 The United States Army NATO Brigade held a non-commissioned officer of the quarter competition October 25th and 26th in Simbach, Germany. The two competitors were Staff Sergeant Julia Dittman, Supreme Headquarters Allied Tower of Europe, and Sergeant Tanner Falk, Second NATO Signal Battalion. The competition consisted of a physical fitness test, a written essay, appearance before a board of senior non-commissioned officers, and tests of various soldier skills including land navigation, equipment maintenance, and communication. According to Command Sergeant Major Brian Valenzuela, the competition between the two non-commissioned officers was close, but in the end Sergeant Tanner Falk emerged victorious. Falk is now eligible to compete in the Brigade Non-commissioned Officer of the Year competition in 2023. I would like to give a shout out to 2NSB DCM Alpha, families back there, all my guys and stuff, so I just want to thank all my leaders and supervisors, peers, boarders, everybody that's helping get ready for this and you know achieve at this level. Greatly appreciated, I wouldn't be here without you guys, so thank you.