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Video by Sgt. 1st Class James Braswell
78th Troop Command/78th Aviation Troop Command Joint Best Warrior Competition (A-Roll)
124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Feb. 21, 2026 | 21:39
The Marietta-based 78th Troop Command and 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, conduct a joint Best Warrior Competition at the Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia, Feb. 19-22, 2026. The competition demonstrates the readiness and lethality of the 78th Troop Command and 78th Aviation Troop Command Soldiers by testing the competitors with physical fitness assessments, written exams, and other warrior tasks and battle drills.

(0:00 - 0:48) - U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Marrero, an electromagnetic warfare specialist representing the Forest Park-based 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(0:48 - 1:47) - U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Gomez, a musician representing the Marietta-based 781st Troop Command Detachment, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(1:47 - 3:38) - U.S. Army Spc. Johannes Van Der, an airdrop specialist representing the Marietta-based 781st Troop Command Detachment, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(3:38 - 4:37) - U.S. Army Spc. David Stratton, a health care specialist representing the Marietta-based 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(4:37 - 6:03) - U.S. Army Pvt. Jordan Williams, a quartermaster chemical equipment repairer representing the Tifton-based 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(6:03 - 8:41) - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Boyd, an advanced culinary noncommissioned officer representing the Tifton-based 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(8:41 - 11:32) - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Henry, a military intelligence instructor representing the Marietta-based 1st Battalion, 122nd Regiment, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(11:32 - 13:21) - U.S. Army Sgt. Jamila Ferguson, a human resources sergeant representing the Marietta-based 781st Troop Command Detachment, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(13:21 - 15:40) - U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Yeatman, an airdrop equipment repair sergeant representing the Marietta-based 781st Troop Command Detachment, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(15:40 - 18:08) - U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Stegall, a wheeled vehicle mechanic, representing the Forest Park-based 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(18:08 - 19:21) - U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Hartsfield, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer representing the Marietta-based Headquarters, 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.

(19:21 - 21:39) - U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Hernandez, a signals collection analyst representing the Forest Park-based 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard.
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LTC Elizabeth Cordon

LTC Elizabeth Cordon,
WRF Resiliency Branch Chief

MAJ Giovanni Siaca

MAJ Giovanni Siaca,
Joint Suicide Prevention
Program Manager

CPT Shannon Bush-Smith

CPT Shannon Bush-Smith,
Army National Guard Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator

Capt. Ashley Hollingsworth

Capt. Ashley Hollingsworth,
Air National Guard Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator

 

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