# @idahonationalguard on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CiadCMZL_YZ
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- **Posted:** 2022-09-12T16:26:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Idaho National Guard (@idahonationalguard) — https://gondola.cc/idahonationalguard

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After four days of intense competition at three locations, Sgt. Samuel Lane and Pfc. Adison Leonard were recognized Sunday as the Idaho Army National Guard’s Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year. 

Lane and Leonard won their respective categories during the Idaho National Guard’s annual Best Warrior Competition, which started Thursday and concluded Sunday.

Throughout the competition, five NCOs and five Soldiers from across the state competed in the event held at Gowen Field, Idaho City and the Orchard Combat Training Center. 
Sgt. Brian Bolon, Sgt. Samuel Chavez, Sgt. Alan Febricatore, Sgt. Katelynn Jensen and Lane competed to be the Idaho Army National Guard’s best NCO while Spc. Dylan Bourgard, Spc. Hannah Brown, Leonard, Spc. Samuel St. Mars and Spc. Jonathon Peck competed to be the organization’s best Soldier.

Lane and Bourgard won the weapons skill test, an event that tested competitors knowledge on six weapon systems. Chavez and Bourgard won the boards/brief competition. Chavez and Bourgard also won the uniform inspection category. Chavez and Leonard scored the highest on the Army Combat Fitness Test, with Leonard scoring 573 out of 600 possible points. Lane and Bourgard won a mystery event that tested their abilities to perform in a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear environment. Bolon and St. Mars won the land navigation event. Lane and Adison were the top finishers in the Ranger Challenge event. Fabricatore and St. Mars were the first to finish the ruck march. Lane and Leonard had the top individual weapon qualification scores and both won the Army Warrior Task lanes event.

Bourgard, 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion, and Cheves, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, finished second in their respective categories. #idahonationalguard #idahoarmynationalguard #idarng #armynationalguard #nationalguard #army #usarmy #armylife #armystrong #soldier #bestwarrior #bestwarriorcompetition #warrior #citizensoldier #soldiers #best #bestsoldier #bestofthebest

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