Five noncommissioned officers (NCOs) competed for top honors in the California Army National Guard’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 1-5, 2016, at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. A January 2017 reception will announce the NCO of the Year. That winner will represent the Golden State in the National Guard Bureau’s Regional Best Warrior Competition, which California will host in March 2017. Shown: Sgt. Natalie Aquino, 870th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade; Sgt. Caleb Achuela, 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team; Staff Sgt


Five noncommissioned officers (NCOs) competed for top honors in the California Army National Guard’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 1-5, 2016, at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. A January 2017 reception will announce the NCO of the Year. That winner will represent the Golden State in the National Guard Bureau’s Regional Best Warrior Competition, which California will host in March 2017. Shown: Sgt. Natalie Aquino, 870th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade; Sgt. Caleb Achuela, 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team; Staff Sgt. Joseph Stokes, 49th Personnel Company, 115th Regional Support Group; Sgt. James W. Peterson, Intel & Sustainment Co, 40th Infantry Division; and Sgt. Fernando Carmona, 1113th Transportation Company, 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)


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