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Hello, I’m Staff Sergeant Lindsay Cryer and welcome to the AFN Europe Report.

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To know who the best of the best is, requires competition and after nearly a week, we now know who the top warriors are

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in U.S. Army Europe and Africa.

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Soldier: "Simulating a...head tilt."

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The 2021 Best Warrior competition challenged competitors from 15 U.S. Army organizations across Europe and Africa. The soldiers

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were tested on their warfighting knowledge, physical fitness and battlefield skills. The winner of best soldier was awarded to

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Specialist Shaun Lewis from 7th Army Training Command. The award for best NCO was given to Sergeant Brent Grafmuller of the

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21st Theater Sustainment Command and 1st Lt. Jim Schooley from Southern European Task Force Africa received the award for best officer.

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Specialist Lewis and Sergeant Grafmuller will go on to Fort Lee, Virginia to compete at the U.S. Army Best Warrior Competition.

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Partnerships are all about mutual support and when the country of Turkey requested help to battle wildfires, the U.S. answered the call.

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The U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and several international agencies welcomed the arrival of two U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopters

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and their crews August 13th. The team from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade came to assist their Turkish counterparts

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in fighting the wildfires in southern Turkey. Each helicopter can haul more than seven thousand liters of water per load. This mutual

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assistance includes when the U.S. Embassy needed personal protective equipment early in the COVID-19 pandemic and Turkey

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answered the call. According to U.S. Ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield this is another example of the two countries strengthening their partnership.

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That’s all for the AFN Europe Report, thanks for watching.

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