Eight Soldiers from the 48th Chemical Brigade, 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), and the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Headquarters and Headquarters Company completed the 20th CBRNE Command Best Warrior Competition with an award ceremony at Dickson Hall in Aberdeen Proving Ground on June 7.
They Soldiers and non-commissioned officers, who were from throughout the command, competed against each other from June 2-7 in both physical and mental challenges and stresses at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) in New Jersey.
The winners, Sgt. Lafe Altier, 52nd EOD, and Spc. Matthew Lofink, 71st EOD, received an Army commendation medal, a few gifts from local sponsors, including a large framed photograph of a bald eagle, and some 20th CBRNE gear from the retention section, but most importantly, the opportunity to represent the command at the U.S. Army Forces Command’s BWC at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in August.
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Source: DVIDS