'Best Warrior' winners named at AUSA conference

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 12, 2015) -- Staff Sgt. Andrew Fink, U.S. Army Reserve Command, has been named the Army's noncommissioned officer of the year, while Spc. Jared R. Tansley, U.S. Army Europe, has been named Soldier of the year.

The announcement was made at the 2015 Best Warrior Competition Awards Ceremony at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army, Oct. 12, in Washington, D.C.

"It's a great day to be a Soldier," said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey. "Thank God we have Soldiers like the ones that are going to be recognized here today."

Dailey said he was referring to all 24 NCOs and Soldiers from 13 commands across the Army, who started competing a week ago at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, for the titles of best NCO and best Soldier.

During the event, the Soldiers were always being watched and graded and the competition was stiff, Dailey said. Their final event was participation in the Army Ten-Miler, Aug. 11, at the Pentagon. On average, the Soldiers ran about a 6:30 mile run, said Dailey, who joined them on the race.

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