Paratroopers compete in a best medic competition

Last week, Fort Bragg held a competition to find the best medic in the 82nd Airborne Division, said Public Affairs Officer Lt. Col. Mike Burns.

Combat medics from across the All American Division were tested physically and mentally through a series of tasks that included an Army Combat Fitness test, medical written exam, day and night land navigation, weapons familiarity, and practical medical evaluation.

The division best medic competition measures basic soldiering and medical skills over several days in an effort to determine the most proficient medical personnel. 

Sgt. Steven Murden, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division won best medic, and best medic runner up was Sgt. Joseph Cooper, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.

The winners will move on to compete at the Army level in January.

Paratroopers compete in best medic competition

U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Murden, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, (second from left) and U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Cooper, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, (second from right) are presented awards for being the best medic and the best medic runner up for the 2020 82nd Airborne Division Best Medic Competition. Awards were presented by U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. David Pitt, 82nd Airborne Division Command Sgt. Maj. (far left), and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Johnathan Pederson, 82nd Airborne Division Surgeon (far right), on Fort Bragg, N.C., November 25, 2020. The 82nd Airborne Division best medic competition measures basic Soldiering and medical skills over several days in an effort to determine the most proficient medical personnel (Photo by Spc. Hunter Garcia)

Feature photo: U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Cooper, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, participates in a medical lane during the 82nd Best Medic Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., November 24, 2020. (Photo by Spc. Hunter Garcia).

 

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