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    Tulsa native takes junior-enlisted title of Oklahoma Army National Guard Best Warrior 2019

    Colgate, Oklahoma, Native takes title of Oklahoma Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2019

    Photo By Staff Sgt. Jordan Sivayavirojna | Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Samuel Alvarez with Alpha Company, 777 Aviation...... read more read more

    CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES

    10.08.2019

    Story by Spc. Jessica Todd 

    145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

    Tulsa native takes junior-enlisted title of Oklahoma Army National Guard Best Warrior 2019
    Story by: Jessica Todd
    145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    Camp Gruber, Okla. – Spc. Samuel Alvarez, a Tulsa native from Alpha Company, 777 Aviation Support Battalion, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard, won the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 2018 Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma, Oct. 6, 2019.

    After competing in over 10 scored events, Alvarez took home the title of junior-enlisted Oklahoma Army National Guard Best Warrior. The events were the Army Physical Fitness Test, weapons handling and marksmanship, day and night land navigation, an obstacle course, Army Warrior Tasks and Drills, an Army board, and they finished off with a 12-mile timed ruck march while carrying a 35-pound pack.

    "The most important thing I got out of the competition was discovering my weaknesses," said Alvarez. "I know what I need to gain more information in for the next competition now."

    Alvarez 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 in 2020.

    Alvarez also was named "Soldier of the Year" and won an Army Commendation Medal for his efforts throughout the competition.

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    Date Taken: 10.08.2019
    Date Posted: 10.08.2019 15:43
    Story ID: 346586
    Location: CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA, US
    Hometown: TULSA, OKLAHOMA, US

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