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99th RSC kicks off Best Warrior Competition

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  • By Staff Sgt. Alyn-Michael Macleod
  • 99th Regional Support Command Public Affairs
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --  Eleven Soldiers from units encompassing the 99th Regional Support Command area of responsibility arrived at the Maj. John P. Pryor Armed Forces Reserve Center here to kick off the second 99th RSC Best Warrior Competition.

Command Sgt. Maj. Kurtis Timmer, 99th RSC presided this year's competition.

Today's Soldiers must be versed in a variety of warrior tasks outside of their primary military occupational skill. Soldiers will experience various scenarios testing endurance during the week.

"This is where the rubber meets the road," Timmer said to the competitors. "Our mission this week is to stress you out and test your mental and physical capabilities with a week-long worth of events."

The events in which Soldiers will participate include: Army physical fitness test, an M16A2 weapon qualification, a "move and shoot" event, day and night land navigation, military operations on urbanized terrain exercises that evaluate Soldiers in a number of critical warrior tasks and battle drills, a road march, M16A2 and M9 disassemble timed test, leadership reaction course, a mystery event and an official board appearance.

"Our goal is to select the best NCO and Soldier," Timmer said. "You all came here winners."

Soldiers taking part in the event are:

Sgt. Matt J. Belcher, bandsman, 78th Army Band, JB MDL
Sgt. Daniel Acree, tactical multimedia specialist, 368th Military Intelligence Battalion
Spc. Bruce Fray, motor transportation specialist, 55th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Spc. Thomas Tripiciano, percussionist, 198th Army Band, Rochester, N.Y.
Sgt. Jestin Llewellyn, signal support, 55th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Sgt. David Adams, senior instrumentalist, 78th Army Band, JB MDL
Spc. Alex Cruz, instrumentalist, 78th Army Band, JB MDL
Spc. Aaron Thomas, small arms/artillery repair, 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.
Sgt. Jonathan Hale, tuba player, 94th Army Band, East Windsor, Conn.
Sgt. Veronica Gonzalez, a 42R Bandsman, 319th Army Band, Fort Totten, N.Y.
Spc. Brandon Hock, trombone player, 319th Army Band, JB MDL