulated gas attack during the XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year Competition June 25, 2019 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The NCO and SOY competition is a week-long event full of challenging Soldier competency activities. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nathaniel Gayle, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)  

FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

06.25.2019

Story by Pvt. Nathaniel Gayle 

22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

On day two, the 24 competitors competing in the 2019 XVIII Airborne Corps NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition participated in multiple situational training exercises involving tasks designed to test battle readiness and resiliency June 25, 2019 at Fort Bragg, N.C. Constantly moving and being tested all day against rugged terrain and intense heat, the Soldiers strived to prove they were mentally and physically tough enough to win the competition.

• Date Taken: 06.25.2019
• Date Posted: 06.25.2019 19:31
• Story ID: 329151
• Location: FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: FORT LIBERTY, NORTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: HOPE MILLS, NORTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, US
• Hometown: SPRING LAKE, NORTH CAROLINA, US