Hawaiʻi Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition
Hawaiʻi Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical tasks including weapons proficiency, land navigation, emergency medical tasks and combat casualty care. These tasks are completed over a grueling set of courses throughout the state that includes multiple timed ruck marches and the Army Combat Fitness Test.
Winners in the competition, one Soldier and one Noncommissioned Officer, are named the Hawaiʻi Army Guard’s Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. They compete in regionals against other National Guard Soldiers, and then the Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, if they succeed there, they compete in the Department of the Army Best Squad Competition.
2026 HIARNG Best Warrior Competition
Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Sgt. Vu H. Nguyen
Soldier of the Year: Spc. Brock K. Lindman