03/16/2026
The 80th Training Command (TASS) celebrated its best Feb. 24-26 in Grand Prairie, Texas, during the annual Instructor of the Year competition, where nine of the command's top instructors competed to represent the 80th TC at the level.
This year's winners are:
🏆 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matt Bielli, 4th Brigade, 102d Training Division- MS
🏆 Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Nkum, 3rd Brigade, 94th Training Division - Force Sustainment
🏆 Maj. Jacob Miskulin, 83rd Army Reserve Readiness Training Center
Congratulations to all three as they advance to compete against the best instructors across the Army Reserve.
"The role of an instructor is one of the most critical in our force," said Command Sgt. Maj. Rogelio James, senior enlisted leader for the 80th Training Command. "You are the guardians of our standards, the mentors to our future leaders, and the ones who forge raw talent into the disciplined, lethal, and resilient soldiers our nation depends on."