Wisconsin Army Guard has two shots at National Guard Best Warrior title

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. News:  Wisconsin Army Guard has two shots at National Guard Best Warrior title 07/22/2013 01:15 PM CDT Contact: Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office Office: 608-242-3050 or Cell: 608-516-1777 NEWS: Wisconsin Army Guard has two shots at National Guard Best Warrior title July 22, 2013 By Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. - Two Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers began their quest at 5 a.m. today (July 22) to be crowned the best Soldier and noncommissioned officer in all of the Army National Guard. Sgt. Edward Schmitt, of Lake Mills, Wis., a member of the 54th Civil Support Team, and Spc. Brandon Byrne, of Oak Creek, Wis., a member of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, earned that opportunity by winning the Region IV Best Warrior Competition which concluded May 16 at Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Ill. They competed against the best Soldiers from Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota and Indiana to reach the National Guard Bureau's Best Warrior Competition. Schmitt and Byrne are among 14 Soldiers from seven regions across the U.S. whose abilities, proficiencies, endurance and bearing will be tested in such events as weapons knowledge, land navigation, first aid, communications, battlefield survival skills, foot marches and obstacle courses. The Wisconsin National Guard Facebook page will post photos during the competition as they become available. The winners of the grueling two-and-one-half-day National Guard Best Warrior Competition will advance to the U.S. Army Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Va., in October. The Wisconsin Army National Guard has recent experience competing at the national level. In 2011 Sgt. Steven Dahl and Sgt. Brandon Swanson - both of the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry - vied for the crown at the National Guard Best Warrior Competition. Pfc. Randy Fendryk of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, competed for the National Guard's Soldier of the Year honors in 2010. Spc. John Wiernasz of the 950th Engineer Company also vied for the Soldier of the Year crown in the 2009 National Guard Best Warrior Competition. - 30 - Online story and photo Current News Releases and Media Galleries   Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. This email was sent to mhamidlad.game@blogger.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of the State of Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, which includes the Wisconsin Air and Army National Guard, Wisconsin Emergency Management, and the Wisconsin State Emergency Operations Center • 2400 Wright Street • Madison, WI 53708-8111 • 800-335-5147. Visit us on the web at: http://dma.wi.gov