US Army South Best Warrior Competition 2013
Our buddy, Headhuntersix, sent us a slew of photos from the US Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, TX. US Army South’s website describes their mission and the units involved in accomplishing that mission. Headhuntersix says that “The mission is huge and pretty cool. Counter narcotics, personnel rescue and re-integration plus all the training we do with Latin American militaries”
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Sgt. Andrew French, 512th Geospatial Engineering Detachment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, fires his M4 Carbine Rifle at the Zero Ranger during the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 13. The U.S Army Installation Management Command is hosting the competition here May 13-16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Sgt. Andrew French, 512th Geospacial Engineer Detachment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, walks back to his M4 Carbine Rifle after checking his target at the Zero Range during the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 13. The U.S Army Installation Management Command is hosting the competition here May 13-16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Sgt. Andrew French, 512th Geospatial Engineering Detachment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, fires his M4 Carbine Rifle at the Zero Range during the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 13. The U.S Army Installation Management Command is hosting the competition here May 13-16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Staff Sgt. Jacob Dipietro, 525th Military Police Battalion, Guatanamo Bay, Cuba, looks at his target at the M4 Carbine Rifle Zero Range during the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 13. The U.S Army Installation Management Command is hosting the competition here May 13-16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Specialist Austin Hunsaker, 525th Military Police Battalion, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, works his way through the “Tough Nut” obstacle during the Obstacle Course event at the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. The U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the event here until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Specialist Austin Hunsaker, 525th Military Police Battalion, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, works his way through the “Low Crawl Pit” during the Obstacle Course event at the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. The U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the event here until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Staff Sgt. Jacob Dipietro, 525th Military Police Battalion, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naviagtes through the “Weaver” during the Obstacle Course event at the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. The U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the event until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Sergeant Andrew French, 512th Geospatial Engineering Detachment, U.S. Army South, jumps off of the “Log Balance” during the Obstacle Course event of the 2013 Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the event until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Sergeant Andrew French, 512th Geospatial Engineering Detachment, U.S. Army South, climbs the “Reverse Climb” during the Obstacle Course event at the 2013 Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the event until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Sergeant Andrew French, 512th Geospatial Engineering Detachment, U.S. Army South, crawls through the “Low Crawl Pits” during the Obstacle Course event at the 2013 Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the event until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Specialist Austin Hunsaker (middle), 525th Military Police Battalion, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, exits a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during the military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) portion of the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. The U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the event here until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Specialist Austin Hunsaker (middle), 525th Military Police Battalion, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, runs to his next testing station during the military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) portion of the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. The U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the event here until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Specialist Fransico Padilla, 512th Geospatial Engineering Detachment, U.S. Army South, searches underneath a car with a mirror during the military operations on urban terrain portion of the 2013 Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. The U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the competition here until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
CAMP BULLIS, Texas–Specialist Fransico Padilla, 512th Geospatial Engineering Detachment, U.S. Army South, moves to search the backseat of a suspicious vehicle during the military operations on urban terrain portion of the 2013 Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas May 15. The U.S. Army Installation Command is hosting the competition here until May 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)
Category: Real Soldiers
Let’s face it: these guys are all hunks.
Thanks for the photos Headhuntersix. These guys make me proud. When I browse around TAH it makes me stand up straight to see the real deal like these soldiers. Thank you guys for serving!
looks like some fun, but i have to wonder, is this the POG version of Best Ranger?
@3 – Smitty
This is just a prelude to the Army Soldier and NCO of the year competition.
ahhh it is part of the “hug a pog” program hahahah im just teasing
@5 I just laughed coffee through my nose, thanks.
Glad there are some types of positive competition for soldiers to compete in. Need more of it.
Do the Marines do anything like this?
@8, yes, they see who can smash the largest rock with their head
Like this?
Things have changed changed since my days with USARSO down in Panama. Back then we had the swim, run, shoot competition and the hike across the Isthmus, both of which turned out to be more physically demanding than I expected. Had to look up geospatial engineering and wasn’t even aware there was an MOS for that (12Y, I think)
Great pictures!! Best Warrior is an awesome way for the Jr. Enlisted to earn bragging rights for themselves and their units. We had one of our specialists take ARMEDCOM’s Best Warrior last year. She might weigh 105 lbs soaking wet, and she dislocated a male soldiers arm who she rolled with in the combatives component. Us back at the HHC promptly nicknamed her ‘SPC ‘She who makes boys cry’. It was awesome.
Thank you for the pix. It makes me proud of those who are currently serving and competing. At neat SocSec age, I know I don’t have anywhere near what it takes to “go there, do that.”
But it also makes me wonder for the future of the Armed Services when I read of all the PC-ness and persecution, and budget cutting going on now and in the near future.
At some point I’m going to drag our own TSO off into the jungles for another embed with ARSOUTH. I think one of our guys’ one the whole thing this year so we’ll send a few more to John on Monday.
@8: Marine Corps use to have super squad competitions to find the best Marine infantry squad in the Corps. It was stopped early in 2002 though because baddies needed to be shot by the participants instead.
Just out of curiosity, reading the first photo caption, who or what is a “Zero Ranger”?
” … fires his M4 Carbine Rifle at the Zero Ranger …”
And why the hell was he shooting at him?
(The photo and caption were, I assumed copied directly from the press release?)