Best Warrior Results

2020 BEST WARRIOR Competition

THE TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS of the 2020 Best Warrior Competition that brings together Soldiers and Airmen from the Texas National Guard and our state partnership program countries of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Chile. The Soldiers and Airmen who competed are considered the “best of the best” of their respective units.

Service members gather for a demanding multi-day competition that tests their tactical skills, endurance and technical expertise through scored events such as a tactical road march, obstacle course, swim test and physical fitness test, just to name a few.

Traditionally, winners are named and honored at a banquet for all participants, however, this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to gather this previous spring for the celebration. Like so many other events around the world, we recently honored our winners virtually. H

SGT Haden Roach and SPC Jacob Arndt were selected to represent the Texas National Guard in the National Guard Best Warrior 2020 Competition held in September at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Although they did not win the competition, they proudly represented Texas Soldiers and Airmen.

THE WINNERS OF THE 2020 BEST WARRIOR COMPETITION IS AS FOLLOWS:

BEST WARRIORS ARMY

SGT Haden Roach Army Best NCO Co C 3-144th Infantry Regiment

SPC Jacob Arndt Army Junior Enlisted Winner 840th Engineer Company

BEST WARRIOR AIR

SPC JACOB ARNDT COMPETES IN THE OBSTACLE COURSE during at the National Guard Best Warrior Competition held in September at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. (Photo courtesy of the Texas Military Department)

SSgt Gregory Gaines Air Best NCO 147th Support Operations Squadron

TEXAS GUARDSMEN along with Chilean and Czech Soldiers hold their flags proudly March 7, 2020, in honor of their partnerships during the Texas Military Department 2020 Best Warrior Competition at Bastrop, TX. (Photo by SGT Daryl Bradford)

AIC Christopher Gangeme Air Junior Enlisted Winner 136th Security Forces Squadron