NY Army National Guard Specialist Trevor Lock, a Lockport resident, wins statewide Best Warrior Competition
Lock will now compete in northeast region Best Warrior contest in Rhode Island in June
Camp Smith Training Site, New York (04/07/2026) —
New York National Guard Specialist Trevor Lock, a Lockport resident, is one of the two winners in the New York Army National Guard's Best Warrior Contest.
Lock, a member of the Buffalo-based 105th Military Police Company, was the winner in the junior enlisted Soldier category.
The competition was held March 23 to 26 at Camp Smith Training Site in the Hudson Valley near Peekskill.
The annual competition tests a Soldier's physical fitness, marksmanship, military skills and military knowledge.
Lock will now go on to compete in the Northeast Region Best Warrior competition in Rhode Island in June. The winner of that event will compete for a national award for the entire Army National Guard.
The 20-year-old Lock enlisted in the New York Army National Guard in 2023 after graduating from Starpoint High School. He currently serves as a Humvee gunner in the 105th Military Police Company.
Another member of the 105th Military Police Company, Staff Sgt. Derek Tucker from Corning, won the competition for top non-commissioned officer.
The competition evaluated the Soldiers in physically and mentally demanding events designed to replicate real-world warfighting conditions, according to New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Leylan Jones.
Lock said that he enjoyed the competition and being around the other Soldiers.
"I think the thing I enjoyed the most was the environment; the people I competed against. They pushed me to my limit," he said.
In civilian life, Lock works as a car dealership lot manager. He is currently serving on State Active Duty in support of the Department of Corrections and Custodial Services.
To get ready for the regional Best Warrior competition, Lock said he plans to continue his physical training routine to make sure he is ready for the physical demands.
Throughout the Best Warrior event, Soldiers navigated situational training exercise lanes, completed land navigation, and were tested on their physical fitness through the Expert Physical Fitness Assessment and the Army Fitness Test.
They also had to complete a written exam, go before a board of senior NCOs in their Class A uniforms, complete a medical skills test, and go through a mystery event, in this case, the air assault course obstacle course.
The final challenge was a 12-mile "ruck march" with a 25-pound pack. The competitors were dropped off by bus at Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown Heights and conducted their timed march there.
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New York Army National Guard Spc. Trevor Lock, a military police officer with 105th Military Police Company participates in a situational training exercise during the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2026 at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., on March 23, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Maximillian Boudreaux)
New York Army National Guard Spc. Trevor Lock, a member of the 105th Military Police Company participates in the German Armed Forces Badge Military Proficiency fitness test during the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2026, held at Camp Smith Training Site, in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., on March 24, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Maximillian Boudreaux)
New York Army National Guard Spc. Trevor Lock, left, and Sgt. Derek Tucker, both members of the 105th Military Police Company, display their awards for winning the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, during the awards dinner on March 26, 2026 at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor, New York. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Richelle CruickshanK)
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